The Breakdown | ‘There is no ceiling for these players’: Jamaica targeting 2031 Rugby World Cup

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Source: theguardian.com
The Breakdown | ‘There is no ceiling for these players’: Jamaica targeting 2031 Rugby World Cup

Money is tight but a breakthrough came in 2018 while coaches are working tirelessly in the Caribbean

Nigerian influence within English rugby union is strong and getting stronger. But could Jamaican rugby, in time, become just as significant?

There is no shortage of talent. Jamaica UK Rugby, a club under the umbrella of the Jamaican Rugby Football Union, has 500 members and counting. There are youth sides and international pathways for sevens and 15s and volunteers, on both sides of the Atlantic, working to help their rugby grow.

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