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| founded = 1968
| founded = 1968
| IRB = 1999
| IRB = 1999
| region = FIRA-AER
| region = Rugby Europe
| regionyear = 1999
| regionyear = 1999
| president = {{flagicon|NZ}} Palemia Field
| president = {{flagicon|Finland}} Leena-Maija Vanha-Aho
| coach = {{flagicon|England}} Alan Hine
| coach = {{flagicon|Australia}} Alastair Davies
| womenscoach = {{flagicon|Finland}} Lauri Ylönen
| womenscoach = {{flagicon|Finland}} Henri Tyrväinen
| men's 7's Coach = {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Drew Warwick-Smith
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| countryflag = Finland
| women's 7's coach = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Bam Hennessy
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| url = http://www.rugby.fi/en
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| countryflag = Finland
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| url = https://finland.rugby/}}
The '''Finnish Rugby Federation''' ('''SRL''') ({{lang-fi|Suomen Rugbyliitto}}) is recognised by the Finnish National Olympic Committee as the national governing body for [[Rugby union|rugby]] in [[Finland]].
The '''Finnish Rugby Federation''' ('''SRL''') ({{lang-fi|Suomen Rugbyliitto}}) is recognised as the national governing body for [[Rugby union|rugby]] in [[Finland]]. It is a member of several organisations, including [[World Rugby]] and [[Rugby Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/rugby-europe/unions-members|title=Unions Members|date=2016-07-22|website=Rugby Europe|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-date=2019-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428115038/https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/rugby-europe/unions-members|url-status=dead}}</ref> The SRL was founded in 1968 and has as its members Finnish rugby clubs and the Finland Rugby Referees Association.


SRL's mission is to develop the sport in Finland and support the local clubs in their activities. The organisation is responsible for the [[Finland national rugby union team|Men's National XV Team]], [[Finland national rugby sevens team|Men's National Sevens Team]], [[Finland women's national rugby union team|Women's National XV Team]], [[Finland women's national rugby sevens team|Women's National Sevens Team]]. The SRL also administers and organises domestic rugby competitions in Finland.
The Finnish Rugby Federation represents rugby in Finland, the [[International Rugby Board]] as well as in the European Rugby Association [[FIRA-AER]]. The SRL was founded in 1968 and its members are the Finnish rugby clubs.


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Interest in rugby in Finland has increased in recent years and SRL strongly believes that rugby has a future in Finland, where team and contact sports are appreciated. This is indicated by significant financial and organisational support by the Finnish [[Finnish Council of State|Ministry of Education]] and local council sport departments.
The SRL has 11 active member clubs, <ref>http://www.rugby.fi/en/clubs.php</ref> the most recent of which is the Kuopio Rugby Club. A rugby club in Kemi is in its infancy and has yet to achieve membership status of the SRL.

Match Officials are provided by the Finland Rugby Referees Association <ref>http://frra.fi/</ref>

Its mission is to develop the sport in Finland and support the local clubs. It is responsible for the Men's XV's National Team, Women's XV's National Team, Women's 7's National Team, the Under 20's National Team and the Under 17's National Team. The SRL also administers and organizes the [[Finnish Championship League]], [[Finnish Cup]], [[Womens' Finnish Cup]] and the [[Finnish Junior Championship]] (Under 18s). Currently, Finland is ranked 95th in the IRB world standings.<ref>http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000053/index.html</ref>

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The interest in Rugby has increased in recent years and the number of new players is increasing again after a slight decline. The SRL strongly believes that rugby has a future in Finland, where team and contact sports are appreciated. This is indicated by significant financial and organisational support by the Finnish [[Finnish Council of State|Ministry of Education]] and local council sport departments.

The SRL has been recognised as a support member of the [[Suomen Liikunta ja Urheilu]], <ref>http://www.slu.fi/?x13001=3269575</ref> having been given support member status on 27 January 2011.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{fi icon}}{{en icon}} [http://www.rugby.fi/ Finnish Rugby Federation]
*[http://www.rugby.fi/ Finnish Rugby Federation] {{in lang|fi|en}}
*[[Rugby Europe]]
*[http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000053/index.html Finland IRB page]
*[[World Rugby]]
*[[Finnish Olympic Committee]]


{{Sports governing bodies in Finland}}
{{Rugby union in Finland}}
{{Rugby union in Finland}}
{{IRB Unions}}
{{World Rugby}}


[[Category:Rugby union in Finland]]
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[[Category:Rugby union governing bodies in Europe]]
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[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1968]]

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Latest revision as of 19:15, 12 April 2024

Finnish Rugby Federation
Suomen Rugbyliitto ry
SportRugby union
Founded1968 (1968)
World Rugby affiliation1999
Rugby Europe affiliation1999
PresidentFinland Leena-Maija Vanha-Aho
Men's coachAustralia Alastair Davies
Women's coachFinland Henri Tyrväinen
Websitehttps://finland.rugby/

The Finnish Rugby Federation (SRL) (Finnish: Suomen Rugbyliitto) is recognised as the national governing body for rugby in Finland. It is a member of several organisations, including World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[1] The SRL was founded in 1968 and has as its members Finnish rugby clubs and the Finland Rugby Referees Association.

SRL's mission is to develop the sport in Finland and support the local clubs in their activities. The organisation is responsible for the Men's National XV Team, Men's National Sevens Team, Women's National XV Team, Women's National Sevens Team. The SRL also administers and organises domestic rugby competitions in Finland.

Interest in rugby in Finland has increased in recent years and SRL strongly believes that rugby has a future in Finland, where team and contact sports are appreciated. This is indicated by significant financial and organisational support by the Finnish Ministry of Education and local council sport departments.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Unions Members". Rugby Europe. 2016-07-22. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

External links[edit]

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