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The Object of the Game is that two teams of fifteen, ten or seven players each, observing fair play according to the Laws and sporting spirit, should by carrying, passing, kicking and grounding the ball score as many points as possible, the team scoring the greater number of points being the winner of the match ...read on: About Rugby  
 
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About Ruby Union, Rules, History, Equipment,  Improve your game, Forums 

  
About Rugby Union
know the game       Rugby Dictionary

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  Introduction to Rugby  is perfect for a beginner
 See also Positional Guide - the roles of each position, from Brooke Weston Rugby    
Rugby Explained   by BBC Sport - what is a maul .....     
A definition of Rugby Union
The Pitch details  provided by Richmond Rugby
Rugby Positions - and the roles, from Irish Rugby
Rugby Guide from Scrum.com; how to play, rules, glossary, principles, the playing field,  dictionary, play etc
Rugby Union Background from Wikipedia - a great place to start to find pout about the sport
Rec Sports Rugby Union  a definitive document; part1 is the introduction
Rugby Trivia a Faq covering all those questions someone new to the game might ask.
 

   Rugby Union Rules

  improve your depth of understanding of the game
 

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  International Ruby Board  Laws of the game, including  Referee Signals, Clothing  etc
 IRB Rule Changes over the years:
   2000 Tackling Issues from CNNSI, including scrummage issues - "use it or loose it"
  2006 Improving the game 5 areas up for discussion
           The Independent Sport  Rugby Heavan coverage of rule changes
Game Laws and Rules from Wikipedia
Laws of Rugby Union  
Laws discussion  -from this North American site with global coverage and interest   Rugby365 addresses the rules and referee profiles
Rugby Pitch Dimensions from Rugby Canada
Regulations on the Technical Zones - a pdf document from the IRB
Best Practice for Age-grade players  from the IRB see image opposite  
 Rugby Union 10 -a-side  (Basically the laws of the IRB are usually applied with some location variations such as duration of the game, number of people etc )
    Unisport , Australia, provide a  pdf fie with their rules
 

   Improve your game

  - through online coaching advice  See also Coaching from SportsVL
   Injury Prevention  Goal Kicking  Strength Training  Scrum  Science and Rugby

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   International Rugby Academy of New Zealand  located at the Adidas Institute of Rugby in Palmerston North and the Royal New Zealand Police College on the outskirts of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.  They provide intensive world-class rugby tuition to players and coaches throughout the rugby world. Facilities, Coaching for Women
 
  The Positions defined by Wikipedia or by Answers.com
 
  Blindside Flanker Wikipedia definition
  Rugby Coach -Number 6; what you need to understand and do
BBC Sports Academy skills needed.
Rugby 365 coaching provides tips to any midfielders looking to move to loose forward - or blindside flank

ACT Rugby Union Coaching and Development `Drill of the Week` developed to provide a continual resource for coaches of all ages and all levels for either direct application to training programs, to stimulate ideas in relation to developing training practices specific to a particular teams play.
Core Skills from Scottish Rugby in the form of  pdf files
Some Thoughts on Rugby by Tickey de jager - a downloadable pdf document with useful analysis of all facets of the game
Coaching Rugby helps rugby union coaches at all levels of the game to introduce and coach Rugby Union to players of all ages; online coaching advice, tips etc
Fitness For Rugby; pre-match warm-ups; Fitness aspects
Goal Kicking
    Jonny Wilkinson's secrets from BBC Sport Academy
    Kicking ( Rugby League from BBC Sport Academy)
    Lessons on technique from golf?  BBC Telegraph
    Goal Kicking from New Zealand RFU with some good ground rules
    Rugby Coaching Notes - kicking
Injuries and prevention     see also Strength Training and Sports Injuries
    Cervical Spine injuries  from American Rigby, but theory is applicable to RU
    Scum technique from the Coaches information service
    Coaching scrums from 15 man Rugby
     Rugby Sevens Injuries at the Dubai Sevens 2005 - a record number
     Injuries at Amateur Rugby League sevens - worth a read, despite the different code
     Headgear
   
