Rugby Africa

Rugby Africa
Rugby Afrique
Formation1986
as CAR

2014
Rugby Africa
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersTunis
Membership
37 unions
President
Herbert Mensah
Vice President
Andrew Owor
Treasurer
Dr Elvis Tano
Secretary
Jurie Roux
AffiliationsWorld Rugby
Websiterugbyafrique.com

Rugby Africa is the administrative body for rugby union within the continent of Africa under the authority of World Rugby, which is the world governing body of rugby union. As of 2018, Rugby Africa has 37 member nations and runs several rugby tournaments for national teams, including the Africa Cup which is the main 15-a-side competition for African national teams.

Rugby Africa was founded in 1986 as the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Africa. It was renamed Rugby Africa in December 2014.[1]

The President of Rugby Africa is the Herbert Mensah from Ghana.

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