The Ghana national rugby union team represents Ghana in international
rugby union
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. Ghana are a member of the
International Rugby Board
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(IRB), and had not played in a
Rugby World Cup
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tournament. Ghana played their first international game during the 2003 season, and defeated
Mauritania by 29 points to 8. Since then there have been a number of youth teams in Ghana; the under-18 team won a junior rugby competition. The National Team itself has hosted a tournament and had some credible results on the field.
History
After forming in 2005, the Ghana National Rugby Union Team has played in a number of competitions. The team was founded by a coach from Cameroon named Guy Chaley who recruited players, including coach Amuzu Salim, to play their first international match. Support, but not funding, from the government was gained for the national team. Shortly after they were played in their first African Tournament. This was followed by the death of Guy Chaley which stunted the success and growth of the team. Amuzu Salim was then able to train as a coach to train the Ghana Under 18, 15 and 12 teams. Notable
gap year
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helpers include Peter Dear who helped start the school program in Accra and surrounding areas; he donated kit. Since the first tournament, the team have been included in the Castel Beer Trophies which are development tournament for smaller rugby nations of Africa. The country reached the final of the 2009 Development Trophy in Togo.
Overall Record
Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Ghana's national XV at test level up until
See also
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Rugby union in Ghana Rugby union in Ghana, and its predecessor the Gold Coast is a minor but growing sport with a long history.
Governing body
The Ghana Rugby Football Union is the governing body for the sport.
The Current President of the Union is Gifty Annan Myers a ...
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CAR Castel Beer Trophy
The African Development Trophy also called CAR Development Trophy is a rugby union tournament consisting of 16 teams played in the continent of Africa, formerly named the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. It is organised by Rugby Africa and was also known ...
External links
Ghanaon IRB.com
Ghanaon rugbydata.com
Ghana rugby unofficialOfficial Website
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African national rugby union teams
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National sports teams of Ghana