Burundi_national_rugby_union_team

Burundi national rugby union team

Burundi national rugby union team

Add article description

The Burundi national rugby union team represents Burundi in international rugby union. The nation are a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB) and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. The Burundi national rugby team played their first international in 2003 - losing to Uganda. They participate annually in the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. However, in the 2007 tournament Burundi withdrew for financial reasons.

Quick Facts Union, World Rugby ranking ...
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Burundi women's national rugby union team.

History

Main article: Rugby union in Burundi

Rugby has been played in Burundi since the 1970s, first among Belgian players who mixed during the 1980s with many French residents. The first officially registered rugby team was the “Intambwe Rugby Club”. The first presidents were Stanislas Mandi and Christian Taupiac. Among the greatest players are Marc Bourgeois, Charles Mugiraneza, “Okume”, Bernard Bordes, Patrice Ndindakumana, Lilian Campan, Louis Riboli, and Simeon Sahabo. The IRC has played international matches against the French, Rwandese and Kenyan teams.


Stub icon

This article about sports in Burundi is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Rugby union article about a national team is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Burundi_national_rugby_union_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.