     
Peak performance rugby training, fitness articles improve you and your teams’ technique, speed, strength and stamina
Play the game  from the IRB; theoretical, practical and organisational information relevant to all levels of play
Rugby Coach Free and ready to use material for (rugby) coaches. Motivation, fitness, mental training, teambuilding, bananas and reviews of interesting books and videos  and other coaching links
Rugby Football Union Coaching technical articles (fitness, lineout skills, centre play, understanding Rugby for beginners, back play etc) books and video resources, Coaching Forum.
 Rugby Tactics.com- a free resource for rugby players and coaches; animated moves, drills, rules, forum, links etc
Rugby Science Fit Files 200 pages of drills, information and exciting equipment used by international teams and leading professional clubs
Skill Manual from Irish Rugby - Coaching Guidelines is to stimulate coaches into designing their own own relevant skills drills
Strength Training
   *Strength Training  for young players from Community-Rugby; approaching the task correctly
    Myoquip.blogspot discusses MyoQuip's variable resistance strength machines but also
    has numerous articles and commentaries on strength training and biomechanics in relation to
    rugby and other sports
    Rugby training how to develop strength, speed and endurance
    Rugby Research Group from  Otago University, New Zealand; includes topics such as
    fitness and training, injury prevention, biomechanics, nutrition, psychological skills, and
    socio-cultural aspects of rugby.
    Rugby Fitness and Training  positional requirements, fitness principles, strength, ..
    Coaches Information Service on Rugby  * biomechanics applied to Rugby -scrumming,
    throwing, impact....lifting, scummaging, scrum
 
 
         Scrum            The Bajada  See Blindside Flanker
  Basic technique from Wikipedia
BBC Sport Rugby Skills has coverage and a video of scrum rules
The Scrum from BBC Sport Academy
Total Impact Method from Coaches Info; engagement technique
Coaching the Scrum from Rugby Coaching Notes
Scrum technique from the AAC Rugby Club, Amsterdam - the game within a game.
Rugby Scrum discussion from The MyoQip Blog
 
Bajada Scum practised by The Pumas, has a very unique way of binding - not through the legs, like most teams, but  with their arms around the props waists. Although the physics of scrumming are the same, all the power is directed into the hooker, scrumming along an imaginary arrow drawn pointing inwards from either side of the No 8.
The scrumhalf gives a three part call after the 'engage': on pressure all members of the pack tighten their binds and fill their lungs with air.; on the call "one" everyone sinks.  the legs at this point should be at 90 degrees;on "two" the pack comes straight forward while violently expelling the air from their lungs.  a key note is that nobody moves their feet until forward momentum is established.  If the first drive is insufficient the scrumhalf begins the call again and the opposing pack is usually caught off guard and pushed back - from a helpful visitor to our library
 History of the Bajada
 		  
          Science and Rugby  sports science has am important role to play in understanding
                                                          the forces involved and injury prevention		  
Rugby Sports Science from Coaches Info; useful articles on a range of topics
 

   Rugby Union History

 know the background. See also Rugby League History
 

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  Rugby Football History  History of Rugby Football, aspects including 6 nations, Tri nations, World cup, Timeline, Origins, scoring, etc. etc.
History of Rugby "The popular belief is that in 1823, a pupil at Rugby school in England...", but  ... read on
Colonial Rugby   History of rugby in the 1800s and early 1900s, particularly in colonial Australia.
Rec Sport Rugby Union Faq History see also Part 2
Rugby Sevens history did you know that "it is a 19 th century Scottish butcher and his apprentice who were the real architects of what modern day fans now know as Sevens Rugby" ? Check it out.
Rugby Pioneers  an interesting Blog on rugby history by  Frederic Humbert
Evolution of the Rugby Ball Sean Fagan explains it all!
 

  Rugby Union Equipment

 what you need, reviews

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  Equipment Guide from BBC Sport Academy;  minimise the chances of injuries, as well as increase your enjoyment of playing the game
 Myoquip   a commercial organisation  providing innovative range of of variable resistance, strength-increasing equipment; They have some helpful articles on the background to improving this aspect of the game as well as a Blogspot with more background info.
MyoQuip Blog .
 
