Ghana national rugby union team
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The Ghana national rugby union team represents Ghana
in international rugby union
. Ghana are not a member of the International Rugby Board
(IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup
tournament. Ghana played their first international during the 2003 season, and defeated Mauritania
29 points to 8. Since then Ghana has had much interest from Gap Year Agencies such as Gap Sports and also has a number of youth teams of which to boast (especially of the under-18 team who won a junior rugby competition). The National Team itself has hosted a tournament and had some credible results on the field.
3rd versus 4th Playoff
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Final
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visited Ghana and helped out in coaching the Teams. Both of Paul Sackey's Parents are from Ghana and the England International even wore the Ghana National Rugby shirt.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
in international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. Ghana are not a member of the International Rugby Board
International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
(IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
tournament. Ghana played their first international during the 2003 season, and defeated Mauritania
Mauritania national rugby union team
The Mauritania national rugby union team represents Mauritania in international rugby union. Mauritania are a member of the International Rugby Board , and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament...
29 points to 8. Since then Ghana has had much interest from Gap Year Agencies such as Gap Sports and also has a number of youth teams of which to boast (especially of the under-18 team who won a junior rugby competition). The National Team itself has hosted a tournament and had some credible results on the field.
History
Despite only forming in 2005, the Ghana National Rugby Union Team has improved rapidly with a number of competitions under their belts. The team was founded by a coach from Cameroon named Guy Chaley who recruited players, including coach Amuzu Salim, to play their first international match. With the help of businesswoman Gifty Annan-Myers, support from the government was gained for the national team, however they were not funded. Shortly after they were thrown into their first African Tournament which had impressed the African rugby world. This was followed by the death of Guy Chaley which stunted the success and growth of the team. Amuzu Salim was then able to train as a coach to train the Ghana Under 18, 15 and 12 teams as well as much help coming in the form of volunteers from Gap Year agencies. Notable gap year helpers include Peter Dear who helped start the school program in Accra and surrounding areas. A significant amount of kit was also donated by Peter, enabling Amuzu to kick his coaching success into gear. Others include, Ben Gandy who specialized in coaching the forwards, and has since turned Ghana's scrum into a feared force across the continent, Sam Boughton who specialized in transforming Ghana from a team which struggled to create scoring opportunities to a fast-paced, adventurous outfit, James Gannon, whose all round knowledge of the game has ensured many generations of Ghanaians will be well equipped tactically to deal with the giants of world rugby and Richard Bottomley, who is very good at taking photographs. Since the first tournament, the team have been included in the Castel Beer Trophies which are development tournament for smaller rugby nations of Africa. This has led to great success and the Country even making the Final of the 2009 Development Trophy in Togo.CAR Castel Beer Trophy
Recently the Ghana National Rugby Team has been taking part in the African Rugby Trophy (sponsored by Castel Beer)and even hosted the tournament in 2008 in Accra where they came a respectable 3rd position.2007 Castel Beer Trophy - Pool B
Standings| Country | GP | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +57 | 13 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -49 | 1 |
2008 Castel Beer Trophy - pool A
Standings| Country | GP | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 |
3rd versus 4th Playoff
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2009 African Development Trophy - Pool B
Standings| Country | GP | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +54 | 11 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +43 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +33 | 7 | |
| Togo II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -131 | 0 |
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- Togo II was Added to the Tournament following the withdrawal of
Final
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Paul Sackey Visit
In September 2008 England Rugby Star Paul SackeyPaul Sackey
Paul Henry Sackey is an English rugby union footballer who currently plays at wing for Stade Français in the Top 14.As of 28 February 2009 he has 22 full England caps...
visited Ghana and helped out in coaching the Teams. Both of Paul Sackey's Parents are from Ghana and the England International even wore the Ghana National Rugby shirt.
External links
- Ghana on IRB.com
- Ghana on rugbydata.com
- Ghana rugby welcome page