Formation March 2001 President Bob Latham
(USA Rugby) | Type Sports Federation Website rugbyamericasnorth.com | |
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Headquarters Tortola, British Virgin Islands Membership 15 members
4 affiliates | ||
"NACRA" redirects here. For the racing catamarans, see Nacra 15 and Nacra 17.
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Rugby Americas North, abbreviated as RAN, is the governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented within it.
Prior to 2016, the organisation was known as NACRA – the North America Caribbean Rugby Association. The preceding body before 2001 was NAWIRA – the North America and West Indies Rugby Association.
The main objective of RAN is the promotion and development of rugby in North America and the Caribbean. The association unveiled a four-year plan during the 2011 Annual General Meeting to grow rugby within its membership unions through promotion, media output and competition.
World Rugby's 40-member executive council includes two seats for RAN representatives, two seats for Canada, and one for the United States. By contrast to RAN's five votes on the World Rugby executive council, European countries have 16 votes.
Competitions
RAN oversees regional competitions, such as regional qualifiers for Pan Am Games and Rugby World Cups including:
Governance
RAN is governed by a board of five executives. The USA, Canada and Mexico are fixed representatives, while the Caribbean countries elect two nations for delegation.
Membership
As of 2010, countries within North America account for 128,828 rugby players, with the largest number of players from:
- United States (88,151)
- Canada (23,853)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5,060)
- Mexico (3,454)
RAN has 15 member unions and four affiliate unions, not all which are members of World Rugby (WR). RAN's members are listed below with the year each union joined World Rugby shown in brackets where applicable. World Rugby associates are shown in italics.
Member unions
There are 11 World Rugby members, and 2 World Rugby associates:
Two members of RAN have no affiliation with World Rugby:
Affiliate unions
Four unions in the Americas are affiliates:
Notes: