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Rugby Africa, is the administrative body for rugby union within the continent of Africa under the authority of World Rugby, which is the world governing body of rugby union.

Rugby Africa was founded in 1986 as the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Africa. It was renamed Rugby Africa in December 2014.^[1]

The main Official Partner of Rugby Africa, is the leading media relations' consulting firm in Africa and the Middle East, APO Group.^[1]^[2]

History

The Confederation of African Rugby (French: Confédération Africaine de Rugby) was officially launched in January 1986 in Tunis. The inaugural members at the meeting were Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Tunisia. A meeting was held in July 1992 in Casablanca with the view of integrating the SARFU into the confederation. South Africa had been denied entry until this time because of the government policy of apartheid (South African rugby had been governed by the mainly white South African Rugby Board and the mainly black South African Rugby Union). In March 1992 these were formally combined to form the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU). The Confederation now has 37 member nations.

African Rugby Charter

The African Rugby Charter was signed by the President of CAR, Abdelaziz Bougja, the then President of the South African Rugby Union (SARFU) Brian van Rooyen, in the presence of former South African president Nelson Mandela, and the South African Minister of Sport, Makhenkesi Stofile.

International competitions

Development programs

The CAR formed agreements in 2014 which allowed member unions from Anglophone and Francophone nations in Africa to access training programs within the sports academies and administrative headquarters of the South African Rugby Union and French Rugby Federation, respectively. These agreements, designed to foster rugby development across the continent, were signed in January 2015, and followed earlier arrangements with the SARU and French club Castres Olympique which were made in 2006.^[4]^[5]

Members

World Rugby member unions

Union

World Rugby membership

Status

Date

BWA}}

Full member

1994

GHA}}

group=note | name="Ghana" | Ghana joined World Rugby as an associate member in 2004, and became a full member in 2017.^[8]}}

2004

CIV}}

Full member

1988

KEN}}

Full member

1990

MDG}}

Full member

1998

MUS}}

Full member

2009

MAR}}

Full member

1988

NAM}}

Full member

1990

NGA}}

Full member

2001

RWA}}

group=note | name="Rwanda" | Rwanda joined World Rugby as an associate member in 2004, and became a full member in 2015.^[9]}}

2004

SEN}}

Full member

1999

RSA}}

Full member

1949

SWZ}}

Full member

1998

TUN}}

Full member

1988

UGA}}

Full member

1997

ZMB}}

Full member

1995

ZWE}}

Full member

1987

BDI}}

Associate member

2004

TZA}}

Associate member

2004

TGO}}

Associate member

2004

MLI}}

Associate member

2004

CMR}}

group=note | name="Cameroon" | Cameroon joined World Rugby as a full member in 1999, but had their membership suspended in November 2013 due to "inactivity and a failure to meet criteria for continued membership".^[10]}}

1999

MRT}}

group=note | name="Mauritania" | Mauritania joined World Rugby as a full member in 2003, but had their membership suspended in November 2013 due to "inactivity and a failure to meet criteria for continued membership".^[10]}}

2003

In addition, the following unions are not members of World Rugby, but are either full or affiliate members of Rugby Africa, or non-member countries working with the governing body:^[11]

Rugby Africa member unions

Union

Rugby Africa status

DZA}}

Member ^[12]

BEN}}

Member

BFA}}

Member

TCD}}

Member

COD}}

Member

GAB}}

Member ^[12]

GUI}} Guinea

Member

LSO}} Lesotho

Member ^[12]

MWI}} Malawi

Member

NER}}

Member

SLE}} Sierra Leone

Member

TGO}} Togo

Member

CPV}} Cape Verde

Non-member

CAF}}

Non-member

COM}} Comoros

Non-member

COG}}

Non-member

EGY}}

Non-member

ETH}} Ethiopia

Non-member

LBY}}

Non-member

SYC}}

Non-member

MYT}}

group=note | name="Mayotte" | Mayotte is an overseas region of France and rugby is governed by a committee of the World Rugby-affiliated French Rugby Federation.}}

