Rugby union in the British Virgin Islands is a minor but growing sport. They currently have around 440 registered players.IRB.com, retrieved 5 July 2009

Governing body

The governing body is BVI Rugby Football Union, which is affiliated to the IRB and the North America Caribbean Rugby Association.

History

The British first introduced the game to the islands, and for a number of years it was mainly played by expatriates. Now it has some uptake by the local population. Games against visiting ships, and touring sides are common, as well as against neighbouring Caribbean islands. The British Virgin Islands compete in the

Caribbean Championship The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition, established by Shell and run by former England Cricket fast bowler Fred Rumsey, wa ...

, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Martinique, the

Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...

, Jamaica, the Bahamas,

Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...

and

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p78

External links

British Virgin Islands
on IRB.com
official union page

NAWIRA BVI Page

British Virgin Islands
on rugbydata.com
Boost for Rugby 7s in the Americas & Caribbean

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Governing body

History

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