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	MSN Encarta - Rugby Union, History of
		Rugby Union, History of, development of a football game, which traditionally, was “invented” by a schoolboy named William Webb Ellis at Rugby School, Warwickshire, England.
		Rugby was included in the 1900 and 1908 Olympic Games, and again in 1920 and 1924.
		In November 1823 he is believed to have cheated technically during a game of the then crude mob football played at the school, when, “with a fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time, [he] first took the ball in his arms and ran with it”.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781540248/Rugby_Union_History_of.html (1299 words)

	Japan national rugby union team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2003 the Top League was created to improve the overall standards of Japanese rugby union, and this will of course benefit the national team in the longer term.
		Rugby Union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union, founded in 1926, which is a constituent member of the International Rugby Board.
		In the fifth Rugby Union World Cup, RWC2003 held in Australia, Japan was hailed as the best of the so-called 'minnow' nations and left a lasting and delightful impression with its speedy play and sportsmanship, gaining many new Japanese and foreign fans in the process, but unfortunately the team still failed to win any games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team (1718 words)

	Kyohei Morita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kyohei Morita is a rugby union footballer, who made his international debut as a fly half in the Japan national rugby union team in 2004.
		This biographical article relating to either rugby league or rugby union is a stub.
		He is still a student at Hosei University, and has a remarkable kicking ability.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyohei_Morita (89 words)

	Articles - Scotland national rugby union team
		Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union.
		After a poor start in the Six Nations 2003-04 in which Scotland did not win a single match and so qualified for rugby's version of the wooden spoon, things were believed to be steadily improving once again under the Australian coach Matt Williams, the first foreigner to coach the national team.
		The thistle is the national flower, and also the symbol of the Scotland national rugby union team.
	www.junctione.com /articles/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team (1939 words)

	WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
		For those of you familiar with the game, there is a full suite of teams and leagues that represent the most famous and popular clubs and national teams.
		Rugby is a cool sport that requires tactical excellence and strategic brilliance, and if you're unwilling to endure cauliflower ears, then Rugby 2005 would be a wonderful replacement for the real thing.
		Rugby 2005 is at a stage in its franchise where flare and flash are much less important than mechanics.
	www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=26219 (1206 words)

	Rugby Trivia and Frequently Asked Questions
		South Africa are the current rugby union world champions, and the last world cup encompassed teams from New Zealand (the runners up and winners in 1987), France, England, Australia (winners in 1991), Scotland, Canada, Ireland, Western Samoa, Italy, Wales, Japan, Ivory Coast, Tonga, Romania, and Argentina.
		Legend has it that the game originated at Rugby school (hence the name) in England, when one of the pupils, William Webb Ellis, picked up the ball during a game of soccer in 1823 and ran with it.
		Rugby league teams have only 13 players (with two substitutions permitted) whereas rugby union has 15 (and no substitutions, except for injury).
	www.uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/FAQ/faq.shtml (3999 words)

	Famous Ruggers
		An opposing coach once apparently told his team that once they tackled the prince, they would be able ever after to tell their grandchildren they once tackled the king of England.
		He may have played on the rugby team too, but I don't think he had a hand in starting it.” However, Tony Spinella, the historian of the Southern California Rugby Football Union writes, “The SCRFU was formed in 1937.
		When he was 12, Els was forced to go to the doctor with a finger injury sustained during a rugby match and his mother, concerned that rugby was too physical a sport for her son, asked the doctor to exaggerate the extent of the injury.
	www.wesclark.com /rrr/famous.html (6597 words)

	BBC SPORT Rugby Union Rugby World Cup Team Pages Japan Parkinson blossoms in Japan
		Japan's rugby culture differs hugely from that of their New Zealand or even English counterparts.
		Regardless of his team's slightly camp nickname, Parkinson is relishing life in Japan with his family since moving from Otago four years.
		Sadly for the 30-year-old, Japan are known as the cherry blossoms - the country's national flower.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/japan/3150995.stm (605 words)

	sport.iafrica.com today's news Australia 'A' thump Japan
		Australia 'A' whipped Japan's national rugby union team 66-15 on Sunday, giving the Asian champions a second straight lopsided lesson ahead of their World Cup campaign.
		After trailing 3-42 at half-time, Japan scored their first try six minutes into the second half when fullback Toru Kurihara dashed 20 metres down the sideline before passing to winger Daisuke Ohata to score.
		Japan, who lost to the United States and World Cup non-qualifiers Russia last month, managed two consolation touchdowns.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/243121.htm (297 words)

