Rugby Americas North, abbreviated as RAN, 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 ...
in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of
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 ...
, and is one of six regional unions represented within it.
Prior to 2016, the organisation was known as NACRA – the North America Caribbean Rugby Association. The preceding body before 2010 was NAWIRA – the North America and West Indies Rugby Association.
The main objective of RAN is the promotion and development of rugby in North America and the Caribbean. The association unveiled a four-year plan during the 2011 Annual General Meeting to grow rugby within its membership unions through promotion, media output and competition.
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Rugby Canada,18 July 2012.
World Rugby's 40-member executive council includes two seats for RAN representatives, two seats for Canada, and one for the United States. By contrast to RAN's five votes on the World Rugby executive council, European countries have 16 votes.
Competitions
RAN oversees regional competitions, such as regional qualifiers for Pan Am Games and Rugby World Cups including:
Senior
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RAN Sevens
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RAN Women's Sevens
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RAN Rugby Championship
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RAN Women's Rugby Championship
Youth
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RAN Under-19 Championship
Governance
RAN is governed by a board of five executives. The USA, Canada and Mexico are fixed representatives, while the Caribbean countries elect two nations for delegation.
[ In November 2021 RAN announced changes to its Executive Committee following its 2021 Annual General Meeting in Miami. George Nicholson was appointed as the new President and Dr. Araba Chintoh and Miguel Carner as Vice President's.
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Player registration
Countries within North America, as of 2010, account for 128,828 rugby players:
Member unions
Rugby Americas North has 14 full members and 6 associate members:[
Regional unions (including former affiliates) without current RAN recognition:][
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Denotes associate member of RAN not affiliated with
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 ...
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The governing body is the French Rugby Federation which has territorial committees for overseas departments and territories.][
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World Rugby Rankings
See also
* 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 ...
* Americas Rugby Championship
The Americas Rugby Championship, often informally called the Americas' Six Nations, was an annual international rugby tournament between six North and South American nations: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the United States and Uruguay. Origin ...
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References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:North American And Caribbean Rugby Association
Sports organizations established in 2001
2001 establishments in North America