Rugby Africa
| Rugby Africa Rugby Afrique |
|
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Place of foundation |
Tunis , Tunisia
|
| president | Khaled Babbou |
| Members | 36 |
| Association headquarters |
Cape Town , South Africa
|
| Official languages) | English , French |
| Homepage | www.rugbyafrique.com |
Rugby Africa ( French Rugby Afrique ) is the continental federation responsible for Africa for the sports rugby union and rugby sevens as well as one of six continental federations under the world association World Rugby . It currently has 36 national associations affiliated with it. He is responsible for organizing several rugby tournaments, especially the Africa Cup . He also organizes regional qualification tournaments for international rugby events. The association is based in Cape Town in South Africa .
history
The Confederation of African Rugby (French: Confédération Africaine de Rugby , CAR) was founded in January 1986 in the Tunisian capital Tunis . The founding members were Tunisia, Morocco , Senegal , the Ivory Coast , Tanzania , Kenya , the Seychelles and Madagascar . After the end of apartheid , the South African Rugby Union (SARU) joined in July 1992 , by far the largest association on the continent. In 1998, CAR held its first competition, qualifying for the 1999 World Cup . The first African Championship followed two years later . Based on the concept of the Pacific Islanders , the CAR created its own multinational selection team, the African Leopards, in 2005 . In December 2014 the CAR renamed itself Rugby Africa (French Rugby Afrique ).
International competitions
Africa Rugby organizes the following competitions:
- African Championship (Africa Cup): annual men's continental championship in four strength classes
- Rugby Africa Women's Cup: Women's continental championship, qualifies for the Women's Rugby World Cup
- Africa Men's Sevens: annual men's rugby sevens tournament
- Africa Women's Sevens: annual women's sevens rugby tournament
- U20 Barthés Trophy: Men's Junior African Championship
Members
Currently (2020) Rugby Africa has 32 full members (23 of which also belong to the World Rugby Association) and 4 associated members:
Full members
Non-members of World Rugby are marked with *
| country | Association | founding | accession |
|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt
|
Egyptian Rugby Football Union * | 2008 | 2008 |
 Algeria
|
Federation of Algérienne de Rugby | 2007 | 2016 |
 Benin
|
Fédération Beninoise de Rugby * | 2008 | 2012 |
 Botswana
|
Botswana Rugby Union | 1992 | 2000 |
 Burkina Faso
|
Burkinabé de Rugby Federation | 1992 | 2006 |
 Burundi
|
Federation of Burundaise de Rugby | 2001 | 2003 |
 Democratic Republic of Congo
|
Fédération Congolaise de Rugby * | ? | 2012 |
 Ivory Coast
|
Fédération Ivoirienne de Rugby | 1961 | 1986 |
 Eswatini
|
Eswatini Rugby Union | 1995 | 1995 |
 Gabon
|
Fédération Gabonaise de Rugby * | 2016 | 2016 |
 Ghana
|
Ghana Rugby Football Union | 2003 | 2017 |
 Kenya
|
Kenya Rugby Union | 1923 | 1986 |
 Lesotho
|
Federation of Lesotho Rugby * | 2008 | 2014 |
 Madagascar
|
Fédération Malagasy de Rugby | 1963 | 1986 |
 Mali
|
Fédération Malienne de Rugby | 2001 | 2003 |
 Morocco
|
Fédération Royale Marocaine de Rugby | 1956 | 1986 |
 Mauritius
|
Rugby Union Mauritius | 1993 | 1993 |
 Namibia
|
Namibia Rugby Union | 1990 | 1992 |
 Niger
|
Fédération Nigerienne de Rugby * | ? | 2003 |
 Nigeria
|
Nigeria Rugby Football Association | 1998 | 1998 |
 Republic of the Congo
|
Fédération Congolaise de Rugby * | 2008 | 2010 |
 Rwanda
|
Rwanda rugby | 2003 | 2015 |
 Zambia
|
Zambia Rugby Union | 1975 | 1995 |
 Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe Rugby Union | 1895 | 1987 |
 Senegal
|
Sénégalaise de Rugby Federation | 1960 | 1986 |
 Seychelles
|
Seychelles Rugby Association * | 1981 | 1986 |
|
South Africa
|
South African Rugby Union | 1889 | 1992 |
 Tanzania
|
Tanzania Rugby Union | 1970 | 1986 |
 Togo
|
Federation Togolaise de Rugby | 2001 | 2004 |
 Chad
|
Federation of Tchadienne de Rugby * | 2003 | 2012 |
|
Tunisia
|
Fédération Tunisienne de Rugby | 1972 | 1986 |
 Uganda
|
Uganda Rugby Football Union | 1955 | 2000 |
Associate members
| country | Association | founding |
|---|---|---|
 Guinea
|
? | ? |
 Malawi
|
Malawi Rugby Football Union | 1922 |
 Sierra Leone
|
Sierra Leone National Rugby Association | 2012 |
 Central African Republic
|
Federation Centrafricaine de Rugby | 2005 |
Excluded associations
Two associations were excluded in 2013 due to "inaction and failure to meet the criteria for continued membership":
| country | Association | founding | accession |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon
|
Federation of Camerounaise de Rugby | 1997 | 1999 |
 Mauritania
|
Fédération Mauritanienne de Rugby | ? | 2003 |
Web links
- Official website (English, French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About us. Rugby Africa, 2020, accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ^ Thirty years of rugby in Africa: The early days. World Rugby , April 4, 2016, accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ^ Historic first African Leopards squad. Planet Rugby, July 13, 2005, archived from the original on May 12, 2006 ; accessed on August 30, 2020 (English).
- ^ La Confédération africaine de rugby devient Rugby Afrique. Africa Top Sports, December 14, 2014, archived from the original on November 3, 2018 ; accessed on August 30, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Competitions. Rugby Africa, 2020, accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ^ Rugby Africa Unions. Rugby Africa, 2020, accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Indonesia becomes full member and Brunei associate member of IRB as two African unions suspended. ASOIF, November 21, 2013, archived from the original on March 6, 2016 ; accessed on August 30, 2020 (English).