Rugby union in the Bahamas explained

Rugby union in the Bahamas is a minor, but relatively successful sport. They are currently ranked 86th in the International Rugby Board's world rankings.[1] There are fewer than one thousand registered athletes in the country and only seven official IRB sanctioned teams.[2]

The governing body for rugby union in the Bahamas is Rugby Bahamas, founded in 1963 and their headquarters is located in Nassau.

History

The Bahamas compete in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Martinique, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Guyana.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html Official IRB World Rankings
  2. http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000037/index.html Official IRB statistics on Rugby Bahamas
  3. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997) p78