Lithuanian Rugby Federation

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Lithuanian Rugby FederationLietuvos Regbio Federacija

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
World Rugby affiliation| 1993
Rugby Europe affiliation| 1991
President|  Rytis Davidovicius
Men's coach|  Ntando Manyosha
Website| regbis.lt

The Lithuanian Rugby Federation (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Regbio Federacija), abbreviated to LRF is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Lithuania. Lithuania currently comprises 1,650 registered players and there are 15 club in the whole country.

The Lithuanian national rugby union team currently holds the record for most test match wins in a row (17 matches) along with New Zealand and South Africa.

## History

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It was formed in 1961, yet was not considered by European rugby authorities and World rugby authorities as a national rugby federation as Lithuania at the time we part of the USSR.

It became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1993 and to FIRA Europe, now known as Rugby Europe in 1991 as soon as the USSR collapsed.

## See also

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* Rugby union in Lithuania
* Lithuania national rugby union team
* Lithuania national rugby sevens team
* Lithuania women's national rugby sevens team

## External links

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* Official website (in Lithuanian)

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Sports governing bodies in Lithuania (LTU)

Summer Olympic sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized swimming
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern pentathlon
* Rugby 7s
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Beach volleyball
* Water polo
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Curling
* Figure skating
* Ice hockey
* Luge
* Speed skating
* Short track
* Skiing
* Alpine
* Cross country
* Freestyle
* Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Baseball
* Billiard sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Motorcycle racing
* Orienteering
* Powerboating
* Rugby
* Skateboarding
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water ski
* Wushu

Paralympic sports|

*   * Goalball

Other sports|

* Futsal
* Rugby league
* Rugby union

* Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
* Lithuanian Paralympic Committee

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World Rugby members

Africa|

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Eswatini
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

North America|

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent & the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Azerbaijan
* Brunei
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lao
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Wales
* Turkey

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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