Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago
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The first record of rugby union being played in Trinidad and Tobago dates to the expatriate community in 1922. The game remained confined to this community until the late 1960's when an emphasis on schools development began. This period declined by the end of the 1970's and was not renewed until 1990 in 12 schools.
Trinidad and Tobago boast 13 clubs including the teams of the police and the Army.
Trinidad and Tobago participated in the Qualifying Round of the 1997. They went on to host and win the first ever Caribbean Zone Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying tournament in January 2000 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. In XV aside, the participated in qualifying for the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cup. They failed to qualify on each occasion.
Trinidad and Tobago participated in the inaugural Rugby Sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Trinidad and Tobago has entered every Caribbean Rugby Championship since inception in 1966 and have won in 1967, 1973, 1983, 1985 and 1997 and the inaugural south Caribbean Rugby Championship in 1999.
Trinidad and Tobago are one of the founding members of the Caribbean Rugby Football Union, which was formed in 1975 and is now called the West Indies Rugby Union.
Trinidad and Tobago host the Caribbean Sevens annually on the first weekend in December.
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