Rugby Union in Lithuania
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rugby union in Lithuania is a minor but growing sport. The Lithuanian Union was founded in 1961, and joined the IRB in 1992, after Lithuanian independence. Although the union was formed in the sixties, it was not considered a proper national union until after the breakup of the USSR. Rugby union arrived in Lithuania during the post-War Soviet period. Lithuania was never a stronghold of rugby in the USSR - the game was mainly played in Russia and Georgia - but has…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rugby union in Lithuania is a minor but growing sport. The Lithuanian Union was founded in 1961, and joined the IRB in 1992, after Lithuanian independence. Although the union was formed in the sixties, it was not considered a proper national union until after the breakup of the USSR. Rugby union arrived in Lithuania during the post-War Soviet period. Lithuania was never a stronghold of rugby in the USSR - the game was mainly played in Russia and Georgia - but has experienced some growth in the post-independence period. Lithuania was an independent country between WWI and WWII, but shortly after it was annexed by the USSR, in 1949, rugby union was forbidden in the USSR during the "fight against the cosmopolitanism".