Rugby union in Barbados

Rugby union in Barbados is a minor, but relatively successful sport. There are less than 1700 registered rugby playersin the country and only five official IRB sanctioned teams [ [http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000038/index.html Official IRB statistics on Barbados] ] . The governing body for rugby union in the Bahamas is Barbados Rugby Union, and their headquarters is located in Wildey, St. Michael

History and Governing body

Rugby union had a long history in Barbados, though there was originally only the one team, called the Barbados Rugby Union. In 1995 they wished to become a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB). Barbados then formed a Union with a number of clubs, three: Scorpions, Renegades and Barbados Defence Force. Since then another team, Tridents, has been formed.

National team

The Barbados national rugby union team is currently ranked 68th in the International Rugby Board's world rankings [ [http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html Official IRB World Rankings] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000038/index.html Barbados] on IRB.com
* [http://www.rugbybarbados.com/ Rugby Barbados]
* [http://www.olympic.org.bb/html/affiliates/Rugby.html Barbados Rugby Football Union (BRFU)]
* [http://rugbydata.com/barbados Barbados] on rugbydata.com