The Curaçao Rugby Federation 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
Curaçao. It is an associate member of
Rugby Americas North
Rugby Americas North, abbreviated as RAN, is the governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented within it.
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which is the governing body for rugby union in North America and the Caribbean.
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Curaçao played its first international in 2013, defeating ]Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea w ...
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See also
* Curaçao national rugby union team
External links
Curaçao Rugby Federation
on facebook.com
on nacrugby.com
Reference list
Rugby union in Curaçao
Rugby union governing bodies in North America
Sports governing bodies in Curaçao
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