The Norwegian Rugby Union ( no, Norges Rugbyforbund) 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 ...
in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...
. It was founded in 1982 and became affiliated to the
International Rugby Board
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 ru ...
in 1993.
See also
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Norway national rugby union team
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Rugby union in Norway
Rugby union in Norway is a minor but growing sport.
For some years, Norway was perhaps the northernmost country to actively engage in the sport and boasted the world's most northernmost rugby club, Oslo RFC,Cotton, p18 which was founded in 1964. ...
External links
Norges Rugbyforbund- Official Site
Rugby union in Norway
Rugby union governing bodies in Europe
Sports organizations established in 1982
1982 establishments in Norway
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