
An Overview of Sport in the Ross Isles:
Ross Islanders see themselves as a sporting nation and are immensely proud of occasionally being able to perform beyond what is expected of a country composed of a small group of islands. The most popular sports in the Ross Isles are rugby union, which is the national sport, and cricket, which is seen as the nation's summer past-time, in a similar manner to baseball in the United States. Rugby league, ice hockey and association football (usually known here as soccer) also have a presence in the Ross Isles. Ross Islanders typically show a great deal of support towards their representative regional rugby and cricket teams, which compete against each other in the most prestigious competitions in both of the major sports, and many Islanders also play one or both of these sports at the amateur level for a local club. The most prestigious tournaments in the Ross Isles' sporting calendar are the RIRFU Championship, played over the autumn and winter to determine the strongest rugby union side, and the Governor-General's Shield, a First-class (four-day) cricket competition between the representative regional teams.
Sports Teams in the Ross Isles:
Sporting competitions in the Ross Isles are contested by six representative sides, which represent different regions of the Dominion, as well as two non-regional sides. One of these teams represents the Ross Isles Armed Forces and the other is fielded by the University of the Ross Isles. The average Ross Islander is vociferous in their support for their home region and many teams have intense rivalries between them, with a victory against a rival region producing considerable civic pride. Other than upholding tradition and creating strong rivalries, the regional model has also been a success in the Ross Isles because it has allowed the small nation to have much stronger sporting competitions than it would have had with club-based competitions of a greater size.
Combined Services

Neuhannover

Northern Coast

Port Harrington

Prince of Wales County

Southern Isles

St Albans

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