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Rugby union in Ethiopia is a minor but growing sport in the Horn of Africa country. ==History== Sporting activities in Ethiopia have traditionally mainly focused on distance running. As the only independent country on the continent during the Scramble for Africa, rugby did not have much of a presence locally due to lack of exposure to the game by rugby-playing European nations.〔(''Rugby World Cup helps sport take root in Ethiopia'' ), Taipei Times , published Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007, Page 19, retrieved 15 August 2009]〕 In 2006, a New Zealand expatriate in Ethiopia established Nyala RFC, the country's first official rugby squad. A co-ed team based in Addis Ababa, it consisted of rugby enthusiasts of various nationalities, sizes and ages. Taxi drivers who once transported the first squad members to the games came to represent a large proportion of the club's players.〔(Nyalas RFC ) retrieved 15 August 2009〕 Rugby was also being taught to itinerant youth at the same capital's lone facility. By 2007, the Ethiopian squad's coaching staff was inviting more established foreign squads from Dubai and Kenya to face off against in exhibition games.〔 An international rugby exhibition tournament was later held in Addis Ababa in June 2009.〔 The team eventually hopes to participate in the rugby Sevens World Cup.〔 General coverage of rugby via a South African satellite network has led to additional local interest in the sport.〔 Ethiopian rugby was also made the subject of a documentary short, called ''Playing Rough''.〔(Playing Rough - Rugby )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rugby union in Ethiopia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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