Rugby Union World Cup, quadrennial union-rules rugby competition that is the sport’s premier international contest. The first Rugby World Cup competition organized by the International Rugby Board (IRB) was held in 1987 in New Zealand and Australia and
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Thus, the “handling” game of rugby remained outside the newly formed Football Association (FA). Indeed, by 1870 all handling of the ball except by the goalkeeper was prohibited by the FA. The new rules were not universally accepted in Britain, however; many clubs retained their own rules...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the tournament and was held during Oc...
Rugby World Cup finds Pacific nations at a crossroads
Four national teams: Romania, Spain, Uruguay and Namibia, as well as second-string squads from Italy and Argentina will play three games each in what has become an annual tournament, the World Rugby Nations Cup. Games will played over three match days (June 9th, 13th and 18th), with thre...
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont says this new Pacific Nations Cup competition helps address the need to reshape the global calendar to deliver greater opportunity, certainty and equity. He says by 2026, these teams will have unprecedented high-level competition access. ...
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “The World Rugby Nations Cup provides a vital opportunity for the competition teams to advance their Rugby World Cup preparations and test their squad selections just three months ahead of the showpiece tournament in Japan. ...
Rugby League World Cup, international rugby event that is considered to be the foremost competition in the “league” variant of the sport. The Rugby League World Cup began in 1954 in France and has been held at irregular intervals since then. Australia