Rugby union in New Caledonia
| Rugby union in New Caledonia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Governing body | French Rugby Federation Comité Régional de Rugby de Nouvelle Calédonie |
| National team(s) | New Caledonia |
| First played | late 19th century |
Rugby union in New Caledonia is a minor but growing sport.
Governing body
[edit]The Comité Régional de Rugby de Nouvelle Calédonie is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within New Caledonia.[1]
The committee is not affiliated to the IRB in its own right, but it is a full member of the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU), which is the governing body for rugby in Oceania.
History
[edit]Rugby union was first introduced into New Caledonia by the French, and has been played there for at least a century. New Caledonia is a French overseas collectivity, and this has proven a mixed blessing, as players have the prospect of "promotion" to French professionalism/semi-amateurism, but this also potentially weakens the New Caledonian system, removing players, and disallowing them to represent their own country.
Rugby Sevens has been a sport in the South Pacific Games since the late 1990s.
There is also a semi-formal league structure.
New Caledonia took part in a rugby sevens tournament in the Cook Islands in June, 2009.[2]
See also
[edit]- New Caledonia national rugby union team
- New Caledonia national rugby union team (sevens)
- New Caledonia women's national rugby union team (sevens)
- Rugby union in France
References
[edit]- Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records. Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3
- ^ "Comité de Rugby de la Réunion". Archived from the original on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Two days of rugby union sevens
External links
[edit]- Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions, New Caledonia page
- New Caledonia scenes and its rugby team
- The Fiji Women’s U-19 rugby team tours New Caledonia.
- Wallisian rugby player in New Caledonia murder trial
- Oceania Nations, New Caledonia
- Colonial Rugby ! Noumea, New Caledonia c.1905
- Two days of rugby union sevens
- (in French) Archives du Rugby: Nouvelle Caledonie