Formed in 1990, the team's most significant achievement to date was their success in qualifying for the Rugby World Cup for their first and so far only time in 1995.

[citation needed] With a small player base, and starved of strong competition, the team has deteriorated in recent years.

The final match with Tonga, lost by 29–11, in the 1995 World Cup saw a major tragedy, as Max Brito suffered a cervical spine injury that left him a quadriplegic.

[citation needed] Ivory Coast missed the 2003 Rugby World Cup qualification, after losses to Tunisia (8–13) and Morocco (21–23).

[citation needed] The Ivorians advanced of the semi-final stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, after a 21–9 win over Morocco, in Casablanca.