Rugby union in Mongolia is a minor but growing sport. Mongolia is represented in international matches by the Mongolia national rugby union team, which compete in the annual Asian Five Nations tournament.
Governing body
[edit]The governing body is the Mongolian Rugby Football Union (MRFU), which was established in 2003.[1]
History
[edit]Rugby was first introduced into Mongolia from the Soviet Union's Red Army, where it was a moderately popular sport.
The first ever official match of Mongolia was played at 9 June 2009, for the Asian Five Nations, Division II, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with Kyrgyzstan, finishing with a respectable 21–38 loss. Mongolia takes part in the regional sections of the Asian Five Nations[2][3]
There are currently 8 clubs in existence.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "News coming directly from Mongolia :economy, weather ,tourism, environnement, culture, sport and nomads informations". www.e-mongol.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "International Rugby Board - Kyrgyzstan tops Mongolia in A5N". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Carbines, Gary (11 June 2009). "Rugby International News: Test Rugby Result: A first for Mongolia". rugby-international.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Mongolトイレつまり水漏れ修理【京都】".
External links
[edit]- IRB Mongolia page
- Rugby in Asia, Mongolia page
- Asian Rugby Football Union
- Mongolian Team To Play In 2008 Ice Breaker in Beijing
- Mongolian rugby sportsmen to take part in Beijing open
- (in French) Archives du Rugby: Mongolie
