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The Ivory Coast's only Rugby World Cup appearance was in 1995 when they were placed in Pool D with France, Scotland and Tonga. Their appearance in the 1995 Rugby World Cup was fairly notorious and controversial. In the opening game against Scotland, the Ivory Coast lost by 89 points to nil, a result which led many to question the inclusion of "minor" teams in the tournament. Worse still, three minutes into the third match, against Tonga, their winger Max Brito was crushed beneath several other players. Despite intensive care, Brito was left paralyzed below the neck. He had caught a high ball that had been kicked up the field, and set off on a counter-attack.〔(Rugby World Cup History – The Plight of Max Brito ) Talking Rugby Union. 29-08-11. Accessed 20-09-11〕 He was tackled by Inoke Afeaki, the Tonga flanker, before a ruck formed over him. The ruck collapsed and several players fell on top of Brito, leaving him prone and motionless on the ground.〔 Brito was taken to the intensive care unit of the Unitas Hospital in Pretoria with broken vertebrae.〔(L’Historique du Biscarrosse Olympique Rugby ) Biscarrosse Rugby. Accessed 19-09-11〕 Operations were carried out to stabilize the fourth and fifth vertebrae, but Brito was left paralyzed below the neck. In a 2007 interview, Brito was portrayed as living an unhappy life. He was quoted as saying that Brito's injury raised concerns about the presence of such teams in a rugby union environment on the brink of professionalisation.〔 ==By position== * 1987 Rugby World Cup Not invited * 1991 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify. * 1995 Rugby World Cup Eliminated in pool stages * 1999 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify. * 2003 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify. * 2007 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivory Coast at the Rugby World Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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