The Greek Rugby Federation () or EOP is the former administrative 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 its m ...
in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. The
Ministry of Culture and Sport withdrew Greek government recognition of the organisation in September 2014 due to the low number of active clubs participating in the sport.
[
]
History
EOP was founded in 2005, and became affiliated to Rugby Europe
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...
(then known as FIRA-AER) in June of that year. The organisation represented Greece as a member of World Rugby (previously known as IRB) from 2009,[ until the Greek government removed its administrative authority in 2014.][ Control and development of rugby was passed to the Hellenic Handball Federation which announced it would begin a series of friendly matches between existing clubs until enough teams were established to reinstate an official competitive league.][
]
See also
*Greece national rugby union team
The Greece national rugby union team represents one of the world's newest rugby union playing nations. The national team is governed by the HHF (Hellenic Handball Federation).
Greece has been participating in international competitions since Oct ...
- men's national fifteen-a-side team.
*Greek Championship Rugby Union
The Greek Rugby Union Championship is the most important domestic competition of rugby union in Greece. It started in 2005 and is organised by Greek Rugby Federation. During the period that championships were held, the most titles were won by Ath ...
- the main domestic rugby competition (2005 to 2013).
References
External links
Greek Rugby Federation
- Official Site
Rugby union in Greece
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
Sports organizations established in 2005
{{Rugbyunion-stub