Rugby union in Ecuador is a minor, but growing sport.
Governing body
The governing body is the Federación Ecuatoriana de Rugby, which became affiliated to
CONSUR in 2011 but not yet to the
IRB.
History
Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
is found to some extent in Ecuador, with teams in Guayaquil, Quito,
Quito Rugby Football Club
/ref> and Cuenca.
One out of two Spanish countries in South America still to compete under CONSUR's arm (the other one being Bolivia), Ecuador rugby story dates back to the 1930s when newspapers specified the presence of English merchants playing the game that they would eventually take to Puná island, along the coast of Guayas river, to play rugby criollo with the natives.
Rugby was first played in Ecuador in the 1930s, when it was introduced by British merchants to Puná Island
Puná Island (Spanish: ''Isla Puná''), is an island just off the coast of southern Ecuador at approximately 80 degrees west longitude and 3 degrees south latitude. It is located at the head of the Gulf of Guayaquil, south of the mouth of the ...
on the Guayas River
The Guayas River (Rio Guayas) is a major river in western Ecuador. It gives its name to the Guayas Province of Ecuador. Its total length, including the Daule River, is 389 km (241 mi). The Guayas River's drainage basin is 34,500 km2 (1 ...
.[UNVEILING RUGBY IN ECUADOR]
revealed 5 July 2009
See also
* Ecuador national rugby union team
References
External links
* http://www.heavensgame.com/global-news/view-from-the-americas/unveiling-rugby-in-ecuador.html
* https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614878589&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=22671243903&ref=nf
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