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Rugby World Cup Sevens — Sponsored by World Rugby, and held every four years, this was the highest prize in the Sevens version of the game before the introduction of sevens to the Olympics in 2016. It was initially planned for the 2013 edition to be the last, but it was later decided to retain the World Cup Sevens and establish a new four ...
The following is a list of women's international rugby union matches and tournaments. For a list of games involving advertised "A" teams and other games of doubtful international status, see the related article Women's international rugby union (non test matches).
Test match United States [86] [87] 47 May 4, 1991 Japan: 27 15 Rockne Stadium Chicago, Illinois: Test match United States [88] [89] 48 May 18, 1991 Scotland XV: 12 41 Dillon Stadium: Hartford, Connecticut: Test match Scotland XV [90] [91] 49 June 8, 1991 Canada: 15 34 Kingsland Rugby Park Kingsland, Calgary: Test match Canada [92] 50 July 13 ...
New Zealand beat South Africa 35-20 to all but claim the Rugby Championship for the third straight year on Saturday and disrupt the world champion's buildup to the World Cup. A shock-and-awe ...
The world’s best rugby nations have descended in France for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and only two teams remain in contention to hoist this year’s Webb Ellis Cup. Held once every four years ...
The July Tests, also known as the summer Tests or mid-year Tests, are international rugby union matches played around the month of July each year. They include traditional summer tours by European nations to countries in the southern hemisphere, North America or Japan, as well as shorter international trips and one-off test matches.
A test match in rugby union is an international match, usually played between two senior national teams, that is recognised as such by at least one of the teams' national governing bodies. [1] [2] Some teams do not represent a single country but their international games are still considered test matches (for example the British and Irish Lions).
Each team typically plays three or four Test matches, and visiting teams may also play games against non-national teams, such as provinces or clubs, as part of a tour. One of the major Southern Hemisphere teams (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or Argentina) often plays against the invitational Barbarians club in the traditional 'Final ...