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The rugby union in English-speaking countries, played in teams of fifteen players on the field plus substitutes, is the most popular variant of rugby, a family of collective sports, whose specificities, in addition to its Fifteen players, are the scrum and the touches, pitting two teams who compete for an oval ball, played by hand and foot. The objective of the game is to score more points than the opponent, scoring either trials, or goals through penalties or transformations, or drops. Nowadays, a test is worth five points and seven if it is transformed, a drop or a successful penalty is worth three points.Rugby union originated in England and developed at the end of the nineteenth century in Anglo-Saxon countries (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom), and in France.The International Rugby Board (IRB), created in 1886, became World Rugby in 2014, governs the sport and publishes the rules.Occasional selectionsThe British and Irish Lions are made up of the best players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. It is a touring team, which has played only every four years since 1989. Meetings are held in the three major nations of the Southern Hemisphere, namely South Africa, Australia and New Zealand . Playing for the Lions is a very great honor, even bigger than playing for his national team [ref. Necessary], it is the same for their opponents, who have the opportunity to meet them only every twelve years.Other teams have copied this format, or form occasionally without having this aura. The New Zealand Māori team is a team that usually plays against national teams that are touring in New Zealand.The Pacific Islanders is a team made up of the best players from Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa.
Match Details:
Rugby Union Friendly
24 June, Saturday
