Rugby Union in Europe
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ProfessionalHeineken Cup An annual club competition sponsored by Heineken, involving leading teams from England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy.
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.
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United KingdomPlay/WatchCompetitionsProfessionalCeltic League An annual club competition between regional teams from, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
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VariationsMini 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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CompetitionsEnglish Rugby At the top level is the Premiership, and there are National leagues 1 and 2 followed by a 3rd National League split into North and South.
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 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.
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