The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos, represents Georgia in men's international rugby union. The team is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union and takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship and the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.
The Romania national rugby union team represents Romania in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed Stejarii, the team is long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won in 2017. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation.
Joseph Paul Lydon is an English former professional rugby league footballer and rugby union coach. He played during the 1980s and 1990s as a fullback, wing, centre, or stand-off for Widnes, Wigan and Eastern Suburbs. He also represented Lancashire, and won 30 caps for Great Britain.
Nigel John Heslop is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Orrell R.U.F.C., and Liverpool St Helens F.C. as a Wing, and club level rugby league (RL) for Oldham, at the time of his move to Oldham, he was employed by Merseyside Police.
Nicolas Brignoni is a former Uruguayan rugby union player, of Swiss origin. He played as a flanker.
Boumedienne Allam is a French and Algerian rugby union player. He plays as a number eight.
The Algeria national rugby union team represents the Algerian Rugby Federation (FAR) in men's international rugby union. The first match they competed in was on the 24th February 2007, in a game in Tunis against the Tunisia national rugby union team. While almost all current national team players play for clubs in the French championship, there are some national players who practice the sport in Australia, New Zealand, Romania and England. The first coach of the Algeria national rugby union team was Morad Kellal.
Romeo Ștefan Gontineac is a Romanian rugby union coach and former player who played as a centre. He currently coaches Aurillac.
Rugby union in Algeria is a moderately popular sport. After many years of work, in 2015, Algeria finally created a federation enabling them to apply for member status of Rugby Africa. Algeria has experienced success at the international level causing an increase in overall popularity.
Otar Eloshvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a centre and as a wing.
Sport in Algeria dates back to antiquity. In the Aurès Mountains, people played games such as El Kherdba or El khergueba. Playing cards, checkers and chess games are part of Algerian culture. Horse racing (fantasia) and rifle shooting are among the recreational traditions of Algeria.
Josh Jackson is a Canadian rugby union player. He can play at lock or in the backrow.
Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
Haralambie Dumitraș, also known as Hari Dumitraș, is a Romanian former rugby union player and current coach. He played as number eight.
Andrea Sgorlon is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as flanker.
Zurab Mtchedlishvili is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a lock.
Shalva Sutiashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker.
Diego María Cash is a former Argentine rugby union player, coach and currently director of the rugby session of San Isidro Club. He played as a prop.
The Algerian Rugby Federation (FAR) ; is the governing body for rugby union in Algeria. Algeria became a full member of Rugby Africa in December 2016. The federation is responsible for the Algerian national team and the "Algerian Rugby Championship". It is in charge of promoting the sport in Algeria, organizes international matches for the national team, and is involved in educating and training players and officials. Algeria has never participated in the Rugby World Cup qualifiers. Their best result to date was a 50-0 win against Egypt and Libya, both in a Cairo international tournament in 2010.
Malik Hamadache is a French-Algerian rugby union player who currently plays for Section Paloise and is an Algerian international. He plays as a prop.
