The Guadeloupe Rugby Committee ( French: ''Comité de Rugby de Guadeloupe'', —or officially: ''Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe'') is a committee under the umbrella of the

French Rugby Federation The French Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Française de Rugby (''FFR'')) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It is responsible for the French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's profe ...

which is the governing body for

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 it ...

within Guadeloupe. It is affiliated with the NACRA, which is the regional governing body for North America and the Caribbean, but it is not affiliated with the

International Rugby Board 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 ru ...

(IRB) in its own right.

National teams

As an overseas department of France, Guadeloupe can participate in international competition, but not for the

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 E ...

. Guadeloupe has thus far competed in the NACRA Caribbean Championship.

External links

Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe
on facebook.com

on ASLagnyRugby.net

Reference list

Rugby union in Guadeloupe {{Guadeloupe-sport-stub

National teams

See also

External links

Reference list