Governing Body
The governing body is Rugby Union Mauritius - http://www.rugbymauritius.com
Rugby Union Mauritius Charter Our philosophy of sport is represented by the essence of the spirit of rugby which brings together the best qualities of men and women by sharing both the physical and moral strength that we all need in today’s world. Rugby embraces a number of social and emotional concepts such as courage, loyalty, sportsmanship, discipline and team work.
Our task in developing the game in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean enables us to bring together people with different ideas, backgrounds and cultures, thus establishing unity by giving all those involved a collective pleasure. Rugby being “une école de la vie”, it allows children to become men and men to remain children.
Introduced by the English Army, rugby started in the early 1900s in Mauritius.
From 1928 to 1975 rugby was played at senior level between various clubs remembered as the Buffalos, HMS Mauritius, Blue Ducks, Dodo, the Navy, SMF and the Stags.
Unfortunately Rugby went through a period of decline until in 1998, when the Stags Club was re-created and thus triggered the thought that rugby once again had a place in Mauritian society.
Since then the game has been growing steadily, we currently have four Clubs competing in the ‘A division’ and six teams in the ‘B division’. We have 3 clubs playing age grade rugby (11 year old – 17 year old) and anticipate increasing from three to at least five in the years to come. Women’s rugby has also started in Mauritius where the ladies have been playing touch rugby.
Rugby Union Mauritius consists of approximately 600 licensees including players and officials.
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