The Saint Kitts and Nevis Rugby Association is the
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
governing body in
Saint Kitts and Nevis. Based in
Basseterre, it was founded in 2008.
[ The association became affiliated to the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA, formerly NAWIRA) in the following year,][ but it is not currently a member of World Rugby.
The British first introduced the game to the islands in the 1960s, 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
Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are re ...
.
See also
* Rugby union in Saint Kitts and Nevis
*Sport in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...
References
Rugby union in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
Sports organizations established in 2008
2008 establishments in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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