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'''[[Rugby union]] in [[Kazakhstan]]''' is a fairly popular sport. As of May 2018, they are ranked 61st by [[World Rugby]], and as of June 2009, they had 2335 registered players and twenty clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000065/index.html |title= |website=www.irb.com |access-date=28 June 2009}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=May 2022}}</ref>
'''[[Rugby union]] in [[Kazakhstan]]''' is a fairly popular sport. As of May 2018, they are ranked 61st by [[World Rugby]], and as of June 2009, they had 2335 registered players and twenty clubs.<ref name=":0" />


==Governing body==
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Rugby union was played in [[Imperial Russia|the Russian Empire]] as early as in 1908. In 1934 the Moscow Championship was started, and in 1936 the first [[Soviet Championship (rugby union)|Soviet Championship]] took place.
Rugby union was played in [[Imperial Russia|the Russian Empire]] as early as in 1908. In 1934 the Moscow Championship was started, and in 1936 the first [[Soviet Championship (rugby union)|Soviet Championship]] took place.


In 1949, rugby union was forbidden in the USSR during the "fight against the [[cosmopolitanism]]". The competitions were resumed in 1957, and the Soviet Championship in 1966. In 1975 the [[Soviet Union national rugby union team|Soviet national team]] played their first match.<ref>[http://www.russianrugby.ru/history.php?Id=RUS Rugby union in Russia and USSR] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>
In 1949, rugby union was forbidden in the USSR during the "fight against the [[cosmopolitanism]]". The competitions were resumed in 1957, and the Soviet Championship in 1966. In 1975 the [[Soviet Union national rugby union team|Soviet national team]] played their first match.<ref name=":0">[http://www.russianrugby.ru/history.php?Id=RUS Rugby union in Russia and USSR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711234837/http://www.russianrugby.ru/history.php?Id=RUS |date=11 July 2017 }} {{in lang|ru}}</ref>


Kazakhstan had its own rugby team in the USSR, but it was not treated as a proper national side.
Kazakhstan had its own rugby team in the USSR, but it was not treated as a proper national side.
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Rugby continues to be moderately popular. The Japan-Kazakhstan [[Asian Five Nations]] game in Almaty Central Stadium, [[Almaty]] was attended by 6,000 people.
Rugby continues to be moderately popular. The Japan-Kazakhstan [[Asian Five Nations]] game in Almaty Central Stadium, [[Almaty]] was attended by 6,000 people.
<ref>http://www.rugbyinternational.net/data/2008/2008-05/2008051002-jap-kaz.htm</ref> This was unfortunately also their worst loss, 82-6.
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbyinternational.net/data/2008/2008-05/2008051002-jap-kaz.htm |title=JAPAN 82 V KAZAKHSTAN 6 |access-date=28 June 2009 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218233524/http://www.rugbyinternational.net/data/2008/2008-05/2008051002-jap-kaz.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> This was unfortunately also their worst loss, 82-6.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
* Richards, Huw ''A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union'' ([[Mainstream Publishing]], [[Edinburgh]], 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-84596-255-5}})
* {{Cite book |last=Richards |first=Huw |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/165411135 |title=A game for hooligans : the history of Rugby Union |date=2007 |publisher=Mainstream Pub |isbn=978-1-84596-255-5 |location=Edinburgh |oclc=165411135}}
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Latest revision as of 03:13, 6 September 2024

Rugby union in Kazakhstan
CountryKazakhstan
Governing bodyKazakhstan Rugby Union
National team(s)Kazakhstan
Registered players2,465 [1]
Clubs21
National competitions

Rugby union in Kazakhstan is a fairly popular sport. As of May 2018, they are ranked 61st by World Rugby, and as of June 2009, they had 2335 registered players and twenty clubs.[2]

Governing body

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The national body is the Kazakhstan Rugby Union.

History

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See also: Rugby union in the Soviet Union

Soviet Period

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Rugby union was played in the Russian Empire as early as in 1908. In 1934 the Moscow Championship was started, and in 1936 the first Soviet Championship took place.

In 1949, rugby union was forbidden in the USSR during the "fight against the cosmopolitanism". The competitions were resumed in 1957, and the Soviet Championship in 1966. In 1975 the Soviet national team played their first match.[2]

Kazakhstan had its own rugby team in the USSR, but it was not treated as a proper national side.

The SKA from Alma-Ata was a quite successful club in the Soviet era, finishing 3rd et 2nd respectively of the 1988 and 1991 championships, and also winning the Soviet Cup in 1988.

Post-independence

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Kazakhstan is arguably the most successful ex-Soviet rugby nation aside from Georgia and Russia (who have both qualified for the Rugby World Cup).

The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team played their first international against Germany in 1993, which they lost by one point, 11-10. The female team also takes part in the ARFU Women's Rugby Championship.

Rugby continues to be moderately popular. The Japan-Kazakhstan Asian Five Nations game in Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty was attended by 6,000 people. [3] This was unfortunately also their worst loss, 82-6.

See also

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References

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  • Richards, Huw (2007). A game for hooligans : the history of Rugby Union. Edinburgh: Mainstream Pub. ISBN 978-1-84596-255-5. OCLC 165411135.
  1. ^ "International Rugby Board - KAZAKHSTAN". Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b Rugby union in Russia and USSR Archived 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ "JAPAN 82 V KAZAKHSTAN 6". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
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