▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Rugby ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁States ▁has ▁its ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁with ▁clubs ▁formed ▁by ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁Services ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁When ▁these ▁serv ic emen ▁left , ▁the ▁clubs ▁and ▁teams ▁were ▁kept ▁alive ▁by ▁young ▁profession als , ▁mostly ▁Europe ans , ▁working ▁in ▁these ▁countries . ▁The ▁official ▁union ▁of ▁O man ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Bah rain ▁founded ▁its ▁union ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Se vens , ▁the ▁G ulf ' s ▁leading ▁rugby ▁tournament , ▁was ▁created . ▁Rugby ▁remains ▁a ▁minor ity ▁sport ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁with ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁union ▁from ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁IR B ▁World ▁Rank ings . ▁ ▁Africa ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁rugby ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁by ▁British ▁soldiers ▁g arrison ed ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁Africa ▁was ▁spread ▁by ▁sett lers ▁and ▁colonial s ▁who ▁often ▁adopted ▁a ▁" wh ites - only " ▁policy ▁to ▁playing ▁the ▁game . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁rugby ▁being ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁b our