East Africa rugby union team Number-8 (15). East Africa rugby union team Established in 1950, The East Africa rugby union team is a multi-national rugby union team drawing players from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, though the vast majority of these came from Kenya which has traditionally been the strongest rugby playing nation in this part of the world. The team has played against incoming international, representative and club touring sides and it conducted seven tours between 1954 and 1982. Though East Africa do play under the "Tuskers" nickname it is used exclusively when they are on tour; for all matches played at home they are
Rugby union in Algeria to date, and there are plans to set up a proper national club competition. They are currently trying to promote the game in universities and schools. The national rugby union team played its first unofficial game on 24 February 2007 under its first coach Morad Kellal. Almost all players play at French clubs,however there are some national players who practice the sport in Australia, New Zealand, Romania and England. On 18 December 2015, the national team played its first official game since the creation of the Algerian rugby federation (FAR) against the Tunisian rugby union team, to which they won