Rugby union is also gaining popularity in Italy, following its acceptance into the Six Nations, and Japan, despite their unsuccessful bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which went to New Zealand. The International Rugby Board (IRB), founded in 1886, governs the sport and also publishes ...
French Rugby League ("rugby à 13"),created in 1934 by Jean Gallia, was on the rise in these late '30s, attracting the best rugby players and enthusiastic crowds, while French Rugby Union, banned from international relations by Home Unions since 1932, was in dark times... ...
World Cup Appearances 0 TheNorcafa national rugby union team, nicknamed theShiver, representsNorcafain men's international rugby union. Their firsttest matchwas played againstNorwayon 4 August 2000 in Maiclaus, where they won 19-0. The team is administered by theNorcafa Rugby Association. ...
After abandoning the plans for a new national venue for the World Cup, the organisers chose the Tokyo Stadium – also known as Ajinomoto Stadium – as a replacement. It is one of the country’s most iconic stadia in the western city of Chofu and the permanent residence of J1 Le...
A teenage girl in Southland has been allowed to play with the big boys, with April Miller, 18, taking to the field at lock in what is typically men's club rugby.
James Hunter (6 March 1879 – 4 December 1962) was a rugby union footballer who played for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. 吉米·杭特(Jimmy Hunter、1879年3月6日-1962年12月4日)是一位聯盟式橄欖球球員,曾經效力新西蘭國家橄欖球全黑隊。 WikiMatrix It's about the size of a...
One of Rugby Union’s big, international events – The Six Nations Championship –kicked off this weekend, and we’re looking forward to the great sport the event will offer through mid-March (the last competitions take place March 18). I have a soft spot for rugby (union and league), ...
Germany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. The national team first played in 1927, with Rugby Union in Germany being administered by the Deutscher Rugby-Verband....
WikiMatrix In rugby union, rugby league, field hockey, cricket, boxing, golf, athletics and others the Ireland team is drawn from the whole island (i.e. both the Republic and Northern Ireland). 在聯合式橄欖球、聯盟式橄欖球、曲棍球、板球、拳击、高爾夫、田徑和其它運動中,愛爾蘭隊是由全島選...
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