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This list shows each country which has a union affiliated to World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union. It also shows the number of registered clubs playing in each country, official referees and the number of registered players broken down by gender and age group. In 2023, the total number of registered players increased ...
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.
These are men's player records in international rugby, [1] updated at the conclusion of the Autumn internationals window each year. To view men's international team records, see International rugby union team records. To view records of the men's Rugby World Cup, see Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup.
International rugby union player records; International rugby union team records; List of international rugby union tries by David Campese; List of international rugby union tries by Christian Cullen; List of international rugby union tries by Israel Folau; List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana; List of international rugby ...
Alun Wyn Jones of Wales has the most international appearances for any male rugby player. This is a list of the appearance leaders in men's rugby union test matches, listing the 92 players with over one hundred test caps. Rugby union requires only one nation to recognise a match as a test in order for it to be included in test statistics for ...
List of United States national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the United States national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognized by USA Rugby as a test match , whether it was played before or after the governing body was founded in 1975.
The following is a list of selected United States national rugby union team player statistics. For additional statistics, see the United States national rugby union team main page. Most caps
The World Rugby headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. [92] World Rugby, founded in 1886, governs the sport worldwide and publishes the game's laws and rankings. [92] As of February 2014, World Rugby (then known as the IRB, for International Rugby Board) recorded 119 unions in its membership, 101 full members and 18 associate member countries. [2]