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The Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation (French: Fédération Royale Marocaine de Rugby) is the governing body for rugby union in Morocco. It is affiliated with the International Rugby Board and is responsible for the Moroccan national team and the Moroccan Rugby Championship.
Rugby came to Morocco in the early 20th century, mainly by the French protectorate in the country. [3] As a result, Moroccan rugby was tied to the fortunes of France during the two world wars, with many Moroccan players going away to fight. [3]
The Morocco national rugby union team are a national sporting side, representing Morocco in rugby union. The team is also known as the Atlas Lions. Morocco is governed by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Rugby. Morocco competes in the Africa Cup annually. The team has won the competition in 2003 and 2005.
The Morocco national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 1995. Many players for the Moroccan team are drawn from the French competition. Many players for the Moroccan team are drawn from the French competition.
Miss Moto Maroc (all female motorcycle club in Morocco) Mehdi Bennani is Morocco's most notable racing driver. He has competed in the World Touring Car Championship since 2009, where he has scored a number of top three finishes. In 2014 he scored his first WTCC win at the championship's Shanghai round. [38]
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, [ 1 ] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match.
The Morocco national rugby sevens team has competed in various international tournaments, including the Hong Kong Sevens. Morocco participated at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens , they reached the quarterfinals of the World Series Qualifier.
There is relegation and promotion between both the Pro D2 and Nationale 2, the fourth-level competition.Nationale conducts a play-off system similar to the one currently used in Pro D2, with the top six teams qualifying for the play-offs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semi-finals.