Saint Kitts and Nevis Rugby Association

Saint Kitts and Nevis Rugby Association
Sport Rugby union
Founded 2008
NACRA affiliation
2009
(Affiliate member)[1][2]

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Rugby Association is the rugby governing body in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Based in Basseterre, it was founded in 2008.[1] The association became affiliated to the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA, formerly NAWIRA) in the following year,[1][3] but it is not currently a member of World Rugby.

The British first introduced the game to the islands in the 1960s, and for a number of years it was mainly played by expatriates. Now it has some uptake by the local population.[4] Games against visiting ships, and touring sides are common, as well as against neighbouring Caribbean islands.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "International body impressed by interest in local rugby". SKN Vibes. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "NACRA's Mission". North America Caribbean Rugby Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Affiliated Unions". NACRA. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Cybriwsky, Roman Adrian (2013). "Capital Cities around the World". ABC-CLIO. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-61069-248-9.
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