| Rugby union in Martinique | |
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| Country | Martinique |
| Governing body | French Rugby Federation Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique |
| National team(s) | Martinique |
Rugby union in Martinique is a minor, but growing sport.
| Rugby union in Martinique | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Country | Martinique |
| Governing body | French Rugby Federation Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique |
| National team(s) | Martinique |
Rugby union in Martinique is a minor, but growing sport.
The Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within French Guiana.
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.
Rugby was introduced to Martinique by the French who colonised the area. More talented players tend to leave for Metropolitan France.
There have been occasional games against sides from the other Caribbean islands. Most of its rugby contacts are either with them, or with France itself.
Martinique competes in the NACRA Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Guyana. [1]
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The Trinidad and Tobago women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents Trinidad and Tobago in Women's rugby union. They played their first test match in 2003 and compete annually in the Rugby Americas North Women's Rugby Championship.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands Rugby Football Union, or TCIRFU, is the body managing rugby union in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The TCIRFU has its head office and grounds on Providenciales, where Turks and Caicos rugby union international matches are played. In addition the Union also trains on Grace Bay beach on Providenciales.
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Rugby union in the Dominican Republic is a minor, but growing sport.
Rugby union in Guadeloupe is a minor, but growing sport.
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The RAN Women's Rugby Championship is the regional championship for women's international rugby union in North America and the Caribbean that is sanctioned by RAN.
The Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens, or RAN Women's Sevens, is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in North America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend in November. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Rugby Americas North, which is the rugby union governing body for the region. Prior to 2016, it was referred to as the North America and Caribbean Women's Sevens.
The Martinique Rugby Committee is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within Martinique.
The Guadeloupe Rugby Committee is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within Guadeloupe.
The Dominican Rugby Federation, known as Fedorugby — or officially in Spanish: Federación Dominicana de Rugby, is the governing body for rugby union in the Dominican Republic. It was founded on 20 October 2004 and became affiliated to the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) in the following year.
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