Rugby union at the Olympic Games - Article Index

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - Early History
Playing football has a long tradition in England and football had probably been played at Rugby School for two hundred years before three...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - Method Of Play
As noted above, rugby union differs from association football in that the hands can be employed to move the ball. However, a player can o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - The Rugby Union Nations
The major rugby union playing nations are those classified as "Tier 1" by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - Teams
Rugby union - International teams. The major international teams (represented on the IRB) are: Argentina (nicknamed Los Pumas) Austral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - Tournaments
Rugby union - Major tournaments. Men's and women's versions of the Rugby World Cup take place every four years. Previous winners hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - History
The legendary story about the origin of Rugby football, whereby a young man named William Webb Ellis "took the ball in his arms (ie caugh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - History
The legendary story about the origin of Rugby football, whereby a young man named William Webb Ellis "took the ball in his arms (ie caugh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Union - Team Positions
A rugby union team consists of 15 players, eight forwards numbered 1 to 8, and seven backs, numbered 9 to 15. Depending upon the competit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - The Professional Era
On August 26, 1995 the International Rugby (Football) Board declared Rugby Union an "open" game and thus removed all restrictions on paym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - The Schism Between The Football Association And Rugby Football
The Football Association was formed at the Freemason’s Tavern, Great Queen Street, on Lincoln Inn Fields, London October 26, 1863 with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - The Forming Of The International Rugby Football Board
In 1884 England had a disagreement with Scotland over a try that England had scored but the referee disallowed citing a foul by Scotland....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - The Schism Between Union And League
For more details see History of rugby league On August 29, 1895 at a meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, twenty clubs from Yorkshi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - Interesting Times 1931 – 1947
For many years, the sport’s authorities had suspected that the govering body of French Rugby Union, the French Rugby Federation (FRF) w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rugby Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rugby Union - The Rugby Union World Cup
For more details see Rugby Union World Cup#History The first Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand in 1987, and was won by the hosts. T...   » Read the article