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| | Rugby union - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Rugby union |
 | | Other major events include Six Nations, instituted in 1884 as the Five Nations, now a tournament between England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Italy (who joined in 2000); the Tetley Bitter Cup, the SWALEC Cup, and the Tennents Cup, the club knockout tournaments of the English, Welsh, and Scottish rugby unions. |
 | | Formerly an amateur game, the game's status was revoked in August 1995 by the International Rugby Football Board, which lifted restrictions on players moving between Rugby Union and Rugby League. |
 | | Rugby Union was introduced to the Commonwealth Games for the first time at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in September 1998. |
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