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in 2005, winning 20-10. They also won subsequent matches against Rwanda, Burundi and
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219:The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records
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51:
48:
36:
25:
24:
15:
1716:recognition
1669:South Sudan
1559:Ivory Coast
1290:Switzerland
1260:South Korea
1215:Philippines
1175:Netherlands
828:World Rugby
824:Rugby union
613:Agriculture
567:LGBT rights
277:(in French)
269:(in French)
254:CAR general
202:IIAS NL 45
154:Cotton, p47
93:Success in
27:Rugby union
1817:Categories
1771:(Portugal)
1729:Somaliland
1649:Seychelles
1614:Mozambique
1599:Mauritania
1584:Madagascar
1539:The Gambia
1474:Cape Verde
1383:Yugoslavia
1330:Uzbekistan
1135:Mauritania
1115:Madagascar
1105:Luxembourg
1085:Kyrgyzstan
1075:Kazakhstan
979:Costa Rica
878:Azerbaijan
727:Mauritians
630:(currency)
562:Government
476:Port Louis
456:Grand Port
272:Historique
186:2009-06-23
142:References
88:Madagascar
1604:Mauritius
1340:Venezuela
1280:Swaziland
1270:St Lucia
1265:Sri Lanka
1240:Singapore
1140:Mauritius
1100:Lithuania
1045:Hong Kong
704:Education
651:Transport
618:Companies
552:Elections
443:Districts
383:Rodrigues
336:Geography
316:Mauritius
31:Mauritius
1795: /
1791: /
1784:(France)
1778: /
1756: /
1752: /
1704:Zimbabwe
1679:Tanzania
1529:Ethiopia
1524:Eswatini
1504:Djibouti
1469:Cameroon
1454:Botswana
1300:Thailand
1295:Tanzania
1250:Slovenia
1245:Slovakia
1205:Paraguay
1195:Pakistan
1160:Mongolia
1120:Malaysia
1016:(Tahiti)
969:Colombia
965:(Taiwan)
943:Cameroon
938:Cambodia
928:Bulgaria
908:Botswana
888:Barbados
782:Category
742:Religion
623:Minerals
572:Military
535:Politics
512:Tromelin
419:Nazareth
341:Wildlife
320:articles
204:Archived
112:Botswana
99:Tanzania
39:Blantyre
1780:Réunion
1776:Mayotte
1767:Madeira
1762:(Spain)
1758:Melilla
1689:Tunisia
1659:Somalia
1644:Senegal
1629:Nigeria
1619:Namibia
1609:Morocco
1574:Liberia
1569:Lesotho
1519:Eritrea
1489:Comoros
1464:Burundi
1439:Algeria
1335:Vanuatu
1325:Ukraine
1310:Tunisia
1230:Senegal
1180:Nigeria
1165:Morocco
1150:Moldova
1065:Jamaica
1050:Hungary
1020:Germany
1009:Finland
1004:Ecuador
999:Denmark
984:Croatia
933:Burundi
898:Bermuda
893:Belgium
883:Bahamas
873:Austria
868:Armenia
858:Andorra
848:Algeria
766:Outline
714:Culture
665:Society
646:Tourism
601:Economy
547:Cabinet
491:Savanne
414:Hawkins
370:Agaléga
331:History
84:Réunion
56:History
1799:
1782:
1769:
1699:Zambia
1694:Uganda
1634:Rwanda
1589:Malawi
1549:Guinea
1444:Angola
1345:Zambia
1320:Uganda
1285:Sweden
1235:Serbia
1225:Rwanda
1220:Poland
1190:Norway
1155:Monaco
1145:Mexico
1095:Latvia
1070:Jordan
1060:Israel
1040:Guyana
1030:Greece
989:Cyprus
923:Brunei
913:Brazil
682:Creole
628:Rupee
500:Claims
429:Soudan
318:
225:
132:clubs.
95:sevens
1754:Ceuta
1674:Sudan
1624:Niger
1579:Libya
1564:Kenya
1544:Ghana
1534:Gabon
1509:Egypt
1449:Benin
1170:Nauru
1130:Malta
1110:Macau
1080:Kenya
1055:India
1025:Ghana
958:China
953:Chile
773:Index
747:Sport
737:Music
732:Media
451:Flacq
1684:Togo
1594:Mali
1484:Chad
1373:USSR
1305:Togo
1210:Peru
1185:Niue
1125:Mali
1090:Laos
1035:Guam
461:Moka
223:ISBN
117:The
108:2007
86:and
78:The
71:The
826:in
29:in
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159:^
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