World Rugby is patiently expanding its zone of influence. Surprise: it does it on the African continent. Rugby Africa, the continental body of the discipline, announces the arrival of two new countries in the fold of World Rugby: Cameroon and Burkina Faso. The federations of these two countries officially became members of World Rugby during a meeting of the world organization's Council on Wednesday November 18. With these two new entrants, World Rugby now has 104 full member federations. A rare thing in the world of oval balls, the Burkina Faso Rugby Federation is chaired by a woman, Rolande Boro (photo above), a former player, president since 2016.
