The Tuvalu Rugby Union, or TRU, is the governing body for
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 ...
in
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...
. It also organises the
Rugby Sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
competitions.
It was established in 2007 and is a full member of the
Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU), which is the regional governing body for
rugby in
Oceania
Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...
.
[
Tuvalu participates in the ]Rugby Sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
competitions at the Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continent, continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 South Pacific Games, 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently i ...
and the Oceania Sevens Championship.[
]
See also
* Tuvalu national rugby sevens team
* Rugby union in Tuvalu
External links
Tuvalu-Rugby-Union
on facebook.com
on OceaniaRugby.com
Reference list
Rugby union in Tuvalu
Rugby
Rugby union governing bodies in Oceania
Sports organizations established in 2007
2007 establishments in Tuvalu
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