Who represents the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland?
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Andrew Brace Andrew Brace, or "Andy Brace", (born 15 June 1988 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh-born Belgian national rugby union player, now referee, who represents the Irish Rugby Football Union.
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Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) (Irish: "Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann" ) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played. In addition, the Union also owns Ravenhill in Belfast, Thomond Park in Limerick and a number of grounds in provincial areas that have been rented to clubs.
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Georgia Rugby Union The Georgian Rugby Union (GRU) (Georgian: საქართველოს რაგბის კავშირი) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the nation of Georgia. Founded in 1964, it was part of the Rugby Union of the Soviet Union until 1991, with the Independent Georgian Rugby Union being established on May 27, 1991. It organizes the Georgia Championship, Georgia Cup, the Georgia national rugby union team and the Georgia A national rugby union team. It became affiliated to World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Football Board, in 1992. It is based in Tbilisi.
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Great Britain women's national rugby union team The Great Britain women's national rugby union team were a national sporting side of Great Britain, representing them at rugby union from 1986 to 1990. The team was organised by the Women's Rugby Football Union ("which was responsible for women's rugby across the UK from 1983 to 1994") but was gradually replaced by separate teams representing England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales between 1987 and 1990.
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Rugby union in Belgium Rugby union in Belgium is a growing sport. The national governing body for rugby union in Belgium is the Belgian Rugby Federation. The national team plays in the European Nations Cup, and as of October 2014, they were ranked thirtieth in the World Rugby Rankings.
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Irish Football Association The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the governing body for association football in Northern Ireland. It organised the Ireland national football team which, after 1921, became the Northern Ireland national football team. It should not be confused with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), the governing body in the Republic of Ireland.
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Leinster Football Association The Leinster Football Association (LFA) is the governing body for association football in the Irish province of Leinster. It is responsible for organizing the Leinster Senior Cup and the Leinster Senior League as well as numerous other leagues and cup competitions for junior and youth teams. It was founded in 1892 and is the oldest football association in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Outside of the United Kingdom, only the national football associations of Denmark and the Netherlands are older. It was originally affiliated to the Belfast–based Irish Football Association, but following the partition of Ireland in 1921, it seceded from the IFA and subsequently played a leading role in the establishment of the Dublin–based Football Association of Ireland. It remains closely associated with the FAI and even shares a headquarters.
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British Amateur Rugby League Association The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) is an association for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom. It works jointly with the Rugby Football League (the overall governing body of rugby league in the UK) by means of the "RFL Community Board".
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Rugby Europe Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the world governing body of rugby union).
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Roscommon GAA The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: "Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Ros Comáin" ) or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Roscommon. The county board is also responsible for the Roscommon inter-county teams. In 2014, with the help of sponsors and the Club Rossie initiative, a Roscommon GAA bus was bought to provide transport for all county teams to use.
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Basque Country women's national rugby union team The Basque Country women's national rugby union team (officially, in Basque, "Euskadiko emakumeen selekzioa") is considered the national team of the Basque Country greater region. It is organised by the Basque Rugby Federation (Euskadiko Errugbi Federakundea). It is not affiliated with International Rugby Board or FIRA-AER and therefore it is only allowed to play friendly matches.
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Prince Edward Island Rugby Union The Prince Edward Island Rugby Union (PEIRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in Prince Edward Island.
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Laois GAA The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: "Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois" ) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.
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Ireland men's national junior ice hockey team The Ireland men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Ireland. The team is controlled by the Irish Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: "Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Tiobraid Árann" ) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary inter-county teams.
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Boxing Union of Ireland The Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) is the governing and sanctioning body for professional boxing in Ireland.
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Mayo GAA The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: "Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo" ) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.
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Rugby union in the British Isles "Rugby union" is a popular sport in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The game was arguably invented in 1823 by William Webb Ellis, and in 1871 the English Rugby Football Union was the first national rugby football union to be founded. It is organised "separately" in each of these countries, and also on an all-Ireland basis.
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Athletics Ireland Athletics Ireland, officially the "Athletics Association of Ireland" or AAI, is the governing body of Athletics in Ireland, where Athletics is defined as including Track and Field Athletics, Road Running, Race Walking, Cross Country Running, Mountain Running and Ultra Distance Running. The organisation's jurisdiction covers the whole island of Ireland and it is affiliated to the International Association of Athletic Federations. Its remit is to promote athletics from recreational running, schools competitions and to support elite athletes in international competitions.
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Emerald Warriors RFC The Emerald Warriors are an Irish rugby team based in Dublin. They play in the Leinster Metro League Division 10 and are members of the International Gay Rugby Association and Board. The are the reigning bronze final champions since Union Cup Madrid 2017. The Warriors are Ireland's first primarily gay rugby team although it is open to anyone with an interest in playing rugby and includes heterosexual members.
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European Rugby Cup European Rugby Cup Ltd (or ERC) was the governing body and organiser of the two major European rugby union club tournaments; the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup. It was replaced by the European Professional Club Rugby governing body in 2014.
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Highfield R.F.C. Highfield Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Cork, Ireland, playing in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League. The club was founded in 1930 and was elevated to senior status in the province of Munster in 1953. Before moving to its present grounds, at Woodleigh Park, it was based in fields off Magazine Road, between Highfield Avenue and Highfield West. Hence the name...Although the current ground is also located near a park called Highfield Lawn. They are currently playing in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League after two successive promotions. Highfield's Youth Section has an enviable record of success over the last 34 or so years.