Rugby Afrique | |
Formation | 1986 as CAR 2014 Rugby Africa |
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Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Tunis |
Membership | 37 unions |
President | Herbert Mensah |
Vice President | Andrew Owor |
Treasurer | Dr Elvis Tano |
Secretary | Jurie Roux |
Affiliations | World Rugby |
Website | rugbyafrique.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[update], 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.