Rugby Israel

Governing body for rugby union in Israel

Rugby Israelאיגוד הרוגבי הישראלי

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1971; 54 years ago (1971)
World Rugby affiliation| 1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Men's coach| Kevin Musikanth
Website| www.rugby.org.il

Rugby Israel (Hebrew: איגוד הרוגבי הישראלי) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Israel. It was founded as the Israel Rugby Union in 1971, and joined the International Rugby Board in 1988.[1] For political reasons, it is also part of FIRA-AER, the European rugby body, rather than the Asian Rugby Football Union. The Israel national rugby union team play in the European Nations Cup. Its headquarters are in Ra'anana.

In 2011, Peter de Villiers, coach of the South African national rugby team, and Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, visited Israel and met with Israeli national team players. The coach of the Springboks conducted a training session on the rugby field at Kibbutz Yizrael.[2]

In 2011, the Israel Olympic Committee backed the seven-a-side game as a preferred team sport ahead of the game's introduction to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.[2]

The Israeli women's team is ranked 21st in Europe.[2]

## See also

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* Rugby union in Israel
* Sports in Israel

## References

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1. ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby, Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p68
2. ^ a b c Springboks boost for local game

## External links

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* (in Hebrew) Official site

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Sports governing bodies in Israel (ISR)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized swimming
* Water polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Baseball
* 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
* inc. beach volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating
* Figure
* Speed
* Short track
* Ice hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing
* Alpine
* Cross country
* Nordic combined
* Freestyle
* Jumping
* Snowboarding

Other IOC-recognised sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Billiard sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby union
* Rugby league
* American football

* Hapoel
* Maccabi
* Betar

* Olympic Committee of Israel
* Paralympics Committee of Israel

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Rugby union in Israel

Governing body|

* Rugby Israel

National teams|

* Israel
* Women's
* 7's
* W7's

Competitions|

* Rugby Europe Conference

Related articles|

* Wingate Institute
* Herzliya Municipal Stadium
* Yizre'el
* Leo Camron
* Jamie Heaslip

Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games|

* 1981 Games
* 1985 Games
* 1989 Games
* 1993 Games
* 1997 Games
* 2001 Games
* 2009 Games

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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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