The Greek Rugby Federation (Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπυ or ΕΟΡ) or Hellas Rugby Federation is the administrative body for rugby union in Greece.
| Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπυ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 2005 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 2009 (suspended 2014) |
| RE affiliation | 2005 |
History
editEOP was founded in 2005, and became affiliated to Rugby Europe (then known as FIRA-AER) in June of that year. The organisation represented Greece as a member of World Rugby (previously known as IRB) from 2009,[1] until the Greek government removed its administrative authority in 2014.[2] The Ministry of Culture and Sport withdrew Greek government recognition of the organisation in September 2014 due to the low number of active clubs participating in the sport.[3] Control and development of rugby was passed to the Hellenic Handball Federation which announced it would begin a series of friendly matches between existing clubs until enough teams were established to reinstate an official competitive league.[2][3]
In May 2023, the Greek General Secretariat of Sports restored recognition of the Greek Rugby Federation.[4][5]
See also
edit- Greece national rugby union team - men's national fifteen-a-side team.
- Greek Championship Rugby Union - the main domestic rugby competition (2005 to 2013).
References
edit- ^ "Handbook 2013" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF 5.5 MB) on 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b ""Greek Federation of Rugby", E.O.R. no longer exists". Rugby Redefined (in Greek). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b ""Λουκέτο" στο ράγκμπι". Sport24 (in Greek). Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Ανάρτηση Πράξεων στο Διαδίκτυο | Πρόγραμμα Δι@ύγεια - ΧΟΡΗΓΗΣΗ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗΣ ΕΙΔΙΚΗΣ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΡΙΣΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ ΡΑΓΚΜΠΥ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΑΘΛΗΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΡΑΓΚΜΠΥ". diavgeia.gov.gr (in Greek). 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΕΣ". gga.gov.gr. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
External links
edit- Greek Rugby Federation - Former Official Site (archived)
- Official Facebook page
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