Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rugby union in Guadeloupe is a minor, but growing sport. The national body is not currently affiliated to the IRB, but is affiliated to NAWIRA. The Fédération Française de Rugby also carries out some administrative work here. The Comité Territorial de Rugby de Guadeloupe deals with the rest. Boisripeaux Rugby Club des Abymes (BRUC) was established in 1974. They are currently the most successful club. Good Luck Rugby Club has been going since 1978. It was an amalgamation of le the Stade Pointois, Guadeloupe University Club and l''Etoile de Morne à l''Eau. Rugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, up to 100 metres (330 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide. At each end of the field is an H-shaped goal.