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Snow rugby

{{Short description|Rugby union played in snow}}

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Snow rugby refers to forms of rugby union that are especially adapted to be played in winter conditions, particularly in deep snow. It is played in Canada,[http://www.sabrfc.com/news-details.php?Play-Snow-Golf-and-Snow-Rugby-97 Play Snow Golf and Snow Rugby] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315101430/http://www.sabrfc.com/news-details.php?Play-Snow-Golf-and-Snow-Rugby-97 |date=15 March 2012 }} the Kashmir region in India,[http://news.oneindia.in/2009/03/08/national-snow-rugby-championship-begins-in-kashmir.html National Snow Rugby Championship begins in Kashmir][http://www.indiatraveltimes.com/travelnews/tn2007/tnjan07/tnjan07_20.html Snow Rugby tournament] the Baltic states,Bell, Angus Batting on the Bosphorus: A Skoda-powered Cricket Tour Through Eastern Europe, Canongate, Edinburgh, 2008, {{ISBN|1-84767-290-6}}, p23 Russia, the northern United States, and Finland. Specific locations of play include the Argentinian Ski Resort of Las LeñasAdès, Harry The Rough Guide to South America, p 56{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOjuQFFPfM|title=SNOW RUGBY ARGENTINA-TOTAL RUGBY.mp4|website=YouTube |access-date=2011-07-09}} and the Boitsfort Rugby Club in Brussels.

Because of the cold, and often subzero, temperatures at which snow rugby is played, players must dress warmly.

History

Rugby union is predominantly played during the winter months and it has been played in extremely cold conditions. In 1939 a Ranfurly Shield game in New Zealand was played in the snow[http://blog.metservice.com/2009/10/the-snow-of-39/ The Snow of ’39 | MetService Blog] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325151404/http://blog.metservice.com/2009/10/the-snow-of-39/ |date=25 March 2012 }} and in 1978 a game in Russia was played at {{convert|-23|C|F}}.Cain, Nick & Growden, Greg "Chapter 21: Ten Peculiar Facts about Rugby" in Rugby Union for Dummies (2nd Edition), p295 (pub: John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, England) {{ISBN|978-0-470-03537-5}} More recently games have been organised to be played in the snow. In 2009, Gulmarg hosted India's first ever snow rugby tournament in Kashmir and it was included in the 2008 Indian Winter Games as a demonstrative event. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup Mount Dobson hosted a "20 Below Rugby in the Snow" seven-a-side tournament.{{cite news | url=https://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=70609 | title=Time to slope off and ski New Zealand | publisher=infonews.co.nz | date=8 July 2011 | author=Tourism New Zealand | access-date=22 September 2019}} Tournaments have also been held in Finland,[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tampererugbyclub/news/snow-rugby-tournament-237553.html Snow Rugby Tournament - Tampere Rugby Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060528/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tampererugbyclub/news/snow-rugby-tournament-237553.html |date=21 October 2012 }}[http://www.helsinkirugby.org/ Helsinki Rugby Club] France,[http://www.caravaneige-camping-savoie.com/caravaneige-lanchettes-pesey/en/detail-actualites-camping-lanchettes-savoie.php?edit=93 Rugby tournament on snow Wednesday 16 March 2011] Latvia,[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/thorntoncleveleys/news/thornton-in-snow-rugby-tournament-latvia-27412.html THORNTON IN SNOW RUGBY TOURNAMENT, LATVIA - Thornton-Cleveleys Rugby Club] and Argentina.[http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2026163.html International Rugby Board - Rugby X-treme hits the Andes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726135403/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2026163.html |date=26 July 2010 }}

The first European Championships were held in Moscow from 21 to 22 November 2019. Eight teams of each sex took part in it.[https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/2019-rugby-europe-snow-rugby-european-championship 2019 - RUGBY EUROPE SNOW RUGBY EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP]

Rugby Europe Snow Rugby European Championship

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2019

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Moscow, Russia

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|4–2

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|8–1

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2019

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Moscow, Russia

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|8–0

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|5–1

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See also

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Category:Variations of rugby union

Category:Snow sports