	★ New Zealand Information. Information about NZ
		The national rugby team is called the All Blacks and New Zealanders expect it to be able to beat the world.
		New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer, (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players); golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
		Rugby as a sport is closely linked to New Zealand's national identity.
	www.mkiwi.com /New+Zealand+information (2474 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com
		New Zealand-born Philip O'Reilly has been suspended from Japan's national rugby team for one year.
		The Japan Rugby Union on Saturday handed down a one-year suspension to one of their Test stars who was involved in a street fight.
		O'Reilly was suspended for allegedly punching three people in a street fight in Tokyo's Roppongi district in May, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced on Saturday.
	www.rugby365.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_44166.shtml (228 words)

	Women's Rugby - Scrum.com - Rugby News, Rugby Results, Rugby Action from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in the World
		The England Women's Rugby team are the current Six Nation's Champions and came third in the WRWC held in Barcelona in 2002.
		England are the only team to have beaten the reigning Champions, New Zealand on home soil in the last ten years and are considered to be one of the most professional squads in the world at present.
		The winning teams from the North, Midlands, South East, South West from National Challenge 1 will participate in a play off, the semi final draw will be at done at random and both semi finals will be played on the same day at the same venue.
	www.scrum.com /womens/country/england (783 words)

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		The team is also seeking to expand its team by starting touch tournaments and for the first time in its history sending a national side to compete in the prestigious Bangkok 7's tournament.
		The team is actively seeking sponsors in order to field a team for international competition.
		Rugby is a popular game played by men and women of every race and creed, from under age five to well over fifty, in over 100 countries of the world.
	net.saipan.com /personal/banes (1520 words)

	Fijilive - Gateway to Fiji, Fiji Rugby, Fiji Rugby New, Fiji Sevens, Fiji 7s, Fiji 15s
		Rugby 7s icon Waisale Serevi was voted FASANOC's Sports Personality of the year during the annual awards at the National Gymnasium in Suva...
		Plans are in the pipeline to form a Tangata Pasifika rugby league side involving Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Niue, New Caledonia and the Cook Islands...
		Sevens rugby maestro Waisale Serevi is tipped to be Fiji’s flag bearer at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne next month...
	www.fijilive.com /rugby (391 words)

	Guam Rugby Football Union- SPG
		Matters such as national team development, international fixtures, refereeing and judiciary, disbursement of IRB grants, and island-wide schools, age group, women’s and senior rugby development all fall under the charter of the GRFU.
		In the Budweiser Cup Final, the Guam National team defeated SPG rivals, New Caledonia, who were also using the tournament as their final warm-up.
		Advertisements were placed seeking an SPG National Team coach and players.
	www.rugbyonguam.com /spg.htm (1811 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Sports
		Abegoonawardena stepped down as the national rugby union Test team after the Asian Games debacle in Busan, South Korea last October and for the two World Cup qualifiers, which followed, Tony Amit was appointed on a temporary basis.
		Among the other recommendations are welfare of selected national poolists, proper training facilities, appointment of suitable national coach, proper training schedule for the national team considering the entire international rugby calendar for each year, proper planing for time tables of domestic tournaments considering international commitments of the national poolists.
		But Marambe and his team has strongly recommended to follow their guidelines for the betterment of Sri Lanka rugby and to see smooth functioning of national pool's preparations for the IRB Asian Quadrangular from March to May this year and also for the Hong Kong International Sevens on March 29 and 30.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/01/28/spo01.html (641 words)

	CNN/SI - 1999 Rugby World Cup - - Wednesday September 29, 1999 06:06 PM
		Played for Japan high schools in Wales in 1990, has also represented Japan under-23s, Japan universities and national team since 1994.
		The 36-year-old former national team stand-off is still the pin-up boy of Japanese rugby.
		When the Japanese Rugby Union are looking to promote games, it is Hirao's profile they use and which sets the army of female fans swooning.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/world_cup/news/1999/09/26/japan_bios (663 words)

	Now Du Plessis walks out on SA Rugby
		One of the decisions taken was that national teams and competition structures would in future fall under SARFU, where they were previously under the auspices of SA Rugby.
		Du Plessis, who played in 22 Tests for the Springboks (15 as captain) between 1971 and 1980, cited his inability to "contribute constructively" to the sport under the current regime at the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) as the main reason for his decision to step down.
		SA Rugby Board Chairman, Theunie Lategan, said it was unfortunate to lose a person of Du Plessis’ calibre: "Morné is a well-respected figure in the South African game and made a valuable input during his short involvement on the Board.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /sport/365/rugby/news/2004/02/02/editorial_33983.html (919 words)

