Philippine Rugby Football Union
Encyclopedia
The Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU) is the governing body for rugby union
in the Philippines
. It was founded January 19, 1998 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board
Monday, 1 November 2004.
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 the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It was founded January 19, 1998 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...
Monday, 1 November 2004.
External links
- Philippine Rugby Football Union official website
- Philippines at IRB.com
- Philippines at Rugby in Asia