The Venezuelan Rugby Federation ( es, Federación Venezolana de Rugby (''FVR'')) is the governing body of

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 ...

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. It was founded in 1992. It is a member of World Rugby since 1998 and

Sudamérica Rugby Sudamérica Rugby (previously known as Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (abbreviated CONSUR) between 1988 and 2015),Rugby union in Venezuela * Venezuela national rugby union team * Venezuela national rugby union team (sevens) * Venezuela women's national rugby union team (sevens) * Campeonato Nacional de Clubes

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Official site
{{Sudamerica Rugby Rugby union in Venezuela

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

Rugby union governing bodies in South America National members of World Rugby Sports organizations established in 1992