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Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century.[1] One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball on a field up to 100 metres (330 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide with H-shaped goal posts on each goal line.
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As of 2011, more than 5 million people currently play rugby union in more than 117 countries.[2]
For the full list of Argentina international rugby players see: List of Argentina national rugby union players
For the full list of Australia international rugby players see: List of Australia national rugby union players
- Mani Dehimi
- Nico Vermaak
For the full list of English international rugby players see: List of England national rugby union players
For the full list of Fiji international rugby players see: List of Fiji national rugby union players
For the full list of France international rugby players see: List of France national rugby union players
For the full list of Georgia international rugby players see: List of Georgia national rugby union players
For the full list of Germany international rugby players see: List of Germany national rugby union players
- Nicholas Alamanos
For the full list of Hong Kong international rugby players see: List of Hong Kong national rugby union players
For the full list of Irish international rugby players see: List of Ireland national rugby union players
For the full list of Italy international rugby players see: List of Italy national rugby union players
For the full list of Luxembourg international rugby players see: List of Luxembourg national rugby union players
For the full list of New Zealand international rugby players see: List of New Zealand national rugby union players. Other New Zealand rugby union players include Daryl Halligan, Toni Konui and Albert Henry Baskerville.
Owolabi Adele
- Victor Ubogu*
- Daniel Norton**
- Marcus Watson**
- Ugo Monye*
- Ayoola Erinle*
- Topsy Ojo*
- Joseph Mbu
- Mark Odejobi**
- Steve Ojomoh*
- Uche Oduoza*
- David Akinluyi
- Temitope Okenla
- Tiwaloluwa Obisesan
- James Doherty
- Nsa Harrison
- Ejike Uzoigbe
- Francis Ugwu
- Robert Worrincy
- William Sharp
- Kene Ejikeme
- Chukwuma Osazuwa
- Emmanuel Akinluyi
- James Davies
- Michael Worrincy
- Ade Adebisi
- Salim Abdulmailk
- Obi Wilson
- Nde Monye
- Aliyu Shelleng
- Nuhu Ibrahim
- Aristide Goualin
- Mark Olugbode
- Craig Olugbode
- Ovie Koloko
- Martin Olima
* denotes capped by England ** denotes capped by England 7s
For the full list of Romania international rugby players see: List of Romania national rugby union players.
For the full list of South African international rugby players see: List of South Africa national rugby union players
- Francisco Puertas Soto (1963 - )
- Oriol Ripol (1975 - )
- B.P. Gavrilov
- I.I. Kiziriya
- Dimitri Mironov
- Alexandre Tichonov
For the full list of Tonga international rugby players see: List of Tonga national rugby union players
For the full list of USA international rugby players see: List of USA national rugby union players
For the full list of Uruguay international rugby players see: List of Uruguay national rugby union players
For the full list of Welsh international rugby players see: List of Wales national rugby union players
- "Origins of Rugby – Codification "The innovation of running with the ball was introduced some time between 1820 and 1830."". Rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- Rugby: Sevens' rise not death-knell for 15-man game - IRB odt.co.nz, 6 April 2011