Malta Rugby Football Union

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Malta Rugby Football Union
Malta Rugby Football Union Logo.jpg
Sport Rugby union
Founded1991 (1991)
World Rugby affiliation2000
FIRA affiliation2000
PresidentRobert Portelli
Men's coachKeith Hopkins
Women's coachCarmelo Longo
Website www.maltarugby.com

The Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU) is the governing body for all Rugby Union in Malta. The MRFU is a full member of Rugby Europe and World Rugby. The MRFU is a member of SportMalta, the Maltese islands national sports body.

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On 14 September 2016, Steve Busuttil defeated the incumbent Brian Dalton in the election for President of the Union. [1]

The Board of the Union is as follows:

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References

  1. "Busuttil elected new president of the MRFU".