Last countries without rugby

[ARHS Profile]

This is great Victorsra!

Maybe add some more asterisks though:

Maldives beach rugby: http://blog.maldivescomplete.com/2015/0 ... -manafaru/

Macedonia: someone apparently tried to create a rugby federation to seek membership of FIRA. There was a facebook page. Don't know what happened to the attempts though.

South Sudan: a promotional match did take place: http://www.voanews.com/a/south-sudan-rugby/1619297.html

Sudan: The Khartoum Nomads have a facebook page - desert rugby?

Maybe something further has happened in one or more of these countries??

[nick511 Profile]

I believe Kiribati also took part in the touch rugby tourny (both men's and womens) in the 2015 Pacific games, I believe also the Olympic Committee recognized rugby 7s as part of their Olympic program although I'm not aware of any organised national body.

[Canalina Profile]

https://www.facebook.com/pg/IRAQ-RUGBY-Association-الاتحاد-العراقي-للركبي-1011178812347165/

Irak's newborn rugby association. Apparently there are still no teams, just some foreign-based player and the managers of the association

I tried to search also for Yemen rugby news, but the only items you may find on google refer to "Friends"; specifically the episode where Ross plays rugby and Chandler has to depart to Yemen... : )

[Canalina Profile]

Another piece in the puzzle https://www.facebook.com/SUDAN-RUGBY-1251634951571209/

[Thomas Profile Website]

Touch Rugby is a sport in it's own right.. You have the likes of Guernsey and Singapore ranked in the top 20 in the world. PNG is ranked 5 it shouldn't be part of this page same like RL is not under the WR umbrella despite they say otherwise WR doesn't have a ownership of the sport only governs a code.

[victorsra Profile Website]

Touch Rugby is a sport in it's own right.. You have the likes of Guernsey and Singapore ranked in the top 20 in the world. PNG is ranked 5 it shouldn't be part of this page same like RL is not under the WR umbrella despite they say otherwise WR doesn't have a ownership of the sport only governs a code.

World Rugby has its own Touch Rugby sanctioned form: http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=7&modified_form=1

It is different from the Touch of the Touch International Federation (FIT), that organizes the world championships and is close to RL: https://www.internationaltouch.org/

There are two different regulated Touch forms.

[Thomas Profile Website]

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Touch Rugby is a sport in it's own right.. You have the likes of Guernsey and Singapore ranked in the top 20 in the world. PNG is ranked 5 it shouldn't be part of this page same like RL is not under the WR umbrella despite they say otherwise WR doesn't have a ownership of the sport only governs a code.

World Rugby has its own Touch Rugby sanctioned form: http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=7&modified_form=1

It is different from the Touch of the Touch International Federation (FIT), that organizes the world championships and is close to RL: https://www.internationaltouch.org/

There are two different regulated Touch forms.

I respectfully disagree World Rugby may have decided to bring in the last few years it's own variation but is essentially the same sport, International Touch has always been the sanctioning body. World Rugby wants to muscle in. is not a different sport is the same. I stand by earlier comments.

[victorsra Profile Website]

updating:

Countries that are regional unions' members but are absent from official matches (XVs or 7s, organized by the regional unions) for more than 10 years:

NORTH AMERICA: Saint Kitts & Nevis

AFRICA: Central Africa Rep.

ASIA: Macau


I am trying to copy and paste the rest but there is an error saying i am not allowed to submit my text! weird

[sammo Profile]

A social touch rugby team has been set up in Timor-Leste called Dili Karau (meaning Dili Cows). So far as I know this is the only formal rugby that is played in the country, although there are a few expatriates who throw a ball around occasionally.

[victorsra Profile Website]

Updating it as the year in ending. The list is only about countries that are NOT members of the regional unions.

Former regional unions members

EUROPE: Armenia

NORTH AMERICA: Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis



Countries working with the regional unions or playing official regional tournaments

AFRICA: Congo Brazzaville, Cape Verde, Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Comoros, Seychelles

OCEANIA: Nauru, Tokelau


Countries that are not regional unions member but have active national teams (7s at least)

ASIA: Iraq, Palestine

EUROPE: Albania, Gibraltar

NORTH AMERICA: Aruba, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia



Countries with rugby clubs but no national team in the last 10 years

ASIA: Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, Tajikstan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Timor

AFRICA: Angola, Gambia, Liberia, Sudan, South Sudan

NORTH AMERICA: Bonaire, Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Belize

EUROPE: Kosovo

OCEANIA: Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau



Countries with at least active beach or touch rugby

ASIA: Maldives

OCEANIA: Kiribati


Countries without active organized rugby

ASIA: North Korea, Yemen, Turkmenistan;

AFRICA: Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe;

NORTH AMERICA: Suriname, Grenada, Dominica, Montserat, Sint Maarten;

EUROPE: Macedonia, Faroe Islands, Vaticano;

OCEANIA: Marshall Islands;

[Canalina Profile]

Thanks, interesting resume

[victorsra Profile Website]

Updating after Bolivia's membership.

