Regional associations

Africa - Confederation of Africa Rugby Union

Chairman Abdelaziz Bougja (Morocco)
General Secretary TBC
Representative on the IRB Council Abdelaziz Bougja

Website: http://www.carugby.com/
Email:car@irb.com

Asia - Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU)

Chairman Choi Won-Tae (KRU)
General Secretary Ross Mitchell (HKRFU)
Representative on the IRB Council Noboru Mashimo (JRFU)

Website: www.arfu.com
Email:arfu@irb.com

North America and West Indies Rugby Assoc (NAWIRA)

President: Pearse Higgins
General Secretary: Dennis Dwyer
Representative on the IRB Council: Pearse Higgins

Website: http://www.nawira.com/
Email: nawira@irb.com

Europe - FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby (FIRA-AER)

Chairman Jean-Claude Baqué (France)
General Secretary Jean-Louis Barthes (FFR)
Representative on the IRB Council Raul Martins (Portugal)

Website:http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/
Email:fira-aer@irb.com

Oceania - Federation of Oceania Rugby Union (

Chairman Harry Schuster (Samoa)
Secretary Stephen Cottrell (NZRFU)
Representative on the IRB Council Harry Schuster

Website: www.oceaniarugby.com
Email:foru@irb.com

South America - Confed. Sudamericano de Rugby

Chairman Ricardo Paganini
General Secretary José Cilley
Representative on the IRB Council Ricardo Paganini

Email:consur@irb.com