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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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