Rugby in Lebanon started with the Beirut Phoenician Rugby club                                                                

The BPRUFC was formed in October 1995 in response to a request from the British Embassy for a rugby team to play HMS Cardiff, a Royal Navy warship that docked in Beirut for a few days in November 1995.

BPRUFC was founded by:
Col. Big Bird (deceased)
David Malving (left the region)
Alex Jammal
Many of the club’s retired members remain on the committee and have taken on an active role in promoting rugby in Lebanon. Today the BPRUFC is a squad of 15 players fronted by Club Chairman Alex Jammal who was reinstated in 2009. In 2006 The Beirut Phoenicians has proven its capability of winning at home the 3rd Beirut 10’s. This Tournament hosted two more teams than the previous year. As for Dubai 7’s, the Beirut Phoenicians were very proud to rank second after having won all the games over the couple days of this major event. That gave the opportunity for the Lebanese Team to play the final on the main pitch with more than 25.000 spectators watching the game.

That last achievement had set a new standard for the Club, but even more for the Lebanese Rugby Federation.This Federation has been the Lebanon Rugby 15’s Committee project for 2006. It had been initiated by the founders of Rugby 15 in Lebanon, Mr. Alex JAMMAL and Mr. Mike JAMMAL, as well as other members like Mr. Serge SABBAGHA, Mr. Bassam HUSSEINI, Mr. Chady TOUMA, Mr. Georges AOUN and Mr. Ghassan HAJJAR.                                                                                                    
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