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Trinidad And Tobago Women's National Rugby Union Team
The Trinidad and Tobago women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents Trinidad and Tobago in Women's rugby union. They played their first test match in 2003 and compete annually in the Rugby Americas North Women's Rugby Championship. History Trinidad and Tobago competed in the inaugural NAWIRA Women's Rugby Championship in 2003, they hosted Jamaica in Port of Spain in a two-test series and were victorious in both games. Between 2016 and 2019 they competed in a ten-a-side version of the game as they tried to build-up the game in the region. The competition was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 saw the teams increase up to twelve players and the region had its first 12-a-side tournament. In 2023, Trinidad and Tobago sent their fifteens team after almost twelve years. They finished as runners-up after losing to USA South in the final. Results summary (Full internationals only, updated to 14 July 2023) See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 37,074 (2011 census), an urban population of 81,142 (2011 estimate) and a transient daily population of 250,000. It is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad and is part of a larger conurbation stretching from Chaguaramas in the west to Arima in the east with an estimated population of 600,000. The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative centre and it has been the capital of the island since 1757. It is also an important financial services centre for the CaribbeanCIA World Factbook Trinidad an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica Women's National Rugby Union Team
The Jamaica women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Jamaica, representing them at rugby union. They played their first sevens international in 2000, and their first test in 2003. History Jamaica played their first international against Trinidad and Tobago on 3 December, 2003 in Port of Spain. It was the inaugural NAWIRA Women's Rugby Championship that was hosted in Trinidad and Tobago's capital; the hosts were victorious in both games as they kept Jamaica scoreless both times. In 2006, Jamaica hosted Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in September. Despite a narrow loss to Guyana in the opening match, Jamaica managed an impressive win against Trinidad and Tobago to win their first tournament due to their higher goal difference. They were runners-up in 2011, and between 2016 and 2019 they competed in a ten-a-side version of the game as the region was trying to build-up the game. The competition was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Women's National Rugby Union Teams
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America. Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region has more than 700 islands, islets, reefs and cays (see the list of Caribbean islands). Island arcs delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea: The Greater Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago on the north and the Lesser Antilles and the on the south and east (which includes the Leeward Antilles). They form the West Indies with the nearby Lucayan Archipelago ( the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands), which are considered to be part of the Caribbean despite not bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago National Rugby Sevens Team
The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. It has competed at the Commonwealth Sevens. Current squad Squad to 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. *Graeme Alkins *Agboola Silverthorn *Tony Lopez *David Gokool *James Phillip *Jesse Richards *Jonathan O'Connor *Joseph Quashie *Keishon Walker *Kelson Figaro *Wayne Kelly *Aasan Lewis See also * Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team * Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago * Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union * Trinidad and Tobago women's national rugby union team The Trinidad and Tobago women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents Trinidad and Tobago in Women's rugby union. They played their first test match in 2003 and compete annually in the Rugby Americas North Women's ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Trinidad And Tobago National Rugby Union Team (Sevens) Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago National rugby sevens teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago Rugby Football Union
The Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) is the governing body for rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded in 1928 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1992. It is also a member of the West Indies Rugby Union, the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee and the North American and West Indian Rugby Association. In May 2021, Maria Thomas was elected as the first female president of the TTRFU, defeating the incumbent Colin Peters. References See also * Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team * Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago * Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team (sevens) * Trinidad and Tobago women's national rugby union team The Trinidad and Tobago women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents Trinidad and Tobago in Women's rugby union. They played their first test match in 2003 and compete annually in the Rugby Americas North Women's ... Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In Trinidad And Tobago
Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago is a popular sport. There are currently 4,457 registered players, and 13 clubs.IRB.com retrieved 5 July 2009NAWIRA T&T page retrieved 5 July 2009 They are currently ranked 45th in the world. The governing body is the (TTRFU).Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union official site retrieved 5 July 2009 History The first record of |
Trinidad And Tobago National Rugby Union Team
The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team has thus far not qualified for the Rugby World Cup, but has participated in qualifying tournaments since 1999. They are classed as a tier-three nation by World Rugby. The national side is ranked 52nd in the world (as of 29 July 2019). History Trinidad and Tobago played their first ever rugby international in 1979 in Georgetown against Bermuda. Trinidad and Tobago lost the contest 8 points to 42. Trinidad and Tobago attempted to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. Their first match of the Americas qualifying tournament was a one-off Round 1 match against Brazil in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago won the game 41 points to nil and advanced to Round 2, where they faced Chile and Bermuda in a pool series. Trinidad and Tobago lost their first match 6-35 against Chile, and lost their second against Bermuda 52-6, and were knocked out of the qualifying tournaments. The team were involved in qualifying tournaments for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Tens
Rugby tens, also known as ten-a-side and Xs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of ten players, typically five Rugby union positions#Forwards, forwards and five Rugby union positions#Backs, backs. Matches are much shorter, usually played as two ten-minute halves. Unlike the other two major rugby union variants - sevens and beach rugby - which were invented in major rugby nations, rugby tens was developed in Malaysia, a nation that has never qualified for the Rugby World Cup. The rules (law variations) are similar to rugby sevens and are published on the World Rugby website. History Rugby tens was introduced by the Combined Old Boys Rugby Association (COBRA) of Malaysia in 1967 primarily, to enable Asian players to better compete with against larger-sized players from the traditional rugby playing nations. COBRA organized the first Rugby ten-a-side, tournament, COBRA 10s, that same year. It has grown from a local tournament into a prestigious international to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 NAWIRA Women's Rugby Championship
The 2003 NAWIRA Women's Rugby Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament in the region. The event was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain, on the 3rd and 4th of December. The competition only featured hosts, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica. Hosts, Trinidad and Tobago, won the tournament after keeping Jamaica scoreless in both Tests Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: * Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities Arts and entertainment * ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film * ''Test'' (2014 film), .... Standings Matches References {{RAN Women's Championship Women's rugby union competitions for national teams Rugby union competitions in North America Rugby union competitions in the Caribbean Women's rugby union in North America NACRA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Select Women's Rugby Union Team
The Caribbean Select rugby union team are an inter-island sporting side with players coming from Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, representing them at 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 m .... The side first played in 2010. History The team was created in 2008 to give the US and Canadian U20 sides, competing in that year's NACRA tournament, extra games after the cost of travelling to Bahamas prevented most islands from sending their own teams. Players in 2008 came from Bermuda, Mexico, Jamaica, British Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Barbados, and Guyana. Results summary ''(Full internationals only)'' Results Full internationals Other matches See alsoArticle by BVI's Cassandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Americas North Women's Rugby Championship
The RAN Women's Rugby Championship is the regional championship for women's international rugby union in North America and the Caribbean that is sanctioned by RAN. In 2010 the former NAWIRA Caribbean Women's Rugby Championship became the NACRA Women's Rugby Championship, potentially broadening its coverage in accordance with the widened aim of its recently renamed sponsor. In 2015 NACRA was rebranded to Rugby Americas North as part of a global renaming policy. History Initially named the NAWIRA Caribbean Women's Rugby Championship, it was a small tournament run by the IRB through NAWIRA. Rugby sevens is a growing inter-island sport, but the full 15-a-side game is significantly more resource intensive and so it was only with the financial support of the IRB that the first tournament took place in December 2003. Only Trinidad and Jamaica took part in the first event, Trinidad winning both legs in Port of Spain. In September 2006 a second event was organised, this time in Kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
