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Rugby union in Jamaica is a minor but growing sport. They are currently ranked 84th by the IRB, with 2090 registered players.〔http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000064/index.html Retrieved 5 July 2009〕 Rugby union in Jamaica is governed by the Jamaica Rugby Union.〔〔http://www.jamaicarugby.com/ Retrieved 5 July 2009〕 ==History== Rugby was first introduced into Jamaica by the British. Much of the competition is with neighbouring Caribbean islands, visiting ships and touring sides. Jamaica competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Martinique, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Guyana.〔Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p78〕 Jamaica were the most surprising union to announce an interest in hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup, considering they had never participated in a previous event, though the quickly withdrew interest after.〔http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=13375 Retrieved 5 July 2009〕 A record ten unions indicated interest in hosting either the 2015 and/or the 2019 events. The 2019 tournament received interest from nine different nations. ==See also== * Jamaica national rugby union team * Caribbean Women’s Rugby Championship ==External links== * (Jamaica Rugby ) * (Jamaica ) on IRB.com * (Jamaica ) on rugbydata.com * (Jamaica Official Games ) * (NAWIRA Jamaica page ) * (Sports Jamaica Rugby Page ) ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rugby union in Jamaica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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