Rugby union in the Bahamas
Appearance
Rugby union in the Bahamas | |
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Country | Bahamas |
Governing body | Rugby Bahamas |
National team(s) | Bahamas |
Registered players | 977 [1] |
Clubs | 7 |
Rugby union in the Bahamas is a minor, but relatively successful sport. They are currently ranked 86th in the International Rugby Board's world rankings.[2] There are fewer than one thousand registered athletes in the country and only seven official IRB sanctioned teams.[3]
The governing body for rugby union in the Bahamas is Rugby Bahamas, founded in 1963 and their headquarters is located in Nassau.
History
[edit]The Bahamas compete in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Martinique, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Guyana.[4]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000037/index.html [dead link]
- ^ Official IRB World Rankings Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official IRB statistics on Rugby Bahamas
- ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p78