The Brunei Rugby Football Union (BRFU; - KRBD) 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 ...
in
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the ...
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History
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 ...
, which is played in 105 countries around the world, has been played in Brunei since the 1950s. Despite the fact that the Brunei Rugby Football Union has been around since
1977
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, it was never officially registered with the Registrar of Societies until November
2004
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The Brunei Rugby Football Union is still in its infancy. It registered officially as a society in November 2004, and was admitted into the
Asian Rugby Football Union
Asia Rugby, formerly the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU), is the governing body of rugby union in Asia under the authority of World Rugby.
Founded in 1968 by eight charter nations, the Union today has 36 member unions in countries across Asia, ...
(ARFU) in 2004. It is not yet a member nation of the International Rugby Board (IRB), now known as
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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It administers the
Brunei national rugby union team
The Brunei National Rugby Team represents Brunei in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. It is governed by the Brunei Rugby Football Union (BRFU).
History
Rugby Union, which is played in 105 countr ...
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See also
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Rugby union in Brunei
Rugby Union is a minor sport in Brunei
Governing body
The Brunei Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby Union in Brunei. It is still in its infancy, being admitted into the Asian Rugby Football Union in 2004, and more recently, into ...
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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (Brunei)
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS; ms, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, ''KKBS'') is a ministry in the government of Brunei responsible for the policies and development of the country's national culture, youth and sports. ...
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Borneo Games
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Sabah Rugby Academy
Notes and references
External links
Brunei Rugby Online— official website
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