The Democratic Republic of the Congo national rugby union team (
French: ''Équipe de République Démocratique du Congo de rugby à XV'') represents
DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
in men's international competitions, it is a member of the
International Rugby Board
World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international competit ...
(IRB), and have yet to play in a
Rugby World Cup
The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World championship, world champions of the sport.
The tournament is administer ...
tournament.
They were due to appear in the
2008 Castel Beer Trophy, but they were replaced by Belgian club side Kibubu after they pulled out for financial reasons.
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Record
Overall
See also
* Rugby union in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rugby union in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a minor but growing sport.
Governing body
The national union is a member of the Confederation of African Rugby, but not of World Rugby.
History
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References
African national rugby union teams
Rugby union in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby union: 15 players per side
*** American flag rugby
*** Beach rugby
*** Mini rugby
*** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side
*** Rugby tens, 10 players per side
*** Snow rugby
*** Tou ...
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