	News - Teivovo.com
		Mr Sampson’s brief is to set up and manage rugby academies and a high performance unit within Fiji, with an emphasis on development of all national teams from schoolboys rugby to the national team and including the women’s rugby and Indo-Fijians.
		Former manager of the Auckland Blues Super 12 team and the Auckland NPC team, Derek Sampson has been appointed Fiji’s new rugby development manager to work alongside national coach Wayne Pivac.
		His role at the Fiji Rugby Union will be working with players at all levels and in particular setting up the fitness curriculum at the soon-to-be-established High Performance Unit.
	www.teivovo.com /team_fiji/2004/0618_samps_feeney_kelly.html (519 words)

	BBC SPORT Rugby Union Rugby World Cup Team Pages Japan Form guide: Japan
		Japan made amends against far lowlier opposition in June with a confidence-restoring 86-3 win over Korea, but they struggled against Australia A and an England XV
		However, the national team are unable to attract top-level competition.
		Japan qualified in style, racking up a record score against Chinese Taipei and an aggregate of 420 points in the four games.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/japan/2969935.stm (478 words)

	BigSoccer - U.S.A. Rugby Union team in World Cup qualifier!
		The USA's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, will be playing a match against Spain on 4/12/03.
		Ah, but in RWC '99 we were the only team to score a try against winners Australia!
		Romania and Georgia are two such "B" nations that have qualified for the RWC.
	www.bigsoccer.com /forum/printthread.php?t=42444 (1354 words)

	Rugby Football Union - England team to face Japan
		Rugby Football Union - England team to face Japan
		The action moves from the Ajnomoto to the National Stadium in Tokyo, with Japan expected to field much the same team.
		No sooner had the players recovered from the exhaustion of Thursday's 37-10 win over a Japan Select XV than the coach revealed his hand for Sunday's re-match against the full national side.
	www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/3761 (219 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News
		Hagimoto, who had been coach since the 2003 Rugby World Cup expressed to the JRFU his desire to concentrate on youth development, with an eye to building a team for Rugby World Cup 2011, which Japan is bidding to host.
		Hagimoto has poured into coaching the national team, and I would like to thank him very much for his valuable contribution," said Mashimo.
		I will do my best to support him and the team," said Villepreux, who won 37 caps for France and who coached Les bleus to a runners-up spot at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_44969.shtml (455 words)

	Crisscross - News - England rugby star Wilkinson hospitalized in Japan
		England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson, who is touring Japan with his club side Newcastle Falcons, was hospitalized Friday, suffering from an inflamed appendix, the Press Asocciation reported.
		Its not like England will win anything in the next few years....
		Japan eyes fingerprinting foreigners age 16 and up
	www.crisscross.com /jp/news/346778 (800 words)

	Story
		Jones, who has been labeled as the greatest flanker in international rugby and was named by his team-mates as the "Iceman" because of his cool and confident demeanor under pressure, played his first international game for the Manu Samoa.
		With regard to a local team made up of the best players, Jones said that it will depend solely on local rugby authorities and that he will be more than happy to assist.
		The main idea is to get all the best Samoan players in one competition so that we can select an Oceania team to play against the other Samoan players who are playing contract rugby overseas.
	www.samoanews.com /thursday.12302004/THsports/story2.html (979 words)

	Rugby
		Wales opened the post-Mike Ruddock era when Scott Johnson's men were crushed 31-5 by Ireland in Dublin to end a thrilling Six Nations weekend.
		The New Zealand Warriors have been stripped of four competition points and fined $430,000 for breaching the National Rugby League's salary cap.
		The dual international had a suspended ARU two-match ban hanging over him from another indiscretion last year when on tour with the Wallabies in the same city.
	www.allin1sports.com /rb/index.cfm (235 words)

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	USIA - Portrait of the USA, Ch. 11
		The teams were divided into two leagues, the National and American; during the regular season, a team played only against other teams within its league.
		The most victorious team in each league was said to have won the "pennant;" the two pennant winners met after the end of the regular season in the World Series.
		Disputes between the players' union and the owners have at times halted baseball for months at a time.
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch11.htm (3548 words)

	Nigerian national team trials - Heavensgame Rugby Union at its best
		On arrival on the 1st there will be the North Vs South Rugby Match where the Selectors will do a final secection of the 22 Man National Team for the Compitition.
		The following Players from the North are to report for National Rugby Team Camping at the National Stadium Surulere Lagos on the 1st March 2005
		The Southern National Team List will be released immidiately after their Southern Trials on Sat 26 Feb 2005.
	www.heavensgame.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93 (195 words)

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