| Kesatuan Ragbi Brunei Darussalam | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1977 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 2013 |
| Asia Rugby affiliation | 2004 |
| President | Dr Hj Kamaruddin Dato Paduka Hj Talib |
Director of International Relations | Ainol Razman Mohd Ghazaly |
| Website | BruneiRugby.wordpress.com |
The Brunei Rugby Football Union (BRFU; Malay : Kesatuan Ragbi Brunei Darussalam - KRBD) is the governing body of rugby union in Brunei Darussalam.
Rugby union, which is played in 105 countries around the world, has been played in Brunei since the 1950s. Despite the fact that the Brunei Rugby Football Union has been around since 1977, it was never officially registered with the Registrar of Societies until November 2004.
The Brunei Rugby Football Union is still in its infancy. It registered officially as a society in November 2004, and was admitted into Asia Rugby in 2004. It became an associate member of World Rugby in 2013. [1]
It administers the Brunei national rugby union team.
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Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between its multi-landmass neighbours of Malaysia and Indonesia. As of 2023, the country had a population of 455,858, of whom approximately 180,000 resided in the capital and largest city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Its official language is Malay and Islam is the state religion of the country, although other religions are nominally tolerated. The government of Brunei is a constitutional absolute monarchy ruled by the Sultan, and it implements a fusion of English common law and jurisprudence inspired by Islam, including sharia.
The economy of Brunei, a small and wealthy country, is a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation and welfare measures, and village traditions. It is almost entirely supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for over half of GDP. Per capita GDP is high, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and subsidizes food and housing. The government has shown progress in its basic policy of diversifying the economy away from oil and gas. Brunei's leaders are concerned that steadily increased integration in the world economy will undermine internal social cohesion although it has taken steps to become a more prominent player by serving as chairman for the 2000 APEC forum. Growth in 1999 was estimated at 2.5% due to higher oil prices in the second half.
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The politics of Brunei take place in a framework of an absolute monarchy, whereby the Sultan of Brunei is both head of state and head of government. Brunei is the only ruling monarchy in Southeast Asia. As of 2023, Brunei is one of seven monarchic dictatorships in the world.
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Under the current Sharia law, women's football in Brunei Darussalam is prohibited. Though women were banned from playing, football was the second most popular sport in the country for women. There are no registered female players in the country. While there is officially no support for women's football in the country, only foreign females at Berakas International School are allowed to play within the school campus. There are also some women futsal teams set up as regional representatives on occasion.
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