The Nepal Rugby Association (NRA) is the rugby union governing body in Nepal. It is in charge of the Nepal national team. Also among the Union's chief activities are conferences, organising international matches, and educating and training players and officials.
History The Nepal Rugby Association began on January 21, 1992, and was registered under NSC in 1995. The first general assembly and election occurred on May 14, 2012. After the first general assembly NRA got recognized nationally and spread rapidly its associations across the nation. Nepal organized first ever national tournament in January 2014.
The General Council of Asia Rugby voted Nepal to be awarded as associate membership at its meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in 2014. Consequently, 7s men's and women's teams registered their debut on the world stage in 2015 at the ‘Asia Rugby Development Sevens’ which is held in Chennai, India. After the debut NRA rapidly increased it is affiliation and marketing across Nepal.
NRA participated for the 1st time in 2022 Asian Games.
Affiliated associations
Province & District Associations Province Association ProvinceAffiliate District AssociationPresident Bagmati Rugby Association Bagmati Province Kathmandu Rugby Association Lalitpur Rugby Association Kavre Rugby Association Ramechhap Rugby Association Nuwakot Rugby Association Makwanpur Rugby Association Binod tamang Far Western Rugby Association Sudurpashchim Province Kanchanpur Rugby Association Kailali Rugby Association Jahendra Dahal Gandaki Rugby Association Gandaki Province Lamjung Rugby Association Gorkha Rugby Association Myagdi Rugby Association Kaski Rugby Association Tanahun Rugby Association Baglung Rugby Association Kumar Thing Karnali Rugby Association Karnali Province Surendra Kuwar Koshi Rugby Association Koshi Province Binod Katuwal Lumbini Rugby Association Lumbini Province Nabin Thapa
National Departments NEPAL ARMY NEPAL APF NEPAL POLICE
Member Clubs GORKHALI RUGBY CLUB (2016) HIMALAYAN TIGER RUGBY CLUB (2017) AAKASH BHIRAV CLUB
Competitions 15s National Rugby Championship (men's and women's) 7s National Rugby Championship (men's and women's) U-14, U-16, U-20 championship National School Tournaments International friendship tournaments
See also - Rugby union in Nepal - Nepal national rugby union team - Sports in Nepal
External links - Official website - Nepal on World Rugby - Nepal on [rugbydata.com](http://rugbydata.com/) - Nepal Rugby News
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