Rugby union in Mauritania is a minor but growing sport.
[1] Les Fennecs d'Amokrouz is the only active club, it is based in Nouakchott, on ground next to the Stade Olympique (across from the Palais des Congrès), it has around 70 players from the juniors to seniors.
The club operates thanks to the membership dues, the support of local companies and due to the famous fund raising "rugby party" which has become something of an institution of Noukchottoise nights.
[1] A female team was created in Nouakchott to try and qualify for the Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
[2] They have played international matches against Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Senegal and Togo.