Tahiti Rugby Union Explained

The Tahiti Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Tahiti. It was founded in 1989 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby) in 1994.

It is also a full member of Oceania Rugby, which is the governing body for rugby union in Oceania.[1]

National teams

The Tahiti 15-a-side team has competed at the South Pacific Games in the 1970s and 80s, and more recently has won the FORU Oceania Cup in 2017 against rivals Cook Islands.[2] Tahiti fields teams in 7s competitions as well as 15s.[3] [4] The national women's 7s team has also competed at the Pacific Games.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 . Samoa's Lefau Harry Schuster Re-elects to top FORU Post . samoarugbyunion.ws . 11 November 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120519015320/http://www.samoarugbyunion.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=516&Itemid=164 . 19 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Tahiti Test Rugby Scores . rugbyinternational.net . 5 December 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709063937/http://www.rugbyinternational.net/countries/Tahiti/tahiti-test-rugby-scores.htm . 9 July 2019.
  3. News: 10 January 2007 . Two days of rugby union sevens . Cook Islands News . 2 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102061643/http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2009/June/Wed10/minigames.htm . 2 January 2010.
  4. Web site: Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pacific Games . XIVth Pacific Games . 29 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830194752/http://jeux.nc2011.nc/en/sports?val=50 . 30 August 2012.
  5. Web site: 2011 South Pacific Games - Rugby 7 Pool Summary - Women . oceaniarugby.com . 5 December 2013 .

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