Underwater rugby

Underwater rugby

Underwater rugby is a sport that has its origin in the physical fitness training of German diving clubs and has little in common with rugby football except for the name....

 in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

is considered a relatively young sport. Enthusiastic players and organizers have been able to put together tournaments and clinics to make it a better known discipline. The Venezuelan Federation for Underwater Activities recognizes it as one of its official disciplines.

National team

The UWR venezuelan national team has participated in a couple of international tournaments hosted in Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, where underwater rugby is also played

Underwater rugby in Colombia

Underwater rugby in Colombia is played in a system of three major club events per year, with an inter-leagues tournament at the end of each year...

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Venezuelan clubs

Club name	Department	Current activity
CASA-UCV Nutrias	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	active
Deportivo Galicia	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	active
Martillos		active
Narval		active
Congrios		active