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Rugby union in Guyana
Rugby union in Guyana
Country	Guyana
Governing body	Guyana Rugby Football Union
National team(s)	Guyana
First played	Early 20th century
Registered players	1032
National competitions
	Rugby World Cup; Rugby World Cup Sevens; IRB Sevens World Series

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Rugby union in Guyana is a minor but growing sport. As of 2011^[update], the country is ranked 66th by the IRB, with 1032 registered players.^[1]

Guyana is geographically in South America, but competes in North American competitions, and is a member of NAWIRA as its rugby contacts tend to be with the Caribbean nations, rather than the Southern Cone^[1]

Governing body

The national governing body is the Guyana Rugby Football Union.^[1]

History

Guyana is a former British colony, known as "British Guiana", and the game there was introduced to there by the British. For a number of years, the local rugby scene was dominated by expatriates.

In 1954, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment was stationed in Guyana, and formed their own team to play local sides in the colony.^[2] They played sides formed of British and Portuguese residents of Georgetown and the sugar estates.^[2] The soldiers had not played for a long while, but had an advantage due to their physical fitness.

Guyana has done particularly well in the Caribbean Sevens.^[3]

It also supports two national teams.

External links

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "International Rugby Board - GUYANA". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011. retrieved 4 July 2009
^ ^a ^b "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders History – British Guiana 1953 to 1954".
^ http://www.rugbybahamas.com/index.php/2008/10/11/guyana-looking-to-create-rugby-history retrieved 5 July 2009, on Rugby Bahamas

[IRB-1] "International Rugby Board - GUYANA". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011. retrieved 4 July 2009

[ASH-2] "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders History – British Guiana 1953 to 1954".

[3] ttp://www.rugbybahamas.com/index.php/2008/10/11/guyana-looking-to-create-rugby-history retrieved 5 July 2009, on Rugby Bahamas

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+| country               = Guyana
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+| registered            = 1032
+| clubs                 =
+| match                 =
+| national_list         = [[Rugby World Cup]]<br>[[Rugby World Cup Sevens]]<br>[[IRB Sevens World Series]]
+| club_list             =
+| countryflag           = Guyana
+}}
+'''[[Rugby union]] in [[Guyana]]''' is a minor but growing sport. {{As of|2011}}, the country is ranked 66th by the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]], with 1032 registered players.<ref name=IRB>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000057/index.html |title=International Rugby Board - GUYANA |access-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928002750/http://www.irb.com/unions/union%3D11000057/index.html |archive-date=28 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }} retrieved 4 July 2009</ref>
+Guyana is geographically in South America, but competes in North American competitions, and is a member of [[NAWIRA]] as its rugby contacts tend to be with the Caribbean nations, rather than the [[Southern Cone]]<ref name=IRB/>
-'''[[Rugby union]] in [[Guyana]]''' is a minor but growing sport. They are currently ranked 66th by the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]], with 1032 registered players.<ref name=IRB>http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000057/index.html retrieved 4th July, 2009</ref>
-Guyana is geographically in South America, but competes in North American competitions, as its rugby contacts tend to be with the Caribbean nations, rather than the [[Southern Cone]]<ref name=IRB/>
 ==Governing body==
-The national governing body is the Guyana Rugby Football Union.
+The national governing body is the Guyana Rugby Football Union.<ref name=IRB/>
 ==History==
+Guyana is a former British colony, known as "British Guiana", and the game there was introduced to there by the British. For a number of years, the local rugby scene was dominated by expatriates.
+In 1954, the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] regiment was stationed in Guyana, and formed their own team to play local sides in the colony.<ref name=ASH>{{Cite web|url=http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/AandSH_BG1953to54.htm|title = Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders History – British Guiana 1953 to 1954}}</ref> They played sides formed of British and Portuguese residents of [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] and the sugar estates.<ref name=ASH/> The soldiers had not played for a long while, but had an advantage due to their physical fitness.
+Guyana has done particularly well in the [[Caribbean Sevens]].<ref>http://www.rugbybahamas.com/index.php/2008/10/11/guyana-looking-to-create-rugby-history retrieved 5 July 2009, on Rugby Bahamas</ref>
+It also supports two national teams.
 ==See also==
 * [[Guyana national rugby union team]]
 * [[Guyana women's national rugby union team]]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000057/index.html IRB Guyana page]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928002750/http://www.irb.com/unions/union%3D11000057/index.html IRB Guyana page]
+* [http://www.nawira.com/members/guyana/ NAWIRA Guyana page]
-* [ Official union page]
 * [http://voiceofguyana.com/2007/08/14/guyana-rugby-team-selected-for-north-american-west-indian-rugby-association-men’s-15s-championship/ Guyana rugby team selected for North American West Indian Rugby Association Men’s 15s Championship] (''[[Voice of Guyana]]'')
 * [http://www.rugbybahamas.com/index.php/2008/10/11/guyana-looking-to-create-rugby-history Guyana looking to make rugby history]
 * [http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/sports/10/25/guyana’s-men’s-and-women’s-sevens-rugby-team-off-to-nawira-irb-world-cup-qualifiers/ Guyana’s men’s and women’s Sevens Rugby team off to NAWIRA IRB World Cup Qualifiers] (''[[Stabroek News]]'')
+*{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lestimbresdurugby.com/Archivesdurugby/Pays/Guyana.htm Archives du Rugby: Guyana]
-* [ ]
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{Rugby union outside WC}}
 {{North America in topic|Rugby union in}}
 {{South America in topic|Rugby union in}}
-[[Category:Rugby union in Guyana|*]]
-[[Category:Sport in Guyana]]
+[[Category:Rugby union in Guyana|     ]]

v t e Rugby union in North America
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Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

v t e Rugby union in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands