Rugby union in Armenia

Rugby union in Armenia

Rugby union in Armenia is a growing sport. They are currently unranked in the International Rugby Board's world rankings [ [http://www.irb.com/en/World+Rankings/world+rankings+full.htm Official IRB World Rankings] ] , which ranks only the top ninety-five countries. The governing body for Armenia is the Rugby Federation of Armenia.

History

Rugby union in Armenia has not been popular historically, but the neighbouring Caucasian country, Georgia has competed at international level. However, in 2002, the Rugby Federation of Armenia named Gagik Panikian its new president and he has pledged to improve both the popularity of the sport and the quality of players Armenia produces. [YERKIR Weekly. " [http://www.yerkir.am/eng/index.php?sub=newspaper_arm&exp=sport&month=06&year=2005&number=10&id=5668 Waiting for the support of the fans] ". 10 June 2005]

ee also

*Armenia national rugby union team
*Sports in Armenia

External links

* [http://www.armrugby.am/index.htm Official website for the Rugby Federation of Armenia (in Armenian)]
* [http://www.armrugby.am/home-eng.htm Official website for the Rugby Federation of Armenia (in English)]

References


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