Rugby union

**rugby union**
	team sport, code of rugby football Marcatura di una meta durante un incontro in Galles, 2008
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Pronunciation audio	Frenchⓘ
Instance of	team sport; type of sport;
Subclass of	rugby;
Country of origin	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
Inception	1823 (England);
Time of discovery or invention	1823 (England);
Different from	football; rugby league; Rugby ;
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Bahasa Melayu: Ragbi

Català: Rugbi a 15

Cymraeg: Rygbi'r undeb

Deutsch: Rugby Union

English: Rugby union is a contact sport played between 2 teams of 15 players.

Français : Rugby à XV

Gagana Samoa: Lakapi

Gàidhlig: Rugbaidh

Hrvatski: Rugby union

Italiano: Rugby a 15

Latina: Harpastum XV

Lëtzebuergesch: Rugby Union

Nederlands: Rugby union

Norsk: Rugby union

Occitan : Rugbi de XV

Polski: Rugby union

Scots: Rugby union

Simple English: Rugby union

Slovenščina: Rugby

Suomi: Rugby union

Tiếng Việt: Bóng bầu dục

Türkçe: Ragbi birliği

Русский: Регби-15

मराठी: रग्बी युनियन

한국어: 럭비 유니온

中文：橄欖球

العربية : اتحاد الرجبي

فارسی : راگبی ۱۵ نفره

Men

Ireland vs Georgia, Rugby World Cup 2007. Line out for Georgia.
Crusaders vs Brumbies, Rugby Super 14. Scrum for Brumbies.
Germany vs Belgium, 2007 World Cup qualification.
Hindu vs Alumni, 2007 URBA Rugby Championship in Buenos Aires.
Jonny Wilkinson training with England, 2009 at Twickenham Stadium in London.
Jeremy Staunton kicks a penalty for London Wasps, 2006 Heineken Cup.

Women

Early women's team, 1930s in New South Wales.
Kirsten Ahrendt, Atlantis vs USA Rugby South All-Stars in 2007.
Savannah's Katie Thomen tackling Lauren Buslinger, Raleigh Venom vs Savannah.
Mark taken, NC Hustlers vs Midwest II match.
Amanda Winar mauling opponent, NC Hustlers vs Midwest II match.
Milwaukee Scylla vs Wisconsin Women WWRFC, Midwest Championship.

Referee

Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee, officiating a 2009 Guinness Premiership match.

Ball

Mitre ball used by the Italy national team.

Field

Rugby union field diagram.
Field diagram with positions.

Stadia

Twickenham Stadium in London.
Eden Park in Auckland.
Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

History

Ireland national team, 1875.
British Lions, 1888.
Cape Colony vs England, 1891.
New Zealand national team, 1905 ("The Original All Blacks").
Wales vs New Zealand, 1905.
France vs United States, 1924.
London, inscription in memory of Pall Mall restaurant where Rugby Football Union was founded