Oceania Rugby, previously known as the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU), is the regional 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 ...
in
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ...
. It was founded in 2000 to represent the interests of Oceania rugby within
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 ...
, the international governing body.
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Tournaments
Under the umbrella of World Rugby, Oceania Rugby oversees the following competitions:[
* ]Pacific Nations Cup
The Pacific Nations Cup is an international rugby union competition held between three Pacific states: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The 2019 edition of the tournament will also include the national teams of Canada, Japan and United States. First hel ...
* Pacific Challenge
The 1996 Pacific Challenge was a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was played over eight days and in six countries. It featured an uneven draw with every team playing twice, except for Tonga and the New Zealand XII ...
* Oceania Rugby Men's Championship
The Oceania Rugby Men's Championship (formerly known as the Oceania Cup) is an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band. It is administered by Oceania Rugby.
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* Oceania Rugby Men's Sevens Championship
The Oceania Rugby Men's Sevens Championship is an international rugby sevens competition organised by Oceania Rugby. It has been held regularly since 2008 to select the best men's national team in Oceania.
Participating teams
Men's teams competi ...
* Oceania Rugby Women's Championship
Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship is an international women's rugby union competition contested by women's national teams from Oceania. The current Champions is Fiji who claimed their third Oceania title at the Championship in New Zealand.
H ...
* Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship
The Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Oceania. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Oceania Rugby, which is t ...
* Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship is an international rugby union competition organised by Oceania Rugby, which is the regional governing body for rugby in Oceania. It is contested by men's junior national teams with an under-20 age requir ...
Members
There are 14 full members of Oceania Rugby:
There is 2 associate members of Oceania Rugby:
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Notes
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 ...
is the governing body affiliated with World Rugby, with a regional section for New Caledonia.
The Tuvalu Rugby Union is not yet affiliated with World Rugby.
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 ...
is the governing body affiliated with World Rugby, with a regional section for Wallis and Futuna.
The Nauru Rugby Union applied for World Rugby affiliation in 2015.
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References
External links
Oceania Rugby
official site
{{Rugby union in Oceania
Sports organizations established in 2000
2000 establishments in Oceania