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
Guadeloupe is a minor, but growing sport.
Governing body
The
Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe is a committee under the umbrella of 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 French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's profe ...
which 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 ...
within
Guadeloupe.
The committee is not affiliated to the IRB in its own right, but it is affiliated to
NACRA, (formerly NAWIRA), which is the regional governing body for North America and the Caribbean.
History
Boisripeaux Rugby Club des Abymes
BRUC was established in 1974. They are currently the most successful club.
Good Luck Rugby Club has been going since 1978. It was an amalgamation of le the Stade Pointois,
Guadeloupe University Club and l'Etoile de Morne à l'Eau.
See also
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Guadeloupe national rugby union team
*
Rugby union in France
References
External links
NAWIRA Guadelope page*
Good luck rugby: Club du Gosier en Guadeloupe*
Boisripeaux Rugby Club des Abymes
Sport in Guadeloupe
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