Federació Andorrana de Rugby
Encyclopedia
The Andorran Rugby Federation is the governing body for rugby union
in Andorra
. It was founded in 1986 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board
in 1991.
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...
in Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
. It was founded in 1986 and became affiliated to 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...
in 1991.
Men
- AndorraAndorra national rugby union teamThe Andorra national rugby union team, nicknamed Els Isards represent Andorra in international rugby union competitions. They are currently ranked 66th out of 95 Rugby playing nations by the International Rugby Board...
- the national men's rugby union team. - 7s - the national men's rugby union seven-a-side team.
Women
- Women's 7s - the national women's rugby union seven-a-side team.
External links
Federació Andorrana de Rugby - Official Site- http://worldcuprugby.blog.co.uk/ - Fan Site for Andorran Rugby