Also, the new Rugby Africa website lists Seychelles and Congo Brazzaville as members: http://www.rugbyafrique.com/unions/

And Guadeloupe is listed as a Rugby Americas North member: https://rugbyamericasnorth.com/team/guadeloupe/


Former regional unions members:

EUROPE: Armenia

NORTH AMERICA: St. Kitts and Nevis



Countries working with the regional unions or playing official regional tournaments

AFRICA: Cape Verde, Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Comoros

OCEANIA: Nauru, Tokelau


Countries that are not regional unions member but have active national teams (7s at least)

ASIA: Iraq, Palestine

EUROPE: Albania, Gibraltar

NORTH AMERICA: Aruba, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands



Countries with rugby clubs but no national team in the last 10 years

ASIA: Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, Tajikstan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Timor

AFRICA: Angola, Gambia, Liberia, Sudan, South Sudan

NORTH AMERICA: Bonaire, Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Belize

EUROPE: Kosovo

OCEANIA: Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau



Countries with at least active beach or touch rugby

ASIA: Maldives

OCEANIA: Kiribati


Countries without active organized rugby

ASIA: North Korea, Yemen, Turkmenistan;

AFRICA: Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe;

NORTH AMERICA: Suriname, Grenada, Dominica, Montserat, Sint Maarten;

EUROPE: Macedonia, Faroe Islands, Vaticano;

OCEANIA: Marshall Islands;

[Ser Podrick of Payne Profile]

Well we now have to refer to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) aka Macedonia as "Republic of North Macedonia"

[victorsra Profile Website]

Yep, now we need rugby there

[Tomster7uk Profile]

I think we are finding ourselves returning to one of the other threads on this site about media coverage. More media coverage would be so useful for everyone who are trying to find all things rugby union.

Give each nation the task on providing latest information on any active clubs or games (either touch/full contact). If a nation cant access the internet then they can from a different country....

[victorsra Profile Website]

2 big problems about media:

1 - Journalists are common people. If they don't know nothing about something they won't pay attention. In other words, media doesn't know about rugby in T2/T3 countries and T1 rugby media doesn't know about T2/T3 rugby;

2 - The press needs money more than ever with sponsor stopping or paying less for ads as they can have more return advertising directly on social media. Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/YouTube are draining money from traditional journalism. Therefore they won't waste time doing reports that don't have much previous interest. Sports media depends on Press Releases for minor sports/teams;

[RugbyLiebe Profile]

If a nation cant access the internet then they can from a different country....

Which country would that be?

[Raven Profile]

If a nation cant access the internet then they can from a different country....

Which country would that be?

I read it fast and I thought you (@Tomster7uk) talked about FORMING another country, then realized you meant to access the internet FROM another country...

However media can only boost something that exists, so to start with you need to make sure there´s someone passing a rugby ball for the media to cover it and reach the people that know little or nothing about Rugby. You can´t expect to form a club, yet alone a League only by showing how rugby is played in ie New Zealand.

[Canalina Profile]

Not the proper thread but I didn't want to open a new one.
There are 31 ranked countries that have still to debut in 2018. Thirteen of them (the ones in green) have already some fixed matches for this summer; some other like Venezuela, Peru and Costa Rica should play later in the year in the Mayor B or C. All the remaining fifteen could rest for the whole 2018

[Blurandski Profile]

Just to add, Peru and Venezuela will participate in the South America 4 nations B later this year. http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/0 ... aciones-b/

[victorsra Profile Website]

South American 4Nations B is Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Guatemala. It will kick off.

[qwerty Profile]

What's going on with Ecuador?

[victorsra Profile Website]

Don't know. I heard their union is a mess....

[welshdragon2000 Profile]

I have a question but i don't know what other thread to post it on, if anyone could help that'd be great.
How many teams have fully professional sides? How has this changed since RWC 2007? USA is an example of just becoming pro with the MLR and sides like Uruguay and hopefully Canada will be by 2023. To me this is a different perspective of how rugby is growing in tier 2 numbers as opposed to X number of people registered to play rugby.