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 it ...

Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...

. It was founded in 2000 to represent the interests of Oceania rugby within World Rugby, the international governing body. It presently encompasses fourteen full members and two associate members.

Tournaments

Under the umbrella of World Rugby, Oceania Rugby oversees the following competitions: * Pacific Nations Cup * Pacific Challenge * Oceania Rugby Men's Championship *

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: * *

Notes

The French Rugby Federation 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 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.

References

External links

Oceania Rugby
official site {{Rugby union in Oceania Sports organizations established in 2000 2000 establishments in Oceania