The Cyprus Rugby Federation (CRF) (
Greek
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: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι, Κ.Ο.ΡΑ) ( tr, Kıbrıs Ragbi Federasyonu (KRF)) the governing body for
rugby union
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in
Cyprus. It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases (
Akrotiri,
Episkopi and
Dhekelia) and three local teams:
*
Paphos Tigers
*
Limassol Crusaders
* Nicosia Barbarians
* Larnaka Spartans
It became affiliated to
FIRA
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in 2006. The CRF was accepted as an affiliated member of World Rugby in November 2014
The first international game of the
Cyprus Rugby National Team took place on March 24, 2007 against
Greece
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in
Paphos
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The current city of P ...
. The Cypriot XV won the game by 39-3 in front of 2,500 fans.
In October and November 2007, Cyprus beat
Azerbaijan
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,
Monaco and
Slovakia
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to win the FIRA 3D Tournament, a great achievement in their first year on the international scene. They lost the play-off game for promotion to level 3C on 6 September 2008 against Israel by a score of 23-14. They remained in FIRA AER ENC Division 3D with Azerbaijan, Monaco, Slovakia and
Bosnia Herzegovina
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until their recent victory against Bosnia.
[http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Rugby-union-Dan-wins-Cyprus-promotion-targets/article-1959909-detail/article.html ]
See also
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Rugby union in Cyprus
*
Cyprus national rugby union team
References
External links
CRF homepagePaphos TigersLimassol Crusaders
Rugby Federation
Rugby union in Cyprus
Rugby union governing bodies in Europe
Sports organizations established in 2006
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