Greek Rugby Federation
The Greek Rugby Federation (Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπυ) or EOP is the former administrative body for rugby union in Greece. 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.[1]
| Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπυ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 2005 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 2009 (suspended 2014) |
| RE affiliation | 2005 |
| Website | hellasrugby |
History
EOP 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,[2] until the Greek government removed its administrative authority in 2014.[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.[3][1]
See also
- 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
- ""Λουκέτο" στο ράγκμπι". Sport24 (in Greek). Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Handbook 2013" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF 5.5 MB) on 28 May 2014.
- ""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.
