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| Rugby union in Guadeloupe | |
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| Country | Guadeloupe |
| Governing body | French Rugby Federation Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe |
| National team(s) | Guadeloupe |
Rugby union in Guadeloupe is a minor, but growing sport.
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| Rugby union in Guadeloupe | |
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| | |
| Country | Guadeloupe |
| Governing body | French Rugby Federation Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe |
| National team(s) | Guadeloupe |
Rugby union in Guadeloupe is a minor, but growing sport.
The Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within Guadeloupe.
The committee is not affiliated to the IRB in its own right, but it is affiliated to NACRA, (formerly NAWIRA), which is the regional governing body for North America and the Caribbean.
Boisripeaux Rugby Club des Abymes (BRUC) was established in 1974. [1] They are currently the most successful club.
Good Luck Rugby Club has been going since 1978. It was an amalgamation of le the Stade Pointois, Guadeloupe University Club and l'Etoile de Morne à l'Eau. [2]
Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the two inhabited Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat, north of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The region's capital city is Basse-Terre, located on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; however, the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both located on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 384,239 in 2019.
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