New Caledonia Rugby Committee
| Comité Régional de Rugby de Nouvelle Calédonie | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1960s (est.) |
| Oceania Rugby affiliation | 2000 |
| Website | rugby.nc |
The New Caledonia Rugby Committee (French: Comité de Rugby de Nouvelle Calédonie, —or officially: Comité Régional de Rugby de Nouvelle Calédonie) is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within New Caledonia.[1][2]
It is a full member of the Oceania Rugby, which is the governing body for rugby union in Oceania, but it is not affiliated with the International Rugby Board (IRB) in its own right.[3]
National teams
The New Caledonia 15-a-side team has competed at the South Pacific Games, winning a silver medal in 1966 and two gold medals in 1987 and 1995. More recently, the team has played for the FORU Oceania Cup.[4] New Caledonia fields teams in 7's competitions as well as 15's.[5][6] The national women's 7s team has also competed at the Pacific Games.[7]
See also
- Rugby union in New Caledonia
- New Caledonia national rugby union team
- New Caledonia national rugby union team (sevens)
- New Caledonia women's national rugby union team (sevens)
External links
- New Caledonia on OceaniaRugby.com
- Comité de Rugby de Nouvelle-Calédonie on aslagnyrugby.net
Reference list
- ^ "Comités Territoriaux" [Territorial Committees] (in French). Fédération Française de Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Effectifs des Comités au 30 mai 2009" [Committee numbers at 30 May 2009] (PDF 0.3 MB) (in French). Fédération Française de Rugby. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Samoa's Lefau Harry Schuster Re-elects to top FORU Post". samoarugbyunion.ws. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "New CaledoniaTest Rugby Scores". rugbyinternational.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Two days of rugby union sevens". Cook Islands News. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pacific Games". XIVth Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Rugby 7 Team tournament Small final: New Caledonia vs PNG". XIVth Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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