| 词条 | Rugby union in the Cayman Islands |
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| country = Cayman Islands | sport = rugby union | image = LocationCayman Islands.svg | imagesize = 300px | caption = Location of the Cayman Islands | union = Cayman Rugby | nickname = | first = | registered = 2,256 | clubs = 6 | match = | national_list = Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Sevens IRB Sevens World Series Caribbean Championship | club_list = | countryflag = Cayman Islands }}Rugby union in the Cayman Islands is a growing sport. The Cayman Islands national rugby union team is ranked 62nd in the world, with 2,256 registered players.[1] Governing bodyThe governing body is Cayman Rugby, which is a member of the International Rugby Board, and the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association NACRA.[1][2] HistoryAlthough there has been interest in the game in the Cayman Islands for decades, it only became properly organised in 1972, when the Cayman Islands RFC was founded.[3] This team faced the challenge of having no rugby ball, pitch, and no clubhouse, for several years, and their nearest opponents were in Jamaica 600 miles away.[3] In 1975, however, Jeff Butterfield, a former England player acquired the rights to a piece of pine forest, which was turned into their pitch.[3] Nowadays, the islands have their own men's team, and also a women's team, which was established in 2004. There is also a national Sevens team. A schools development programme is also now in force.[4] The Cayman Islands compete in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Martinique, Jamaica, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Guyana.[5] TeamsMale
Other former teams include:
Female
References
1. ^1 IRB.com retrieved 24 August 2009 2. ^http://www.nawira.com/ retrieved 24 August 2009 3. ^1 2 Cotton, p14 4. ^1 2 Retrieved 4 August 2008 Cayman Rugby 5. ^Bath, p78 External links
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