| Nepal Rugby Association | |
| Abbrev: | NRA |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Aff: | World Rugby |
| Affdate: | 2020 (associate) 2023 [1] (full) |
| Region: | Asian Rugby Football Union |
| Regionyear: | 2015(associate) 2018 (full) |
| Headquarters: | Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| President: | Dipak Devkota |
| Secretary: | Gobinda Ghimire |
| Url: | https://nepalrugby.com/ |
| Countryflag: | NEP |
| Membership: | 37 |
| Native Name: | नेपाल रग्बी संघ |
The Nepal Rugby Association (NRA) is the rugby union governing body in Nepal. It is in charge of the Nepal national team. Also among the Union's chief activities are conferences, organising international matches, and educating and training players and officials.
The Nepal Rugby Association began on January 21, 1992, and was registered under NSC in 1995. The first general assembly and election occurred on May 14, 2012. After the first general assembly NRA got recognized nationally and spread rapidly its associations across the nation. Nepal organized first ever national tournament in January 2014.[2]
The General Council of Asia Rugby voted Nepal to be awarded as associate membership at its meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in 2014.[3] Consequently, 7s men's and women's teams registered their debut on the world stage in 2015 at the ‘Asia Rugby Development Sevens’ which is held in Chennai, India. After the debut NRA rapidly increased it's affiliation and marketing across Nepal.
NRA participated for the 1st time in 2022 Asian Games.[4]
| Province Association | Province | Affiliate District Association | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagmati Rugby Association |
| Binod tamang | ||
| Far Western Rugby Association |
| Jahendra Dahal | ||
| Gandaki Rugby Association |
| Kumar Thing | ||
| Karnali Rugby Association | Surendra Kuwar | |||
| Koshi Rugby Association | Binod Katuwal | |||
| Lumbini Rugby Association | Nabin Thapa |
- Rugby union in Nepal- Nepal national rugby union team- Sports in Nepal
- Official website- Nepal on World Rugby- Nepal on [rugbydata.com](http://rugbydata.com/)- Nepal Rugby News