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* [http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000041/index.html IRB Bosnia page] |
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* [http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/article_detail.php?article=98&modeAf=tableauFormulaire FIRA Bosnia page] |
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*[http://www.rugbysarajevo.com/?page_id=104 Official website of Rugby Club Sarajevo (in English)] |
*[http://www.rugbysarajevo.com/?page_id=104 Official website of Rugby Club Sarajevo (in English)] |
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* [http://rugbylife.blogger.ba/ Rugby u Bosni i Hercegovini] |
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Revision as of 19:56, 26 July 2009
Rugby union in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a minor sport. They are currently ranked eighty-eighth in the International Rugby Board's world rankings,[1] despite the lack of recognition as an official sport by the government.[2]
History
Rugby union in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been popular historically, but due to its recent international successes, it is gaining more recognition. As of the December 2008, more than half of the eight hundred registered players are pre-teens or teenagers.[3] In addition, there are currently seven domestic clubs that compete against each other on various levels.
In the early 1990s, former Italian cap, Dr Giancarlo Tizanini was a major driving force in Austrian rugby. Before his death in 1994, he tried hard to establish a Central European equivalent of the Six Nations between Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia.[4]
National team
The national team has been competing since the early 1990s.
See also
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national rugby union team
References
- ^ Official IRB World Rankings
- ^ Rugby Club Sarajevo website
- ^ Official IRB Bosnia and Herzegovina profile
- ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p63