Rugby Israel (Hebrew: איגוד הרוגבי הישראלי) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Israel.

[1] For political reasons, it is also part of FIRA-AER, the European rugby body, rather than the Asian Rugby Football Union.

In 2011, Peter de Villiers, coach of the South African national rugby team, and Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, visited Israel and met with Israeli national team players.

The coach of the Springboks conducted a training session on the rugby field at Kibbutz Yizrael.

[2] The Israeli women's team is ranked 21st in Europe.