Oceania Rugby
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| Founded | 2000
(as FORU)
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| Type | Sports federation |
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Membership
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14 full members and 2 associate members |
| Website | oceaniarugby |
Oceania Rugby , formerly known as the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU), is the regional governing body for rugby union in Oceania. It was founded in 2000 to represent the interests of Oceania rugby within World Rugby, the international governing body.[1] It presently encompasses fourteen full members and two associate members.[2][3][4]
Tournaments
Under the umbrella of World Rugby, Oceania Rugby oversees the following competitions:[5]
- Pacific Nations Cup
- Pacific Challenge
- Oceania Cup
- Oceania Sevens
- Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
- Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship
Members
There are fourteen full members of Oceania Rugby:
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There are two associate members of Oceania Rugby:
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Notes
^a The French Rugby Federation is the governing body affiliated with World Rugby, with a regional section for New Caledonia.
^b The Tuvalu Rugby Union is not yet affiliated with World Rugby.
^c The French Rugby Federation is the governing body affiliated with World Rugby, with a regional section for Wallis and Futuna.
^d The Nauru Rugby Union applied for World Rugby affiliation in 2015.[6]
References
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External links
- Oceania Rugby official site
