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The following is a list of international rugby union teams:

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Multinational teams

Combination sides

The British and Irish Lions are a separate case, being a combination of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international

A similar development has been of a Pacific Islanders XV combining Fiji, Tonga, and Manu Samoa. The Pacific Islanders rugby union team (usually known as just Pacific Islanders) are an international Rugby union team started in 2004 that represents Fiji The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago

The South American Jaguars were a combination team consisting of players from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile who played the Springboks during the early 1980s. The South American Jaguars was an international Rugby union team consisting of South American players that played during the early 1980s against the South African For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko

The African Leopards are a development side drawn from across Africa, they have played representational rugby union against South African students. The African Leopards are an African Rugby union representative team organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR

In the aftermath of the 2005 tsunamii a Northern hemisphere side took on a Southern hemisphere side in the IRB Rugby Aid Match. The IRB Rugby Aid Match was a Rugby union football match played on 5 March 2005 under the auspices of the International Rugby Board to raise

CIS also played during the early 1990s, comprising of the Commonwealth of Independent States. CIS was a Rugby union side that played matches during 1991 and 1992

World XV sides have also been fielded. The World Rugby XV is an international rugby union team composed of the best international players selected by a coach

Invitation sides

There are some invitation sides, most famously the Barbarian Football Club, and its spawned New Zealand Barbarians and French Barbarians. The Barbarian Football Club, typically referred to as Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas" is an invitational Rugby union team based in Britain The New Zealand Barbarians, nicknamed the "Little Baa-Baas" are an invitational Rugby union team The French Barbarians are an invitational Rugby union team that is based in France.

National teams

Prior to 2008, the sport's international governing body, the International Rugby Board, organised its member unions into "tiers". The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football.

The "Tier 1" nations were:

The "Tier1. The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The Tri Nations is an annual international Rugby union series held between the national teams of Australia (the Wallabies) New Zealand (the The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko 5" nations are:

"Tier 2" included the following:

The remaining unions were all classified in "Tier 3":

