Rugby Union is set to return to the National Sports Festival 2020 after a ten year absence having missed out in the last three editions held in Lagos, Rivers and Abuja.
Rugby last featured as a medal winning event in Kaduna 2009 having debuted at the 2006 Gateway games in Ogun State. Prior to that Rugby went through a mandatory demonstration in three consequent events.
The Nigerian National Sports Festival is a biennial multi-sport eventorganized by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Sports Commission for athletes from the 36 States of Nigeria.
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