   Rugby Union Forums      get answers to questions or air your views...

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  Rugby 203.net,   Rugby Football Union, RU Advancement Newsgroup Faq
Irish Rugby, , Welsh Rugby,  Fiji Rugby teivovo, , Victorian Rugby,

 

General Rugby Information    Stats / Records top
  BBC News covers current International tours and  events
RugbyLand   provides build-up to the biggest matches and Tournaments in the Rugby Union Calendar. The Rugby World Cup and Rugby explained. The features are great for any rugby fan - a new identity looking to give a lighter analysis to the world of rugby on the topics of interest. You could call it a cult site for some alternative views on the latest rugby drama's!
Independent Rugby - news from the independent newspaper
News Headlines from Moreover
News feed from NewsNow - up to the minute information from all sources.
Planet Rugby -  Definitive international rugby resource with breaking news, exclusive features and a searchable archive
Rugbyenews receive the latest analysis of the game from experts, by email; archived articles, Faq, Calendar, Tables
Rugby 7's
Rugby365 - global coverage; links, comprehensive news, articles etc
RugbyDirt.com is a rugby portal providing loads of information on rugby. Get the latest rugby news, read rugby articles and rugby blogs written by our experts. Download the latest rugby wallpapers and get updated on the latest rugby events. Look for rugby related jobs in our rugby classifieds section.
Rugby Heaven an international rugby super-site from Australia, covering the International competitions and Provincial Rugby in Europe, S. Africa, New Zealand and Australia, calendars; Links on  Resources, International, Provincial Competitions, Women's competition
Wheelchair Power Tag Rugby  It is an adapted version of tag rugby for all abilities. Rules
      Stats / Records for Rugby Union
  Guinness RU Records
  Sports Records, mostly European
  Goal kicking records since RWC 2003
  Rugby Union Playing Records
  SA Rugby Annual with extensive records in downloadable pdf formt
  World Cup Records
 
  Rugby 7's Played on a normal sized rugby pitch, but with only 7 players per side. While following basic RU rules, the main differences are the length of a match (15- 20 minutes), only drop kicking at goal allowed, 3 men per scum, the scoring team takes the next kick-off and shorter sin-binning (2 min). See Wikipedia   or the IRB for more details
                                                   World 7's Wellington 7's 
 

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  Rugby 7.com   has extensive covererage the major international sevens; news, calendar, database of matches, archived news, tournament builder, IRB sevens details  from 2000 onwards, links to countries and tournaments.
Background from Wikipedia
 Rules:
    IRB Laws - Seven's rules variations, covering details in a downloadable pdf file
Example of Pub 7's Rules from Calner FC
NRU 7's rules for managing their own competition
  Dubai Rugby 7's  held at the end of the year with over 2000 players taking part; History
New Zealand International 7's schedule, history, results, game structure
Bangkok International Rugby 7's  backgrounds, tournament, results, links
Hong Kong Sevens  organisation,  history, schedule, results
IRB World Sevens IRB Sevens World Series featuring 16 of the best 7s nations. Seven tournaments played on five different continents.
    News from  IRB  Scrum, Rugby7.com, Planet Rugby
Wellington Sevens       involving 15 of the world's top seven-a-side teams in the NZ Capital
  New Zealand International Sevens official site; rules, schedule, results, history
Coverage by IRB Sevens, Rugby Football Union,  Australia Rugby Union, Wellington
Rugby Art  just to show we do have an interest in the arts top
Women's Rugby under development  Women's Rugby World Cup top
  Women's Rugby World Cup Only the 3rd World cup held in 2006, with 12  teams invited, based on performance. For more details see Wikipedia  
  IRB Official Site news, results, teams, standings
2006 Event Canada
  Coverage by  Scrum  BBC Sports
     
