Cyprus Rugby Federation
Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι | ||
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Sport | FIRA affiliation 2006 | |
President | Constantinos Constantinides | |
Men's coach | Andrew Binikos | |
Website | www |
The Cyprus Rugby Federation (CRF) (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι, Κ.Ο.ΡΑ) (Turkish: Kıbrıs Ragbi Federasyonu (KRF)) the governing body for rugby union in Cyprus. It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases (Akrotiri, Episkopi and Dhekelia) and four local teams:
- Paphos Tigers
- Limassol Crusaders
- Nicosia Barbarians
- Larnaca Spartans
It became affiliated to
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.[3] In October and November 2007, Cyprus beat
Bosnia Herzegovina until their recent victory against Bosnia.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Cyprus accepted as members of the International Federation of Amateur Rugby" (PDF) (in French). 2006-12-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ "World Rugby gives Cyprus warm welcome but Armenia and Greece the cold shoulder". 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ McCowan, Alexander (March 27, 2007). "Cyprus trounce Greece in first international rugby match". Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Rugby-union-Dan-wins-Cyprus-promotion-targets/article-1959909-detail/article.html[dead link]
External links
- CRF homepage
- Paphos Tigers Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Limassol Crusaders