The Martinique Rugby Committee (
French
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: ''Comité de Rugby de la Martinique'', —or officially: ''Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique'') 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 France national rugby union team, French national team and the National Rugby League (Franc ...
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 its m ...
within
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...
.
[
It is affiliated with NACRA, which is the regional governing body for North America and the Caribbean, but it is not affiliated with the ]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 ...
in its own right.
National teams
As an overseas department
The overseas departments and regions of France (french: départements et régions d'outre-mer, ; ''DROM'') are departments of France that are outside metropolitan France, the European part of France. They have exactly the same status as mainlan ...
of France, Martinique 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 ...
. Martinique has thus far played in the NACRA Caribbean Championship.[
]
See also
* Rugby union in Martinique
Rugby union in Martinique is a minor, but growing sport.
Governing body
The Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within French ...
* Martinique national rugby union team
The Martinique national rugby union team represents Martinique at the sport of rugby. Martinique has been playing international rugby since 1991 but has never qualified for a Rugby World Cup.
They have played mainly against Caribbean sides, i.e. ...
External links
Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique
on facebook.com
on aslagnyrugby.net
Reference list
Rugby union in Martinique
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