International Rugby Rugby World Cup 2007France World Rankings (Elephant)
 Six Nations  IRB Sevens                 Current Test Matches
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   Test Matches    
   England June 2006 The full England side take on Australia  a two test series, first in Sydney and then Melbourne. 
The England Saxons take on Canada in Canada in the Barclays Churchill Cup.
England U21s  take part in the U21 World Championship, In France.		  
  England Teams and activities from the RFU; schedules and results, coverage on Sky Sports
Australian Rugby Union coverage and details
Coverage by Rugby Heaven, Fox Sports, BBC Sport, Independent Sport.
   See Also Planet Rugby, RugbyRugby, Rugby 365, Scrum,  Yahoo, 

International Rugby Board Laws of the game; play the game, tournaments (Rugby World Cup,
International Rugby Union Statistics contains analysis of over 5000 international rugby union games played between a total of 109 teams from around the world.

International news coverage from Rugby servers BBC Sport  Planet Rugby,  Rugby.com.au,
Rugby Heaven, RugbyRugby, Rugby 365, Scrum,  Yahoo, 
International Rugby from Tiscali Planet Rugby
British and Irish Lions coverage
Rugby Data get all those International stats

IRB World Sevens, Women's Rugby World Cup,  RWC Sevens(, fixtures. results..
Rugby World Cup 2007 "September 7 and October 20, 2007, in Lens, St Etienne, Marseille, Montpellier, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, and Paris's Parc des Princes and Stade de France."
 
 
  Dubai Rugby 7's the opening round of the series
    Dubai Rugby Sevens official site; 1st Dec - 5th Dec 2004
  Singapore Sevens held for the first time in 2004
  

Rugby eNews provide up to date news on the International scene, by regular newsletters. On-site is archived information, calendar, tables and links
RugbyRugby brings you the latest action from USA Super League, Canadian Super League, Canada, USA, Zurich Premiership, Heineken Cup, Six Nations, Tri Nations, Super 12 and World Cup 2003 news plus features, fixtures, results, kit, jerseys, shirts and comment from the world of rugby union.

Women's Rugby World Cup from Adidas - full coverage, including History
Discuss it on Talk Rugby
Six Nations Rugby    see also Six Nations  from Sportsvl

National and Regional Australasia,  Europe,  North America South Africa Other top
     
Europe     UK Heineken Cup, European Challenge Cup,  Celtic League, 6-nations  
Churchill Cup: Third Canadian Tour 2005; 26 England players  leave for Canada on the 9th June, for game on 19th June. USA play against Argentina, with the final one week later.
  The Churchill Cup;  official site
News:   Joe Lydon to head up the coaching team
            Role for Wilklinson?
  
England Rugby Union background and archived results from Wikipedia
European and Six Nations official site with everything you would expect on tournament rugby
European-rugby.  team details, articles, results, match reports.
Scrum  covers 6 Nations and all the major Leagues in UK and France. History, players, referees etc; World Cup archive
6-nations-rugby results, standings and history, with guide to rugby union
    see also our page on 6-nations
 
Heineken Cup  An annual club competition sponsored by Heineken, involving leading teams from  England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy.   Background  from Wikipedia
 
Quick Links   Pool Standings from BBC Sport Results and Fixtures from the official site
  ERC Heineken Cup official site
 Check out the following sites for up-to-date information on your club
 Heineken Cup Cub Guide from BBC Sport
   See also Ananova, Celtic Rugby,  European-rugby,  Independent News,  Planet Rugby,  Sporting-life,  Sky Sports,  Welsh Rugby Union,   Yahoo Sports
 
 European Challenge Cup An annual club knockout competition for teams from England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy and Romania that are not in the Heineken Cup  Team selection and other details  from Wikipedia
 
  Official Site  with Fixtures, results, history, teams
Coverage by  sports servers listed above for the Heineken Cup
European Club Rankings  from EuroRugby
 
