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Triple Crown (Rugby Union) (794 bytes)
1: ...was most recently won by [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] in [[2004]]. 3: It is part of a larger tournament, the [[Rugby Union Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship... 5: [[Category:Rugby union competitions]] Triple Crown (1277 bytes) 1: ... term sometimes used to describe the three-tiered crown or tiara formerly used by popes. See [[Papal Tiar... 5: In [[sport]], a '''Triple Crown''' is achieved by winning three specific events, ... 7: *[[Triple Crown of Aerial Skiing]] 8: *[[Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing]] 9: *[[Triple Crown of Auto Racing]] - ([[Formula One|Formula One Wor... Triple Crown of Cycling (596 bytes) 1: The '''Triple Crown of Cycling''' is made up of the [[Giro d'Italia]]... 3: The cycling triple crown has only been won twice in history: Belgian [[Edd... Triple crown (baseball) (4056 bytes) 3: In [[baseball]], the '''Triple Crown''' refers to: Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (3345 bytes) 1: ...'Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing''' (''Triple Crown'' for short, but the term is also used in other s... 4: ...dom horse-racing|England]], where the term Triple Crown originated with [[West Australian]]'s three wins ... 10: ...y the second horse to have won the English Triple Crown since the end of [[World War I]]. 30: ...ase into American usage. The United States Triple Crown is made up of: 37: ... only eleven horses have ever won the U.S. Triple Crown: Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing (689 bytes) 1: ...ffent types of [[alpine skiing]] events. A Triple Crown winner wins all three World Cup titles in one sea... 7: ...i Sailer]] was the first person to win the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing at the [[1956 Winter Olympics]] 8: ...nch]] skier, [[Jean-Claude Killy]] won the Triple Crown. Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters (499 bytes) 1: The '''Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters''' consists of the... 6: ...ly seven horses have ever won the Trotting Triple Crown. They are: Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers (780 bytes) 1: The '''Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers''' consists of the f... 8: ..., only ten horses have ever won the Pacing Triple Crown. They are: Rugby union (23467 bytes) 1: ...tch_from_French_Wikipedia.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A Rugby match in the Stade de France]] 2: ...ped from the rules used to play [[football]] at [[Rugby School]] in [[England]]. Two teams, each of 15 p... 4: ...e the success stories there have been some famous rugby clubs which have not coped well with the new era. 8: As noted above, rugby union differs from association football in that the han... 10: The aim of rugby is to score more points than the opposition. Team... Rugby union positions (16733 bytes) 1: ...me formation, with only slight variations in use. Rugby therefore is different to for instance [[soccer]]... 10: ...o 15 and keyed to their positions (though [[rugby union numbering schemes| alternatives]] exist); these n... 55: ...), and [[Matt Burke]] ([[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]]). 63: ... and [[Rory Underwood]] ([[England national rugby union team|England]] and [[British Lions]]). 69: ... and [[Jeremy Guscott]] ([[England national rugby union team|England]] and [[British and Irish Lions]]) Rugby Football Union (1731 bytes) 1: ...e '''Rugby Football Union''' (RFU) is the [[rugby union]] governing body in [[England]]. 3: ...t played at [[Rugby School]] in [[1823]]. Similar unions were organised during the next few years in Irel... 5: Among the Union's chief activities are conferences, organising in... 7: ...alled [[England national rugby union team|England Rugby]]. 13: ...d|IRB]] article for a full list of National Rugby Unions. Scottish Rugby Union (4068 bytes) 1: ...jpg|thumb|250px|Registered logo of Scottish Rugby Union - used with permission]] 3: ...d national rugby union team]] is [[Matt Williams (rugby coach)|Matt Williams]]. 5: ... and was a founding member of the [[International Rugby Board]] in [[1886]] with Ireland and Wales. Engla... 7: ...each out to new audiences outside the traditional rugby areas. 15: ... [[Edinburgh Rugby]] and Glasgow became [[Glasgow Rugby]]. Caledonia will be re-established when the SRU ... Welsh Rugby Union (1256 bytes) 1: ...] in [[Wales]], recognised by the [[International Rugby Board]]. 3: ...lsh rugby]], including the [[Wales national rugby union team|Welsh National Team]] and National Leagues a... 5: ...[Heineken Cup|European Rugby Cup]] and [[European Rugby Shield]] competitions. 15: Welsh Rugby Union Ltd.<br /> 38: [http://www.wru.co.uk/ Welsh Rugby Union] History of rugby union (17512 bytes) 1: ...otball]], [[rugby football]] and the [[history of rugby league]]. 5: [[Image:Rugby School 850.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Rugby School]] 6: ...] in [[Johannesburg]] a major international rugby union stadium), and a plaque at the school commemorates... 8: ... [[1858]], is the oldest surviving non-university rugby club. 10: ==The schism between the Football Association and Rugby Football== Welsh rugby union (842 bytes) 1: [[Rugby Union]] is the [[national sport]] of [[Wales]]. 4: Rugby-like games have a long history in Wales, with gam... 9: * [[Rugby World Cup]] 10: * RBS [[Rugby Union Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship... 12: * Heineken [[Heineken Cup|European Rugby Cup]] Australian Rugby Union (1077 bytes) 1: ...n [[1949]] and is a member of the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB) the sport's governing body. 3: ...rugby union team]] one of the best national rugby union teams in the world. 6: ''see also: [[History of rugby union]]'' 8: ...Union was founded (later '''New South Wales Rugby Union''') 9: ...ugby Union was founded (later '''Queensland Rugby Union''') Rugby union numbering schemes (3147 bytes) 1: A [[rugby union]] team consists of 15 players plus up to seven re... 3: ...hemes consisting of letters, whilst others [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] and [[Richmond R.F.C.|Richmond]] used a sc... 158: * [[Rugby union positions]] 160: [[Category:Rugby union]] Japan Rugby Football Union (6584 bytes) 1: [[Image:Japan sakura rugby symbol.jpg|right]] 2: [[Rugby union]] was first introduced to Japanese students at [[... 7: Japan Rugby Football Union,<br> 14: == Rugby World Cup 2011 bid == 16: ...rea, the Japan RFU is bidding to host the [[Rugby Union World Cup]] in 2011. Irish Rugby Football Union (2563 bytes) 1: ...international matches are played. In addition the Union also owns Ravenhill Park in Belfast, Thomond Park... 3: ...unster and parts of Ulster; the Northern Football Union of Ireland controlled the Belfast area. The IRFU ... 5: ... lead to the unique situation among international rugby teams, where the Irish representative teams are d... 9: ...ontinue to be the strongest three with [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] in the west of the country traditional... 11: ...Branch. In addition there are 246 Schools playing rugby, Ulster (107), Leinster (75), Munster (41) and Co... List of footballers (Rugby Union) (3887 bytes) 1: ...orted by country see [[List of footballers (Rugby Union) by country]]. 18: *[[Ben Cohen (rugby player)|Ben Cohen]] - England 45: *[[Peter Jackson (rugby)|Peter Jackson]] - England 94: *[[George Smith (rugby player)|George Smith]] - Australia 107: *[[David Watkins (Welsh rugby player)|David Watkins]] - Wales
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