Post-2008 classification

Starting in 2008, the IRB switched to a four-band system, in which unions and, by extension, teams are classified based on "their development status and record on the international stage". The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches For the Canadian Rugby league team see Canada national rugby league team. The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation The Georgia national rugby union team represents the former Soviet Caucasian republic of Georgia in Rugby union. For the Japanese Rugby League team see Japan national rugby league team. The Romania national rugby union team, nicknamed The Oaks ( Stejarii) have long been one of the stronger European teams outside of the Six Nations The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. The Algeria national rugby union team is one of the newest at world level having played its first game at 24 February 2007 in Tunis, with Tunisia national rugby union The American Samoa national rugby union team represents American Samoa in international Rugby union. The Andorra national Rugby union team, nicknamed Els Isards (which is a Pyrenean Chamois) represent Andorra in international rugby union competitions The persian Gulf rugby union team, are a combined team of players from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates The Armenian national Rugby union team has recently begun playing in the European Nations Cup. Austria is a third tier Rugby union playing nation They began playing international rugby in the early 1990s The Azerbaijan national rugby union team is the national Rugby union team of Azerbaijan. The Bahamas national rugby union team represent the Bahamas in the sport of Rugby union. The Barbados national rugby union team represents Barbados at the sport of Rugby union. The Belgium national rugby union team is the third tier rugby playing nation of Belgium. The Bermuda national rugby union team represents Bermuda in the sport of Rugby union. The Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international Rugby union. The Botswana national rugby union team represents Botswana in the sport of Rugby union. The Brazil national rugby union team are the national side of Brazil, representing them at Rugby union. The British Virgin Islands national rugby union team represents the British Virgin Islands in international Rugby union. The Bulgaria national rugby union team represents Bulgaria at Rugby union. The Burkina Faso national rugby union team represents Burkina Faso in international Rugby union. The Burundi national rugby union team represents Burundi in international Rugby union. The Cambodia national rugby union team represents Cambodia in international Rugby union. The Cameroon national rugby union team represent Cameroon in the sport of Rugby union. The Cayman Islands national rugby union team represents the Cayman Islands in the sport of Rugby union. The Chad national rugby union team represents Chad in international Rugby union. The Chile national rugby union team (nicknamed Los Cóndores, "The Condors " is a third tier Rugby union nation representing Chile. The China national rugby union team represents China in international Rugby union. The Chinese Taipei national rugby union team represents the Republic of China ( Taiwan) in international Rugby union. The Colombia national rugby union team represents Colombia in the sport of Rugby union. The Cook Islands is a third tier Rugby union playing nation They began playing international rugby in the early 1990s The Costa Rica national rugby union team represents Costa Rica in international Rugby union. The Côte d'Ivoire rugby union team is one of the minor international teams in Rugby union. The Croatia national rugby union team are the national Rugby union team of Croatia. The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby playing nation of the Czech Republic. The Denmark national rugby union team represents Denmark in the sport of Rugby union. The Estonia national rugby union team represents Estonia at a national level in international rugby union competitions The Finland national rugby union team represents Finland at the sport of Rugby union. The Greece National Rugby Union team represents one of the world's newest Rugby union playing nations The Germany national rugby union team is a third-tier Rugby union -playing nation of Germany. The Ghana national rugby union team represents Ghana in international Rugby union. The Guam national rugby union team represents Guam in international Rugby union. The Guyana national rugby union team represents Guyana in the sport of Rugby union. The Hong Kong national rugby union team is the third tier rugby playing nation of Hong Kong. The Hungary national rugby union team represents Hungary at Rugby union. The Indian Rugby Team is ranked 84th in the world( as of Feb 21 IRB Rankings out of 95 teams The Indonesia national rugby union team represents Indonesia in Rugby union. The Iran national rugby union team ( is a sporting side that represents Iran in Rugby union. The Israel national rugby union team (נבחרת ישראל בראגבי represents Israel at a national level in international rugby union competitions The Jamaica national rugby union team represent the Jamaica in the sport of Rugby union. The Kazakhstan national rugby union team is nicknamed the Nomads. The Kenya national rugby union team is the Kenyan national team in Rugby. The Korea national rugby union team represents South Korea in international Rugby union. The Kyrgyzstan national rugby union team represents Kyrgyzstan in international Rugby union. The Laos national rugby union team represents Laos in international Rugby union. The Latvia national rugby union team represent Latvia at the sport of Rugby union. The Lithuania national rugby union team represent Lithuania at Rugby union. The Luxembourg national rugby union team represents Luxembourg at Rugby union. The Madagascar national rugby union team represents Madagascar in the sport of Rugby union. The Malaysia national rugby union team represents Malaysia in international Rugby union. The Mali national rugby union team represents Mali in international Rugby union. The Malta national rugby union team are governed by the Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU The Mauritania national rugby union team represents Mauritania in international Rugby union. The Mauritius national rugby union team represents Mauritius in international Rugby union. The Mexican national Rugby union team represents Mexico in international rugby union competitions The Moldova national rugby union team represent Moldova at Rugby union. Monaco national rugby union team represents Monaco at Rugby union. The Mongolian national rugby union team represents Mongolia in international Rugby union play The Morocco national rugby union team are a national sporting side representing Morocco in Rugby union. The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at Rugby union. The Netherlands national rugby union team are a national sporting side of the Netherlands, representing them at Rugby union. The Niger national rugby union team represents Niger in international Rugby union. The Nigeria national rugby union team represent Nigeria in the sport of Rugby union. The Niue Island national rugby union team is the third tier Rugby union playing nation of Niue Island. Norway national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 3B division of the European Nations Cup. The Pakistan national rugby union team represents Pakistan in international Rugby union. The Papua New Guinea national rugby union team represent Papua New Guinea in the sport of Rugby union. Paraguay is a third tier rugby playing nation and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. The Peru national rugby team, nicknamed los Tumis, is a young team in The Americas and a member of the Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby For the Rugby League team of the Philippines see Philippines national rugby league team. The Poland national rugby union team represent Poland at the international level of Rugby union. The Portugal national rugby union team, nicknamed "Os Lobos" Portuguese for "the wolves" is a third tier Rugby union side representing Portugal The Qatar national rugby union team represents Qatar in international Rugby union play The Russia national rugby union team is the national team of Russia. The Rwanda national rugby union team represents Rwanda in international Rugby union. The San Marino national rugby union team represents San Marino in international Rugby union. The Senegal national rugby union team represent Senegal in the sport of Rugby union. The Serbia national rugby union team represents Serbia in international Rugby union. The Singapore national rugby union team represents Singapore in international Rugby union. The Slovakian national rugby team represents Slovakia in international Rugby union. The Slovenia national rugby union team represents Slovenia at Rugby union. The Solomon Islands national rugby union team represent Solomon Islands in the sport of Rugby union. The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at Rugby union. The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international Rugby union competitions The Saint Lucia national rugby union team represents Saint Lucia in the sport of Rugby union. The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national rugby union team represents the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in international Rugby union. The Swaziland national rugby union team represent Swaziland in the sport of Rugby union. The Sweden national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 2B division of the European Nations Cup The Swiss national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 3A division of the European Nations Cup. The Tahiti national rugby union team is the third tier rugby playing nation of Tahiti. The Tanzania national rugby union team represents Tanzania in international Rugby union. The Thailand national rugby union team represents Thailand in international Rugby union. The Togo national rugby union team represents Togo in international Rugby union. The Tunisia national rugby union team is the national team of Tunisia, a third tier Rugby union nation The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team represents Trinidad and Tobago in the sport of Rugby union. The Uganda national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Uganda, representing them at Rugby union. The Ukraine national rugby union team represents Ukraine at the sport of Rugby union. Uruguay has played in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups They have been playing international rugby since the late 1940s The Uzbekistan national rugby union team represents Uzbekistan in international Rugby union. The Vanuatu national rugby union team represents Vanuatu in the sport of Rugby union. Venezuela is a third tier rugby playing nation They joined the IRB in 1998 The Zambian national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Zambia The Zimbabwe national rugby union team are considered to be a third tier rugby union nation The new structure is:[1]

High Performance

Performance

These are nations earmarked for increased developmental funding in order to facilitate future movement into the High Performance band. The Georgia national rugby union team represents the former Soviet Caucasian republic of Georgia in Rugby union. The IRB did not release a full list of such unions, but named the following as part of the Performance band:

Targeted

Again, the IRB did not release a list of unions in this category, but named several as being in this band:

Developmental

This is the location for all remaining unions. The Georgia national rugby union team represents the former Soviet Caucasian republic of Georgia in Rugby union. The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at Rugby union. The Portugal national rugby union team, nicknamed "Os Lobos" Portuguese for "the wolves" is a third tier Rugby union side representing Portugal The Russia national rugby union team is the national team of Russia. The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at Rugby union. Uruguay has played in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups They have been playing international rugby since the late 1940s The China national rugby union team represents China in international Rugby union. The Germany national rugby union team is a third-tier Rugby union -playing nation of Germany. The Indian Rugby Team is ranked 84th in the world( as of Feb 21 IRB Rankings out of 95 teams The Mexican national Rugby union team represents Mexico in international rugby union competitions

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Notes and references

  1. ^ International Rugby Board (2008-01-25). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate "IRB announces increased funding for the game". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-01-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
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