Uzbekistan national rugby union team
Encyclopedia
The Uzbekistan national rugby union team represents Uzbekistan
in international rugby union
. Uzbekistan are a member of the International Rugby Board
(IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup
tournament. The Rugby Federation in Uzbekistan was established in 2001.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan 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...
. Uzbekistan are 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. The Rugby Federation in Uzbekistan was established in 2001.
External links
- Uzbekistan on IRB.com