Rugby union in Laos
Rugby union in Laos is a minor but growing sport.
Governing body
[edit]The governing body is the Lao Rugby Federation, which was founded in 2001.[1][2]
History
[edit]Rugby was originally introduced when Laos was part of French Indochina, but this was mainly by French expatriates. After independence there was a long hiatus, as financial and political forces, from famine to the Vietnam War meant it was impossible for the game to be played.
The Indochinese Cup was established in 1999, as a four sided tourname between Vietnamese teams from Saïgon and Hanoi, Vientiane (Laos) and Phnom Penh in Cambodia.[3]
Laos takes part in the South East Asia region of the Asian Five Nations
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Lao Rugby Federation".
- ^ http://www.cambodiarugby.org/content.php?secid=10&catid=16&id=12 Cambodian Federation of Rugby, history, accessed 28 June 2009
External links
[edit]- IRB Laos page
- official union page
- Rugby in Asia, Laos page
- Asian Rugby Football Union
- (in French) Archives du Rugby: Laos
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