Celtic League An annual club competition between regional teams from, Scotland, Wales and  Ireland.   Background  from Wikipedia
  check out the following sites for up-to-date information on your club
  BBC Sport    BBC Northern Ireland  BBC Wales   Planet-rugby  Scottish Rugby Union   Scrum     Sky Sports    UK Rugby Guide     Welsh Rugby online   Welsh Rugby Union
UK     Grassroots,   Ireland, Scotland,  Wales  
  At the top level is the Premiership currently, the Guinness Premiership and there are
National leagues 1 and 2 followed by a 3rd National League split into North and South .
   Grassroots Rugby		  
   Premiership League Tables 
 Cup competitions:   PowerGen Cup    Tours.     Mini Rugby
  		 
  RFU - official body  for English rugby; England Rugby news, results, women's rugby
    Impact Strategy - a comprehensive study into participation trends in rugby union in England, brought to a focus after England's RWC win in 2003
Community Rugby has lots of helpful sections about contributing to and improving at the game
Strategic plan for the sport in the UK 2005-2013, mission statements etc
 
  Premiership and National Leagues  National 1  National 2
Tables from Sporting Life
coverage from  BBC Sport
England National Rugby Union Team  from Wikipedia - background and History
     
Guinness Premiership  check out the following sites for up-to-date information on your club.    History       Background from Wikipedia
Guiness Premiership   Scrum  Sporting-life    Sky Sports   Independent News  Yahoo Sports  Sport network  Sport Telegraph
  .National League  coverage
    National League 1
National League 1 clubs  from UKnetguide
Sport Network Results and club information
 National League 2
  Table and Results  from Ananova
  Fixtures from BBC Sport
     Cornish All Blacks
 
Powergen Cup The English Rugby Union knockout Competition, has existed under different sponsors (John Player, Pilkington, Tetley's Bitter and now PowerGen)  since 1972. In 2005 - 2006, it has effectively become an Anglo Welsh Cup with 4 regional Welsh Clubs  competing against 12 teams from the Guinness Premiership. For more details, including  past winners, see Wikipedia.
Anglo Welsh Cup from BBC Sport - the 4 pools and results round by round
 Powergen Cup from the Welsh Rugby Union; fixtures, results, pool tables, live coverage.
Information, previews and results from: Rugby Rugby, Planet Rugby, Rugby365
   
British and Irish Lions
             		- a touring side featuring the best rugby union players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They come together once every four years to tour New Zealand, South Africa and Australia in rotation.  History from Lions-Tour
 Follow the matches # with Sporting Life - Matchday Live
 
  Lions Rugby official website for the Lions;  On tour Guide 2005
The Lions are Coming the 2005 tour home; fixtures, interactive map, news, squad, history, team-talk, links to useful sites for a tour.
British Lions Tour 2005 a supporters site for the tour; The Lions play an eleven match series in New Zealand -eight matches against provincial sides and three test matches against the All Blacks  in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Squad, travel, history, Message board (requires registration)
BBC Sport articles:
 Taranaki v British & Irish Lions  Lions set for Maori Challenge,
  All Blacks provide their own coverage for the tour; hear the other side of the story! Email newsletter available
  New Zealand Tourism information  schedule, accommodation, links
  New Zealand prepares for the visit Aukland, Christchurch
Unofficial Tour Site   with useful articles about the tour
Lions in New Zealand - another unofficial 2005 Lions,site with great coverage
  Coverage by Sporting Life; Guardian Unlimited Sport; Scrum, Sport Network, New Zealand Herald, Eurosport,  Planet Rugby, Rugby World, Sky Sports
    British Lions  past results

Zurich Premiership
The Rugby Club - an official guide to the Zurich Premiership with fixtures, match previews, results, stats, player profiles, chat and news.
News from Sporting Life covering UK scene, English Teams reports
 

UK Teams
Bath Bedford Bristol  Gloucester
Harlequins Leicester London Irish London Wasps
Newcastle Falcons Northampton Saints Saracens
 Grassroots Rugby in the UK
 		  
Mini Rugby This is an exciting introduction to the game for the younger members. The under 7 and under 8 ranges play tag (no tackles)  with two teams of 5 to 7 players - Official U7and U8 rules (pdf file). For the under 9's and under 10's , tackling is allowed and they play with a maximum of 9 players of which 3 are forwards and form the scrum - Official U9 and U10 Rules (pdf file). The emphasis is on learning and fun, rather than winning.

