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Vagabonds RUFC also known as simply Vagabonds or by their nickname Vagas is a rugby union club located in Douglas, Isle of Man.They are affiliated with the English Rugby Football Union with their Men's Team currently playing in the South Lancs/Cheshire 3 division and the Ladies team playing in North West 1.
Douglas and Vagabonds Ladies fell victims to the COVID-19 pandemic and are in a similar position. [6] Like many small islands, the Isle of Man has a population problem. The main sport is association football, and the national population is under 80,000. As yet, the Isle of Man has fielded a national team only on a sporadic basis.
Pages in category "Rugby union in the Isle of Man" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Vagabonds RUFC; W. Western Vikings R.U.F.C.
Note: For Rugby union on the Isle of Man.Although the Isle of Man is not legally part of England or the UK, Manx teams often play in the English leagues and are affiliated to the English Rugby Football Union, and this is why that category is here.
Prior to this appointment, he served as Head Coach at Vagabonds Rugby club on the Isle of Man for 4 years. [2] Ryan also creates rugby coaching videos on his YouTube Channel. [3] He and his wife set up De La Sports in 2019 on the Isle of Man and besides making videos, De La Sports offers rugby coaching, Multi sports sessions and rugby camps.
Arthur William Moore, a Cambridge rugby blue in 1874, established Douglas Rugby Club in 1873. His friend Peter Drinkwater offered the use of land at Port-e-Chee, and Douglas have since been the leading club in the Isle of Man. A. P. Penketh and A. Paul were two Douglas players selected to tour Australia and New Zealand with the 1888 British Isles tour (Lions).
Southern Nomads R.U.F.C. is an amateur Rugby Football club in Port Erin, Isle of Man. The Southern Nomads RUFC formed in 1982 who play on the Isle of Man and have played competitively in the Manx Shield and Manx Cup competitions every year since then. Regularly finishing in the top three places.
The most notable international event held on the Isle of Man is the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races, held annually in June. Rower Sidney Swann and cyclist Peter Kennaugh are the only islanders to have won Olympic Games gold medals, while polo player Frederick Agnew Gill won a bronze medal in 1900 and cyclist Mark Cavendish won a silver in 2016.