Rugby union in Monaco is a minor, but growing sport. In October 2017, Monaco ranked 107th out of 110th national teams according to the

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 ...

. 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 ...

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

is the

Fédération Monégasque de Rugby Monegasque Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Monégasque de Rugby) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Monaco. The union was established in 1996. See also * Rugby union in Monaco * Monaco national rugby union team External ...

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History

Rugby union has a long history in Monaco. The country is not far from

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, which is where

William Webb Ellis William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 January 1872) was an English Anglican clergyman who, by tradition, has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School. According to legend, Webb Ellis picked up the bal ...

, the supposed founder of the game is buried.

References

External links

IRB page
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official union page
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A.S. Monaco Rugby

FIRA-AER Monaco page

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