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Uzbekistan National Rugby Union Team
The Uzbekistan national rugby union team is a member of World Rugby and has yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. The Uzbekistan Rugby Federation was established in 2001 and became a full member of World Rugby in 2014. Record Overall Squad Squad to 2019 Asia Rugby Championship *Head coach: Malkhaz Maghlaperidze References External links Uzbekistan Rugby Uzbekistanon World Rugby World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rug ... Asian national rugby union teams Rugby union teams in Uzbekistan {{National-rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzbekistan Rugby Federation
The Uzbekistan Rugby Federation ( uz, O'zbekiston Regbi Federatsiyasi) is the governing body for rugby union in Uzbekistan. The Rugby Federation of Uzbekistan was established in 2002, becoming a full member of ARFU (Asian Rugby Football Union) and full member of World Rugby (then called IRB). The Rugby 7's National Championship of Uzbekistan is regularly held among men's and women's teams. From 2011 for the first time in 20 years a regular 15-a-side Rugby National Championship was started, for men's teams, which involved six teams: *Ajax Rugby club (tashkent) *Tashkent Lions *Qanot Rugby club *National University of Uzbekistan *Aviator *Yangiyer *Shifokor (Medical University) In 2012 the men's national team participated in an international rugby sevens tournament in Lahore (Pakistan), among the strongest teams in Asia, as well as invited teams from Ireland and New Zealand. The team came third, losing only to New Zealand and Ireland. The women's national team was a bronze medalli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Rugby
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rugby competitions, such as the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the World Under 20 Championship, and the Pacific Nations Cup. World Rugby's headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Its membership now comprises 120 national unions. Each member country must also be a member of one of the six regional unions into which the world is divided: Africa, Americas North, Asia, Europe, South America, and Oceania. World Rugby was founded as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) in 1886 by , and , with joining in 1890. , and became full members in 1949. became a member in 1978 and a further 80 members joined from 1987 to 1999. The body was renamed the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 1998, and took up its current name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game. The tournament was first held in 1987 and was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Four countries have won the trophy; New Zealand and South Africa three times, Australia twice, and England once. South Africa is the current champion, having defeated England in the 2019 tournament final. Sixteen teams participated in the tournament from 1987 until 1995; since 1999, twenty teams have participated in each tournament. Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup and France will host the next in 2023. Beginning 2021, the women's equivalent tournament was officially renamed Rugby World Cup to promote equalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Asia Rugby Championship Division Tournaments
The 2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions. Teams The following teams were announced as playing the 2019 tournaments: Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses Division 1 * (64) * (53) * (57) * (44) Division 2 * (69) * (62) * (76) * (70) Division 3 West * (N/A) ''(withdrawn)'' * (N/A) * (N/A) * (N/A) Central * (93) * (90) South-East * (87) * (82) * (102) Division 1 The Division 1 Tournament was held from 29 May to 1 June at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. Semi-Finals Finals Division 2 The Division 2 Tournament was held from 15–18 May at Bang Bon Sport Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Positions
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players". Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by "hooking" it back with their heel. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players on the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown and play an important role in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian National Rugby Union Teams
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