Rugby Union in Latvia
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rugby union in Latvia is a minor but growing sport. During the pre-independence period, Latvia was not a centre for the game but none the less Latvia managed to qualify for the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens - which may be seen as the highest point it has yet reached. The Latvian Rugby Federation (Lavian: "Latvija Regbija Federacija") was founded in 1963, and joined the IRB in 1991, after Latvian independence. Although the union was formed in the sixties, it was not…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rugby union in Latvia is a minor but growing sport. During the pre-independence period, Latvia was not a centre for the game but none the less Latvia managed to qualify for the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens - which may be seen as the highest point it has yet reached. The Latvian Rugby Federation (Lavian: "Latvija Regbija Federacija") was founded in 1963, and joined the IRB in 1991, after Latvian independence. Although the union was formed in the sixties, it was not considered a proper national union until after the breakup of the USSR. Rugby union was played in the Russian Empire as early as in 1908. In 1934 the Moscow Championship was started, and in 1936 the first Soviet Championship took place. Rugby union arrived in Latvia itself during the post-War Soviet period. Latvia was never a stronghold of rugby in the USSR - the game was mainly played in Russiaand Georgia - but has experienced some growth in the post-independence period. In 1949, rugby union was forbidden in the USSR during the "fight against the cosmopolitanism". The competitions were resumed in 1957, and the Soviet Championship in 1966.