Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago is a popular sport. There are currently 4,457 registered players, and 13 clubs.IRB.com retrieved 5 July 2009NAWIRA T&T page
retrieved 5 July 2009 They are currently ranked 45th in the world. The governing body is the

Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union The Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) is the governing body for rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded in 1928 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1992. It is also a member of the West Indies Rugb ...

(TTRFU).Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union official site
retrieved 5 July 2009

History

The first record of

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being played in

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

dates to the expatriate community in 1922.About TTRFU - Interesting Facts
retrieved 5 July 2009 The game remained confined to this community until the late 1960s when an emphasis on schools development began. This period declined by the end of the 1970s and was not renewed until 1990 in 12 schools. Trinidad and Tobago has 13 clubs including the teams of the police and the Army. Trinidad and Tobago participated in the Qualifying Round of the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They went on to host and win the first ever Caribbean Zone Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying tournament in January 2000 at the

Hasely Crawford Stadium The Hasely Crawford Stadium, formerly the National Stadium, is located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was inaugurated and formally opened by Prime Minister George Chambers on 12 June 1982. On 30 December 1996, Prime Minister Basdeo ...

. In XV aside, the participated in qualifying for the 1999, 2003, 2007 and

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finals. They failed to qualify on each occasion. Trinidad and Tobago participated in the inaugural Rugby Sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in

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. Trinidad and Tobago competes in the

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, a tournament which includes

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, the

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, the

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.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p78 Trinidad and Tobago has entered every Caribbean Rugby Championship since inception in 1966 and have won in 1967, 1973, 1983, 1985 and 1997 and the inaugural south Caribbean Rugby Championship in 1999. Trinidad and Tobago are one of the founding members of the

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, which was formed in 1975 and is now called the

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. The Caribbean nation hosts the

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annually on the first weekend in December.

Notable players

Delon Armitage Delon Anthony Armitage (born 15 December 1983) is a rugby union coach and former player who played at wing or fullback for Lyon OU and is capped for England. He also occasionally played centre. Armitage started out at London Irish and Toulon. H ...

Steffon Armitage Steffon Armitage (born 20 September 1985) is an English professional rugby union player who currently plays for French club Stade Niçois. Early life and career Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago in 1985, Armitage grew up in the south ...

* Selwyn St. Bernard

References

External links

IRB T&T page

Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union official site

NAWIRA T&T page

CaribsRFC
Website of the Caribs Rugby Football Club in Trinidad

{{South America in topic, Rugby union in Sport in Trinidad and Tobago

History

Notable players

See also

References

External links