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  Rugby Continuum - the RFU approach to introducing rugby to the younger members - "mini-midi-Rugby", promoting the spirit of Rugby; Mini Rugby stages 1 (U7 and U8) and 2 (U9 and U10) and Midi Rugby, Stage 3.Administartion (at local level), changes, forum.
      Parent Guide  from The RFU
Beginners Guide to Mini Rugby from Belper Rugby Club
What is Mini Rugby? - from Letchworth Garden City Rugby Club; a useful summary of the  structure and objectives of the scheme
Principles of Mini Rugby from Wimbledon RFC
Stage 1, Stage 2, details from Brighton Rugby
 
Local Facilities: Belper, Biggleswade, Brighton, Cambridge, Chipstead, Esher, Hucclecote, Hull, Jedburgh, Letchworth, Macclesfield,  Pendle, Lancashire,  Royston, Ruislip, Salisbury, Stanford Essex, Towcester,  Tunbridge Wells,  Wimbledon,
  Wales:  Treharris, Westport, Ruthin, Felindoel,
  Scottish RU,  Watson Warriers (Edinburgh)
  Northern Ireland: Ballynahinch
  Republic of Ireland: Malahider
Google Directory of Youth and Mini
Schools Rugby   

County Information
Warwickshire club links from Coventry Rugby Club 


Irish Rugby Union. Domestic and international news articles about the sport and recent matches
     Carlow Rugby Club    founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest clubs in Ireland; news, history, results, fixtures.....
 
Scottish Rugby Union official home for domestic and International  information
 
Wales
Welsh Rugby Union  Internationals, Celtic league,  Six Nations, World Sevens, Summer Tour, Heineken Cup, Parker Pen Shield, Welsh Scottish, Principality Cup, Domestic, Women's Rugby
    Welsh Women's Rugby Union  
Background from Wikipedia
Red Dragon - an independent Welsh fan-club site; news, articles, message board, chat, tables, leagues, competitions, and club information
Welsh Club Rugby # (Broken) Welsh leagues down to Div 7, Celtic League, 7's and 12's, European Challenge competition, Welsh club links
Wales Rugby with information on all Welsh clubs, news, 6 nations etc
  Welsh Rugby Forums. Red Dragons,  Welsh Rugby Union    Welsh-Club-Rugby

North America Canada USA  up

Canada.                 
Calendar of important Rugby matches in Canada and the World International matches
Canadian Rugby News International, National  and Provincial coverage, Womens, University/College, Over 40's!
Rugby Union Canada Referees and the Laws, news, Super League, National Team
 Super League news, schedules, results, Teams, history, National All Sars
Alberta Rugby currently under construction
 Alberta Junior Rugby Alberta Minor Rugby Association  bye laws, history, divisions, calendar of events, links to Canadian Rugby Sites including the Provincial Unions.
British Columbia Schools
Calgary Rugby Union results, schedules, links
Edmonton Rugby Union  history, club directory, matches, results of tournaments and Challenge Cup, links
Ontario Rugby Union  provincial teams, senior league,4 branches, links

USA Rugby is well represented, governed by Territory Unions and Local Area unions as shown below
USA Rugby composed of 37 Local Area Unions (LAUs), which are grouped into seven geographical Territorial Unions (TUs); National Teams, Club Rugby, Championships; learn about rugby. Membership Database;
USA Rugby Men's National Team The Eagles
New York Rugby Sevens  the largest sevens tournament in the United States. The tournament has been held on the Saturday following Thanksgiving since 1959 and traditionally marks the end of the Fall rugby season in the New York Metropolitan area.

