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Greek Championship Rugby Union
The Greek Rugby Union Championship is the most important domestic competition of rugby union in Greece. It started in 2005 and is organised by Greek Rugby Federation. During the period that championships were held, the most titles were won by Athens RFC and one title was won by Attica Springboks RFC and one by Iraklis Rugby. Abolishment of the Federation The Hellenic Rugby Federation was abolished in 2014 due to the very low number of active clubs in the sport. and control of the sports development has since been handed over to the Hellenic Handball Federation which announced it would be setting up a development board with representatives of recognised clubs (currently Attica Springboks RFC, Athens Spartans RFC and Athens RFC) with a view to setting up a series of friendly matches between existing clubs until such time as enough teams exist so that an official championship can be set up. Titles Performance by club References External linksGreek Rugby Federation {{Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, it shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents of Earth#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraklis Rugby
Iraklis Rugby Club is a Greek rugby club in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi .... As the name implies, it forms part of the G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki sports club. Titles * Greek Championship Rugby Union (1): 2013 External linksIraklis Rugby Rugby clubs established in 2005 Greek rugby union teams Iraklis Thessaloniki Sports clubs in Thessaloniki {{rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens RFC
Athens RFC ( el, Α.Σ.Ρ.Φ. Αθηνών) is a Greek rugby club in Athens. It is based in Glyka Nera. The club founded in 2004 and it is the most times winner of Greek Championship Rugby Union. Titles *Greek Championship Rugby Union The Greek Rugby Union Championship is the most important domestic competition of rugby union in Greece. It started in 2005 and is organised by Greek Rugby Federation. During the period that championships were held, the most titles were won by Ath ... (6): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 References External linksAthens RFC Rugby union teams in Greece Sports clubs and teams in Athens {{rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In Greece
Rugby union in Greece is a minor but growing sport. Governing body The governing body is the Hellenic Handball Federation after the Greek Government withdrew sports representation authority from the Hellenic Rugby Federation (''Ελληνικής Ομοσπονδίας Ράγκμπι''), which was affiliated to World Rugby. It was set up in 2004, at the instigation of the then Deputy Minister of Sport, George Orfanos, with the subsequent appointment of Dr Evangelos Stamos as President. Greece was suspended from World Rugby at the end of 2014 but was reinstated in May 2015 and has since been suspended again. An explanation has not been given for the suspension. History Rugby first appears to have been played by British sailors in Greece, probably in the early 20th century. However, it has not been well organised until recently. The Greek Diaspora emigrated to many rugby playing countries, notably England, South Africa and Australia, and some of these people have returned or informe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Rugby Federation
The Greek Rugby Federation () or EOP is the former administrative body for rugby union in Greece. The Ministry of Culture and Sport withdrew Greek government recognition of the organisation in September 2014 due to the low number of active clubs participating in the sport. History EOP was founded in 2005, and became affiliated to Rugby Europe (then known as FIRA-AER) in June of that year. The organisation represented Greece as a member of World Rugby (previously known as IRB) from 2009, until the Greek government removed its administrative authority in 2014. Control and development of rugby was passed to the Hellenic Handball Federation which announced it would begin a series of friendly matches between existing clubs until enough teams were established to reinstate an official competitive league. See also *Greece national rugby union team - men's national fifteen-a-side team. *Greek Championship Rugby Union The Greek Rugby Union Championship is the most important domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attica Springboks RFC
Attica Springboks RFC is a Greek rugby club in Athens. Many of the founder members were from South Africa, whose national team is called the Springboks, hence the name. The club is one of three Greek clubs officially recognised as an amateur sports club under law Ν. 2725/1999. Home Field Attica Springboks is based at Glyka Nera municipal stadium north of Athens Youth academy, Women's team and Veterans team Attica Springboks fields a youth academy with children aged 5–17, a women's team and a veterans team. History The club was founded in October 2000. So far, it has won one championship in 2012. Titles *Greek Championship Rugby Union The Greek Rugby Union Championship is the most important domestic competition of rugby union in Greece. It started in 2005 and is organised by Greek Rugby Federation. During the period that championships were held, the most titles were won by Ath ... (1): 2012 External linksAttica Springboks RFC [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraklis Thessaloniki Rugby
G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki is a Greek rugby club in Thessaloniki. As the name implies, it forms part of the G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki sports club. Honours Men *Greek Championship Rugby Union The Greek Rugby Union Championship is the most important domestic competition of rugby union in Greece. It started in 2005 and is organised by Greek Rugby Federation. During the period that championships were held, the most titles were won by Ath ... (1): 2013 *Greek Championship Rugby Sevens (2): 2013, 2014 Women * Greek Championship Rugby Sevens (1): 2014 References External links Official websites * {{rugbyunion-team-stub Rugby clubs established in 2005 Rugby union teams in Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki Sports clubs and teams in Thessaloniki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In Greece
Rugby union in Greece is a minor but growing sport. Governing body The governing body is the Hellenic Handball Federation after the Greek Government withdrew sports representation authority from the Hellenic Rugby Federation (''Ελληνικής Ομοσπονδίας Ράγκμπι''), which was affiliated to World Rugby. It was set up in 2004, at the instigation of the then Deputy Minister of Sport, George Orfanos, with the subsequent appointment of Dr Evangelos Stamos as President. Greece was suspended from World Rugby at the end of 2014 but was reinstated in May 2015 and has since been suspended again. An explanation has not been given for the suspension. History Rugby first appears to have been played by British sailors in Greece, probably in the early 20th century. However, it has not been well organised until recently. The Greek Diaspora emigrated to many rugby playing countries, notably England, South Africa and Australia, and some of these people have returned or informe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Championships In Greece
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2005 Establishments In Greece
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