The Tuvalu Rugby Union, or TRU, is the governing body for

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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

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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

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. Tuvalu participates in the

competitions at the

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and the Oceania Sevens Championship.

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 {{Tuvalu-sport-stub

See also

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