Cyprus Rugby Federation

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Cyprus Rugby Federation
Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι
FIRA affiliation 2006
President Costas Mastoroudes
Coach Niall Doherty (Ireland)
Official website
www.cyprus-rugby.com/
Flag of Cyprus


The Cyprus Rugby Federation the governing body for rugby union in Cyprus. It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia) and three local teams:

It became affiliated to FIRA in 2006.[1]

The first international game of the Cyprus Rugby National Team took place on March 24, 2007 against Greece in Paphos. The Cypriot XV won the game by 39-3 in front of 2,500 fans.[2] Cyprus recently beat Azerbajan, Monaco and Slovakia to win the FIRA 3D Tournament, a great achievement in their first year on the international scene. They will now play-off for promotion to level 3C in June of 2008.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cyprus accepted as members of the International Federation of Amateur Rugby (PDF) (French) (December 7, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  2. ^ McCowan, Alexander. "Cyprus trounce Greece in first international rugby match", Cyprus Mail, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
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