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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 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.
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 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.
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.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup, was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005.
The videos generated wide debate on the press and discussions on the Internet, but they were never mentioned in the state media. Many were seeing them as a new way of cyberactivism by fighting the widespread corruption in the government institutions. [3] The videos led to the arrest of nine corrupt policemen and the transfer of others. [6]
2M is a Moroccan free-to-air television network.It was established by the royal-owned conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to, in part, the Moroccan government.Of 2M, 45.3% is owned by Bank of Africa, [3] while approximately 32.5% by the Moroccan government, Al Mada (12%), with the remaining shares being owned by Atlas Capital, (10.2%).