The Rugby National Team Costa Rica represents the country at the CONSUR . Rugby National Team in Costa Rica is one of the best exponents of the sport in Central America.
Rugby Federation of Costa Rica is a member since March 31, 2006 the Confederation Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR).
On May 15, 1984, record the “Rugby Sports Association of San Jose”, beginning the journey of this sport in Costa Rica with the “San Jose Rugby Club,” the hand of Philippe Durand Pradines Engineer, a French citizen and a group of pioneers such as the Cole brothers, Moya, Sesin and others (Bousquet, Leviol, Vidal, severe).
On this basis rugby began its history in Costa Rica.
This first movement achieved success as a triumph in “Central American Tournament” played in the United States military base in Panama, pitting teams from Mexico, USA, France and Panama.
In 1990 he takes and gives back to rugby encouragement Mr. Jean – Jacques Castera distinguished former professor at the Liceo Franco Costarricense.
With the help of this beloved institution and its students; of rugby players from the first movement, and with the addition of others (like the brothers Halsband) is achieved – with a group effort, a sports venue: the first regulatory rugby field in the Liceo Franco Costarricense and form a league of 6 teams.
Important achievements were obtained in Costa Rica remain in force in international rugby. Highlight major events like the game against the “Club University of Buenos Aires” (CUBA) – some of these players later joined the junior team of Argentina. Also vying games against French Guyana, Bahamas, and the combined Ontuak south of France which had four players in the French first division.
By 2003, again restarts rugby hand of Mr. Juan José Chacón, Mr. Joseph Armesto, Mr. Bryan Villalobos, and other former students and faculty of Liceo Franco Costarricense and a significant group of Argentine citizens as Messrs. . Gallini Pablo Gonzalez and Germain, seconded by Mr. Charles Jansen, Octavio Perez, Andres Dominguez and return of Ramon Temple Cole who had participated in the early movements in the 84 and 90 of rugby in Costa Rica.
Among all helped to take up this sport again with the cooperation of officials of the Embassy of France and Jean – Christophe Braud, Liceo Franco Costarricense ombudsmen and major sponsoring companies to keep in force in Costa Rica Costa Rica.
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