Underwater rugby is an underwater team sport in which two teams compete to deliver a negatively buoyant ball into the opponents’ goal at the bottom of a swimming pool.
It originated from physical fitness training programs in German diving clubs during the early 1960s. It was recognized by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in 1978 and was first played in a world championship in 1980.
The sport has little in common with rugby football, except for its name.
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What about a round ball in a trash can, without tackling or rucking,
is supposed to be like rugby?
How is this underwater rugby? I didn’t see a ball or net or anything,
and ive watched it like 10 times.
Underwater Torpedo League – THis is just drowning rugby.
Underwater hockey is gaining hype in Korea – players dive to the bottom of the pool without scuba gear and push the puck. I wonder why it’s so popular?
Women’s Elite Orcas Underwater Rugby first game
(Columbia, November 14, 2025.)
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Columbia’s Underwater Rugby world champion Women’s team
Beautiful UWR Underwater Rugby women’s
GB Women’s Underwater Rugby – Team of 2019
The Beauty of Underwater Rugby (UWR)
Underwater Rugby Champions Cup 2023 Womens Match
NJ Hammerheads USA in blue vs Barcelona Spain
Swimming at the women’s training camp in preparation
for the Underwater Rugby World Cup in Montreal 2023.
The Victoria Sea Dragons formed in April 2014 and kicked off our career with a splash by organising the first Melbourne Underwater Rugby Cup in June 2014.
The players wear masks, fins and snorkels:
a simple equipment that makes it accessible to all.
Underwater Rugby Champs Hold Their Breath – New Haven Independent
“Finding the right place to play underwater rugby
is key to enjoying the sport to its fullest”