In
1978 the Jeddah Rugby
Football Club was formed
by expatriates from the United Kingdom
that were brought to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help
with the massive construction phase of the
modern city of Jeddah that is seen today. They
played and practiced on a rough sand pitch,
with bits of coral often found, by the
old airport. There first matches were
against teams from Riyadh and Khobar, which
still exist to this day. Over time Jeddah
had become a dominate force in the Saudi Arabian
Rugby Union Association that had eight
teams in the Kingdom at one point. JRFC did not
lose a match to any other Saudi team for almost
three years from late 1999 till 2002. Currently
we are keeping that legacy very much alive. Today
we are a team composed of ex-pats and Saudi
nationals that play and practice together with
the same love for the game.
The
American Inter-national
School of Jeddah (AISJ), formerly the Saudi
Arabian International School, is a
private
community
day school which offers an educational
program from early childhood through grade 12 for
expatriate and host- country students. AISJ serves
more than 650 students on a shared campus located
in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Muslim students are allowed
to attend only after obtaining the approval of the
Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education. Read
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The International Rugby
Board (IRB) was founded in 1886. With
its headquarters in Dublin, the IRB is the world
governing and Law making body for the game of Rugby
Union. The day to day business of the Board is
conducted by a professional staff of over 40, the
majority of whom are based in Dublin. There are
8 Regional Development Managers working in Europe,
Asia, Africa,The Americas and Oceania. Read
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Arabian Gulf Football Union
The Arabian Gulf RFU is relaunching for the 2006/07 season its Emirates League competition for second teams and social sides based in the UAE
Dedication and love of the game are essential requisites for anyone playing here. As well as taking part in Gulf-wide competitions, players have chance to catch they eye and push for selection in the Arabian Gulf representative team.
While playing soccer at Rugby School of England in 1823, William Webb Ellis picked up the ball in his hands and ran with it. This sparked an interest, leading to the creation of rugby. Cambridge University immediately adopted the game, popularized it and made local rules. The game grew popular at area schools and in 1871, ten years after the common rules of soccer were set, the first Rugby Union was founded in London and firm rules of the game were established. Read More
Rugby spread across the globe and competition emerged between countries