REU}}

group=note | name="Réunion" | Réunion is an overseas region of France and rugby is governed by a committee of the World Rugby-affiliated French Rugby Federation.}}

1. ^[https://www.gettyimages.pt/evento/group-becomes-the-official-partner-of-world-rugbys-african-association-rugby-africa-775074089#nicolas-pompignemognard-founder-and-ceo-of-apo-group-and-abdelaziz-picture-id873561766 Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and CEO of APO Group and Abdelaziz Bougja, Chairman of World Rugby's African association, Rugby Africa during the signing ceremony of the agreement under which APO Group becomes the main Official Sponsor of Rugby Africa, at Royal Garden Hotel on November 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for APO Group)]. Getty Images. November 12, 2017.
2. ^[https://www.cnbcafrica.com/apo/2017/11/13/apo-group-becomes-the-official-partner-of-world-rugbys-african-association-rugby-africa/ APO Group becomes the Official Partner of World Rugby’s African association, Rugby Africa]. CNBC Africa. November 12, 2017.
3. ^{{cite book | last1 = Nauright | first1 = John | last2 = Parrish | first2 = Charles | title = Sports Around the World | publisher = ABC CLIO | volume = 1 | date = 2012 | pages = 146 | isbn = 9781598843002}}
4. ^Ken Borland, CAR drives Rugby's growth through Africa. The Southern Times. 11 April 2014.
5. ^Agreements signed. Rugby Afrique. 6 January 2015.
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.worldrugby.org/wr-resources/World_Rugby_Handbook/EN/pubData/source/150114%20GF%20IRB%20Handbook%20Master%20English%20Version.pdf | title=World Rugby Handbook | work=World Rugby | date=14 January 2015 | accessdate=15 December 2016 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514163507/http://www.worldrugby.org/wr-resources/World_Rugby_Handbook/EN/pubData/source/150114%20GF%20IRB%20Handbook%20Master%20English%20Version.pdf | archivedate=14 May 2016 | df= }}
7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.worldrugby.org/member-unions | title=Inside World Rugby | work=World Rugby | accessdate=15 December 2016}}
8. ^{{cite press release | url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/250047?lang=en | title=Ghana welcomed as full member union of World Rugby | publisher=World Rugby | date=21 May 2017 | accessdate=22 May 2017}}
9. ^{{cite press release | url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/123158?lang=en | title=Rwanda welcomed as full member union of World Rugby | publisher=World Rugby | date=12 November 2015 | accessdate=15 December 2016}}
10. ^¹{{cite web | url=http://www.asoif.com/News/News_Article.aspx?ID=4120 | title=Indonesia becomes full member and Brunei associate member of IRB as two African unions suspended | publisher=The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations | date=21 November 2013 | accessdate=27 November 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306181121/http://asoif.com/news/news_article.aspx?id=4120 | archivedate=6 March 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyafrique.com/unions/ | title=Unions - Rugby Afrique | work=Rugby Africa | accessdate=15 December 2016}}
12. ^¹²{{cite press release | url=http://www.rugbyafrique.com/general-assembly-2016 | title=General Assembly 2016 | publisher=Rugby Afrique | accessdate=15 December 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web |year= 2014 |title= Handbook |pages= 16-10 |url= http://test3.pulselive.com/wr-resources/World_Rugby_Handbook/EN/pubData/source/150114%20GF%20IRB%20Handbook%20Master%20English%20Version.pdf |publisher= World Rugby |accessdate= 28 January 2015}}
14. ^¹{{cite press release |url=http://www.rugbyafrique.com/general-assembly/ |title=General Assembly 2014 |publisher=RA |date=17 December 2014 |accessdate=4 January 2015}}

Leopards

The African Leopards are a representative team from Africa which aims to promote the sport throughout the whole of Africa. The Leopards played their first ever match in July 2005 at Ellis Park as a curtain raiser between Springboks and Australia.{{Portal|Africa}}

History

African Rugby Charter

International competitions

Development programs

Members

Leopards

References

External links