Martinique Rugby Committee Martinique Rugby Committee The Martinique Rugby Committee (French: "Comité de Rugby de la Martinique", —or officially: "Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique") is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within Martinique. It is affiliated with NACRA, which is the regional governing body for North America and the Caribbean, but it is not affiliated with the World Rugby in its own right. As an overseas department of France, Martinique can participate in international competition, but not for the Rugby World Cup. Martinique has thus far played in the
Invasion of Martinique (1809) Invasion of Martinique (1809) The invasion of Martinique of 1809 was a successful British amphibious operation against the French West Indian island of Martinique that took place between 30 January and 24 February 1809 during the West Indies Campaign 1804–1810 of the Napoleonic Wars. Martinique, like nearby Guadeloupe, was a major threat to British trade in the Caribbean, providing a sheltered base from which privateers and French Navy warships could raid British shipping and disrupt the trade routes that maintained the British economy. The islands also provided a focus for larger scale French operations in the region and in the