Rugby union in Monaco

Country| Monaco
Governing body| FMR
National team(s)| Monaco
First played| 1996
Registered players| 325
Clubs| 2

Rugby union in Monaco is a minor, but growing sport. In October 2017, Monaco ranked 107th out of 110th national teams according to the World Rugby.[1]

The governing body of rugby union in Monaco is the Fédération Monégasque de Rugby (FMR).[2]

## History

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Rugby union has a long history in Monaco. The country is not far from Menton, which is where William Webb Ellis, the supposed founder of the game is buried.

## See also

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* Monaco national rugby union team

## References

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1. ^ World rugby - World Rankings: Full world rankings
2. ^ Fédération Monégasque de Rugby

## External links

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* IRB page
* (in French) official union page
* (in French) A.S. Monaco Rugby
* FIRA-AER Monaco page
* (in French) Archives du Rugby: Monaco

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* Czechoslovakia
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* Albania
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* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
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* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

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other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
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* Svalbard

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