The Cyprus Rugby Federation (CRF) (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι, Κ.Ο.ΡΑ) (Turkish: Kıbrıs Ragbi Federasyonu (KRF)) the governing body for rugby union in Cyprus. It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases (Akrotiri, Episkopi and Dhekelia) and four local teams:
It became affiliated to FIRA in 2006.[1] The CRF was accepted as an affiliated member of World Rugby in November 2014 [2]
The first international game of the Cyprus Rugby National Team took place on March 24, 2007 against Greece in Paphos. The Cypriot XV won the game by 39-3 in front of 2,500 fans.[3] In October and November 2007, Cyprus beat Azerbaijan, Monaco and Slovakia 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 until their recent victory against Bosnia.[4]
cyprus, rugby, federation, greek, Κυπριακή, Ομοσπονδία, Ράγκμπι, ΡΑ, turkish, kıbrıs, ragbi, federasyonu, governing, body, rugby, union, cyprus, runs, several, competitions, including, league, with, teams, from, british, military, bases, akrotiri, episkopi, dh. The Cyprus Rugby Federation CRF Greek Kypriakh Omospondia Ragkmpi K O RA Turkish Kibris Ragbi Federasyonu KRF the governing body for rugby union in Cyprus It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases Akrotiri Episkopi and Dhekelia and four local teams Paphos Tigers Limassol Crusaders Nicosia Barbarians Larnaca SpartansCyprus Rugby FederationKypriakh Omospondia RagkmpiSportRugby unionFounded2006 2006 World Rugby affiliationAccepted as affiliate member 2014FIRA affiliation2006PresidentConstantinos ConstantinidesMen s coachAndrew BinikosWebsitewww wbr cyprus rugby wbr com It became affiliated to FIRA in 2006 1 The CRF was accepted as an affiliated member of World Rugby in November 2014 2 The first international game of the Cyprus Rugby National Team took place on March 24 2007 against Greece in Paphos The Cypriot XV won the game by 39 3 in front of 2 500 fans 3 In October and November 2007 Cyprus beat Azerbaijan Monaco and Slovakia 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 until their recent victory against Bosnia 4 See also editRugby union in Cyprus Cyprus national rugby union teamReferences edit Cyprus accepted as members of the International Federation of Amateur Rugby PDF in French 2006 12 07 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 03 23 World Rugby gives Cyprus warm welcome but Armenia and Greece the cold shoulder 2014 11 27 Retrieved 2014 11 27 McCowan Alexander March 27 2007 Cyprus trounce Greece in first international rugby match Cyprus Mail Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 03 28 http www thisisderbyshire co uk sport Rugby union Dan wins Cyprus promotion targets article 1959909 detail article html dead link External links editCRF homepage Paphos Tigers Archived 2010 07 02 at the Wayback Machine Limassol Crusaders nbsp This article about sports in Cyprus is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an organization in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This rugby union article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports related organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyprus Rugby Federation amp oldid 1193210956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
