Indian Rugby Football Union
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Indian Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union
in India
. It was founded in 1968 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board
in 2001. In April 2009 the Indian Rugby Football Union changed its name to Rugby India and its logo became a sun. In 2009 Rugby India for the first time fielded National Teams at Men's, Under 20, and Women's Rugby. The teams competed in international rugby tournaments throughout Asia and the rest of the world.
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 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was founded in 1968 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 2001. In April 2009 the Indian Rugby Football Union changed its name to Rugby India and its logo became a sun. In 2009 Rugby India for the first time fielded National Teams at Men's, Under 20, and Women's Rugby. The teams competed in international rugby tournaments throughout Asia and the rest of the world.