Territory Union Sites ( and their local area unions)  
  Mid-Atlantic (Eastern Penn, Potomac, Virginia)
Midwest (Allegheny, Chicago Area, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Independent Territory (Alaska, Idaho, Montana)  
Northeast  (Metropolitan New York, New England, New York State)
Pacific Coast  (Arizona, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Utah)
South  (Deep South, Florida, Georgia, Mid-South, North Carolina, Palmetto)
Southern California  (North, Southern California - South)
Western (Eastern Rockies, Great Plains, Heart of America, Missouri, Rio Grande, Texas )
Western Rugby Union   
  covering Eastern Rockies Great Plains  Heart of America   Ozark Rio Grande Texas
Heart of America has 15 mens , 6 women's , 3 college men's , 2 college women's , 5 High School Boy's, 1 High School Girl's, 4 Select Sides and a Referees Society
  WRFU Women's Selects builds, promotes and aims for competitive success

Rugby Super League Premier Level of Men's Club competition in the USA.

Balls Out  North American site with global coverage and interest,  Useful links to Local rugby sites arranged by State; Rugby Budda answers questions with depth and feeling

 South Africa Rugby Union is BIG in South Africa with more than 4000 referees covering over 400,000 players at all levels. The National team is Springboks and the sport is governed by SARU. At the top level is the Super 14, with 5 SA teams competing with sides from New Zealand and Australia. For background, history etc, see Wikipedia. The Currie Cup, the domestic competition, is played for by  South African Provinces

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  South African Rugby official site for everything on RU in this country and also for good resourses on the Game (Origins, History, Rules etc); Women's and Youth rugby. The Springbok squad
A History from Wikipedia
Coverage by Rugby365 news, profile, fixtures, results,
    Schools by Rugby365 - school and player profiles, top 20
Coverage by Planet Rugby news, profile
Super Rugby  provides all the action at the top level of the game
SA Rugby news from Scrum: Springboks Stats all teams
South African Rugby  an informative Blog
 
Super 14  (4 Australian Teams participate; 5 from New Zealand and 5 South African  - see Wikipedia)
Super 14 official site; links to all team sites, table, fixtures, news, match reports, coverage of major tournaments, including Six Nations  
    Super Rugby from South Africa; news, fixtures, results, scores, records, archives
     Planet-Rugby coverage  - with a Kiwi bias;  news, results, fixtures, standings, teams  
    Rugby Heaven coverage - out of Sydney so has a NSW bias, news, articles, scoreboard, standings, teams
The 5 Participating, SA Provincial sides:
    Free State Cheetahs (Bloemfontein region ) Blue Bulls  (Pretoria region );
    Natal Sharks  (Durban region ); Lions, (Johannesburg region ); Stormers (Cape Town region ) 
 
Tri Nations Rugby between NZ, S. Africa and Australia - See Wikipedia
Background from Wikipedia covering history, results, stats..
    coverage by BBC Sport, Rugby Heaven , Tarik Sanzar, Australian Rugby,
                        Scrum, Planet Rugby.
 
 
   
Currie Cup  the premier domestic competition, with 8 provincial teams in the premier Division. See Wikipedia
  SA Rugby  provides the fixtures, results and news
 Role of the Currie Cup  in South African Rugby - an article in the Mercury newsparer
The Provincial Teams
    Western Province ( Cape Town ) Griquas , (Kimberley ), Falcons  (Witbank )  The Pumas  (Nelspruit )
     plus the other top teams playing in the Super 14, above
   Coverage by Planet Rugby,  Sport iAfrica
 
Other    Arabian Gulf, Fiji, South Africa, West Indies up
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Rugby Tickets from MyTicketMarket , covers all major international matches including: Wales Rugby Tickets, Six Nations Tickets, Autumn Internationals Tickets, Hong Kong Sevens Tickets, Guinness Premiership Final Tickets, Heineken Cup Final Tickets
Contact WorldTicketShop for Six Nation Tickets, England Rugby Tickets, Ireland Rugby Tickets, Wales Rugby Tickets and Scotland Rugby Tickets
Buy or Sell Rugby World Cup Tickets at Empire Tickets.
Rugby Tickets from Sold Out Entertainments; Autumn Internationals Tickets Rugby World Cup Tickets and  Six Nations Tickets

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