Rugby union in the Dominican Republic is a minor, but growing sport.

It is affiliated to NACRA, the regional governing body for rugby within North America and the Caribbean.

Rugby was introduced to the Dominican Republic by French diplomat Jean-Paul Bossuge, vice consul at the time, in 1969.

[1] Rugby began to grow in the seventies, but went into decline in the early 1990s.

[1] There was a revival in 1997, and from 1997 to 2000 the Dominican Republic was represented in Trinidad and Tobago's international rugby sevens tournament.