Rugby union in Bermuda
| Rugby union in Bermuda | |
|---|---|
| File:Bermudarugby.png Union logo | |
| Country | Bermuda |
| Governing body | Bermuda Rugby Football Union |
| National team(s) | Bermuda |
| First played | Late 19th century |
| Registered players | 707 [1] |
| Clubs | 4 |
National competitions | |
Rugby union in Bermuda is a popular sport. Because of Bermuda's small population, less than 70,000, it has not produced a world class rugby union team, but nonetheless is a dominant force within Caribbean rugby.[2]
The Bermuda Rugby Football Union was founded in 1964, and joined the IRB in 1992.[2]
History[edit]
As with many British colonies, rugby union was an early arrival in the island, being played since the 19th century.
Rugby in the island has tended to be played by the white population, as well as some immigrants, such as former Bristol winger Barry Whitehead.[2]
Bermudian rugby suffered a major setback in 1958, when a regular Bermuda Rugby Week competition popular with U.S. teams was dropped by the sponsoring Bermuda Trade Development Board because of complaints about off-pitch behaviour.[3]
Bermuda competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Guyana.[4]
The highlight of the rugby year in Bermuda is the Bermuda Classic Tournament. This is a kind of Rugby World Cup for the over-35s.[2]
The island is also quite small measuring no more than twenty-one square miles. This coupled with its small population make it hard for a major rugby culture to emerge.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-10-06.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bath p63
- ↑ Richards, Chapter 10 Not-So Swinging '60s, p184
- ↑ Bath p78
References[edit]
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1 Search this book on
.) - Richards, Huw A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union (Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-255-5 Search this book on .)
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