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INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY COMPETITION | GEORGIA
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GEORGIA ARGUABLY REPRESENTS THE RUGBY ‘NEW WORLD’ AT IDRC 2015. THE UNION GAME IS CONSIDERED THE SECOND MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE COUNTRY AFTER FOOTBALL. RUGBY BECAME AN AFFILIATE OF WORLD RUGBY IN 1992 BUT THAT IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. The popularity of the game in Georgia can be traced back to a ‘folk-sport’ called ‘lelo’ or ‘lelo burti’ which was a full contact event dating back to ancient times. Indeed in the Georgian language the word ‘lelo’ is taken to mean ‘try’. In 1997, New Zealander Ross Meur...
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INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY COMPETITION | NEW ZEALAND
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WHEREVER THEY SERVE, NEW ZEALAND SERVICE PERSONNEL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY SPORT, ESPECIALLY RUGBY WHICH IS PART OFTHE NEW ZEALAND CULTURE ENCOURAGING FITNESS, SKILLS, COMRADESHIP AND HEALTHY COMPETITION. Following the Battle of the Somme, a team of New Zealanders to be known as theTrench Blacks played nine games against various British, Welsh and Irish teams before playing an almost full-strength international against France. Rugby continued to be played throughout the war in inter-unit contests ...
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INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY COMPETITION | FIJI
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IN FIJI RUGBY IS MASSIVE. IT HAS HAD A PROUD AND VERY SUCCESSFUL HISTORY AND IN TERMS OF SIZE HAS PUNCHED WELL ABOVE ITS WEIGHT ON THE WORLD STAGE. The sport was introduced to the islands in the 1880s. The national side has competed in the Rugby World Cup and has progressed as far as the quarter finals. Maybe it is best known as the home of the modern 7-a-Side game. They have won the RWC Sevens title twice and the IRB World series once. They are heading for Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games. The actual form...
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INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY COMPETITION | France vs Canada
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FR 76 - CA 10. October 8, 2015. July 6, 2015. July 6, 2015. Leave a Comment Cancel reply. IDRC 2015 PLATE FINAL. Images from IDRC 2011. Col Trevor Cottee,. Tel: 44 (0) 1252 863280. Fiji Dazzle in the Drizzle. Georgia Beaten But Not Defeated. British Army to Take on Fiji. Army Dynamics Overcome South Africa. Royal Navy Rampant Against Spirited Canada Armed Forces. Sign up for news and updates.
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INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY COMPETITION | Fixtures
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IDRC 2015 PLATE FINAL. Images from IDRC 2011. Col Trevor Cottee,. Tel: 44 (0) 1252 863280. Fiji Dazzle in the Drizzle. Georgia Beaten But Not Defeated. British Army to Take on Fiji. Army Dynamics Overcome South Africa. Royal Navy Rampant Against Spirited Canada Armed Forces. Sign up for news and updates.
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INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE RUGBY COMPETITION | TONGA
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HIS MAJESTY’S ARMED FORCES RUGBY TEAM (HMAFRT) FORMERLY KNOWN AS TONGA DEFENCE SERVICES (TDS) RUGBY TEAM WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1972 AND PARTICIPATES IN THE TONGA RUGBY UNION (TRU) ANNUAL CLUB TOURNAMENT. In 1974 HMAFRT first overseas tour was to New Caledonia as part of the Defence Relationship with France and the Captain was the First Tongan to be the Chief. HMAFRT also participated in the IDRC in 2011 where they beat the NZDF at the quarter final but lost to the British Army in the semi-final. Tonga...