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.
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
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
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.
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* 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
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