Rugby union in Azerbaijan

Rugby union in Azerbaijan

Rugby union in Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan is Azerbaycan Reqbi Federasiyasl (Azerbaijan Rugby Federation).

History

2006 European Nations Cup

Rugby union in Azerbaijan has begun to grow in recent years, as they competed in the 2006 European Nations Cup. They played two matches; one on 29 April 2006 against Luxembourg at Baku, and one on 14 May 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Zenica. They lost to Bosnia by a score of 28-7 and also to Luxembourg by a score of 11-3. [ [http://www.irb.com/results/eventTypeID=14/year=2006/teamID=2424/results.html Official IRB 2006 European Nations Cup Results] ]

2008 European Nations Cup

Azerbaijan is slated to compete in the 2008 Cup.

External links

* [http://www.rugby.az/ Official website for the Azerbaycan Reqbi Federasiyasl (in English)]

References


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