Burkina Faso national rugby union team
Encyclopedia
The Burkina Faso national rugby union team represents Burkina Faso
in international rugby union
. Burkina Faso are a member of the International Rugby Board
(IRB), but have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup
tournament.
They compete in the north section of the CAR Development Trophy http://carugby.com/content/documents/Update_2008_Competitions.pdf.
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
in international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. Burkina Faso are a member of the International Rugby Board
International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
(IRB), but have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
tournament.
They compete in the north section of the CAR Development Trophy http://carugby.com/content/documents/Update_2008_Competitions.pdf.