Ghana Rugby Football Union
| The Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 2003 |
| President | Herbert Mensah |
| Men's coach | Lovemore Kuzorera |
| Website | http://www.ghanarugby.org |
The Ghana Rugby football Union (GRFU) is the governing body for Rugby Union in Ghana. It was established in 2003 and is now a full member of World Rugby.[1]It is also a full member of World Rugby's Africa Region, Rugby Africa.
History
The Ghana Rugby Football Union was established in 2003 by Guy Chaley who came from Cameroon to create the Ghana national rugby union team. The team won their first match against the Mauritania national rugby union team by 29–8. Since then the team has entered a number of successful tournaments created by Rugby Africa, previously known as CAR. As well as the national team, the union also boasts a number of age grade national teams such as the national Under 20 team, and it also has a new and successful women's team.
The body's headquarters are in Accra. The union's President is Herbert Mensah a former player, sports administrator and business man.
Administration Change
At an Election Congress of Ghana Rugby on 5 June 2014 the first change in the administration took place since its inception in 2003 when Herbert Mensah was elected as the second President of the GRFU.[2]
National teams
Ghana boasts a number of national teams such as the senior national 15s, Senior national 7s, under 18, 15 and 12 teams.
Constitution
The GRFU adopted a new Constitution[3] at a Special Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 17 June 2017 in Accra. The election of new Board Members in accordance with the new Constitution is scheduled for September of 2017.
Members
According to the GRFU Constitution[3] the Union has two Members, namely the Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA) and the CentWest Rugby Association (CentWest).
Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA)
The Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA) is a Member of Ghana Rugby with the following Clubs affiliated to GARA:
- Accra Rugby Club
- Conquerors Sporting Club
- Cosmos Buffaloes R F C
- Dansoman Hurricanes R F C
- Lions R F C
- Titans Sporting Club
CentWest Rugby Association (CentWest)
The CentWest Rugby Association (CentWest) is a Member of Ghana Rugby with the following Clubs affiliated to CentWest:
- Dennis Foundation Sporting Club
- Griffons R F C
- Stallions R F C
- U C C Spartans R F C
- Western Cheetahs R F C
Rugby Africa Tournaments
Ghana Rugby has competed in Rugby Africa tournaments since 2003[4].
Over the period 2003 to 2017 Ghana Rugby played 34 international matches of which it won 14, lost 17 and drew 3. The total point scored by Ghana Rugby was 438 with 425 scored against it.
2017 Men's 15s
- 30 April 2017 Ghana 46 - 5 Benin
- 7 May 2017 Ghana 10 - 0 Togo
Ghana wins the Rugby Afrique 2017 Regional Challenge - Group West 1
2016 Men's 7s
- 27 May 2016 Mali 0 - 15 Ghana
- 27 May 2016 Ghana 19 - 0 Benin
- 27 May 2016 Ghana 19 - 22 Togo Semifinal
- 27 May 2016 Niger 5 - 14 Ghana
Ghana wins 3rd Place Playoff
2015 Men's 15s and 7s
Men’s 15s
- 24 May 2015 Niger 28 - 10 Ghana
- 27 May 2015 Ghana 7 - 24 Mali
- 30 May 2015 Burkina Faso 12 - 0 Ghana
Men’s 7s
- 6 June 2015 Togo 24 - 12 Ghana
- 6 June 2015 Ivory Coast 15 - 10 Ghana
- 6 June 2015 Ghana 27 - 7 Mali Ghana ends 5th
2014 Men's 7s
- 17 May 2014 Mali 12 - 12 Ghana
- 17 May 2014 Niger 0 - 10 Ghana
- 17 May 2014 Ghana 33 - 0 Benin
- 17 May 2014 Togo 0 - 40 Ghana
- 18 May 2014 Burkina Faso 25 - 5 Ghana
2011 Men's 15s
- 24 July 2011 Benin 7 - 16 Ghana
- 27 July 2011 Mali 28 - 3 Ghana
- 30 July 2011 Burkina Faso 15 - 3 Ghana
2010 Men's 15s
- 24 July 2010 Mali 17 - 8 Ghana
2009 Men's 15s
- 13 July 2009 Ghana 5 - 5 Nigeria
- 15 July 2009 Ghana 17 - 7 Burkina Faso
- 18 July 2009 Niger 5 - 3 Ghana
2008 Men's 15s
- 23 June 2008 Ghana 17 - 8 Chad
- 27 June 2008 Ghana 8 - 9 Burkina Faso
- 29 June 2008 Ghana 27 - 6 Togo
2004 Men's 15s
- 29 June 2004 Ghana 0 - 20 Nigeria
- 1 July 2004 Togo 15 - 5 Ghana
- 3 July 2004 Ghana 3 - 3 Benin
2003 Men's 15s
- 10 Oct 2003 Ghana 29 - 8 Mauritania
- 10 Oct 2003 Ghana 3 - 40 Cameroon
- 10 Oct 2003 Ghana 14 - 9 Togo
- 10 Oct 2003 Ghana 3 - 29 Nigeria
See also
- Ghana national rugby union team
- Ghana Rugby Official Website[5]
- Confederation of African Rugby
External links
- ↑ World Rugby. "Ghana welcomed as full member union of World Rugby", Dublin, 21 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Ghana Rugby. "Herbert Mensah elected as new Ghana Rugby President”, Accra. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- 1 2 Constitution of Ghana Rugby. "Ghana Rugby Constitution”, Accra. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Rugby Data. "Games played by Ghana”, Internet. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Ghana Rugby. "Ghana Rugby”, Accra. Retrieved 1 July 2017.