List of international rugby union teams
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The following is a list of international rugby union teams:
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[edit] Multinational teams
[edit] Combination sides
The British and Irish Lions are a separate case, being a combination of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
A similar development has been of a Pacific Islanders XV combining Fiji, Tonga, and Manu Samoa.
The South American Jaguars were a combination team consisting of players from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile who played the Springboks during the early 1980s.
The African Leopards are a development side drawn from across Africa, they have played representational rugby union against South African students.
In the aftermath of the 2005 tsunamii a Northern hemisphere side took on a Southern hemisphere side in the IRB Rugby Aid Match.
CIS also played during the early 1990s, comprising of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
World XV sides have also been fielded.
[edit] Invitation sides
There are some invitation sides, most famously the Barbarian Football Club, and its spawned New Zealand Barbarians and French Barbarians.
[edit] National teams
[edit] First tier
as defined by the IRB
Argentina (nicknamed Los Pumas)
Australia (The Wallabies)
England
France (nicknamed Les Tricolores or Les Bleus)
Ireland
Italy (nicknamed Gli Azzurri)
New Zealand (The All Blacks)
Scotland
South Africa (The Springboks)
Wales (nicknamed The Dragons)
[edit] Second tier
as defined by the IRB
Canada (nicknamed The Canucks)
Fiji (nicknamed The Flying Fijians)
Georgia (nicknamed Lelos)
Japan (nicknamed The Cherry Blossoms)
Romania (nicknamed The Oaks)
Samoa (named Manu Samoa)
Tonga (nicknamed 'Ikale Tahi)
United States (nicknamed The Eagles)
[edit] Third tier
as defined by the IRB
American Samoa
Andorra (nicknamed Els Isards)
Arabian Gulf
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium (nicknamed Black Devils)
Bermuda
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana (nicknamed Vultures)
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia (nicknamed Koupreys)
Cameroon
Cayman Islands
Chile (nicknamed Los Cóndores)
China
Chinese Taipei
Colombia (nicknamed Los Tucanes)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Germany
Ghana
Guam
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Israel
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico (nicknamed Serpientes)
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands (nicknamed Oranje)
Nigeria
Niue
Norway
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea (nicknamed Puk-Puks)
Paraguay (nicknamed Los Yacares)
Peru (nicknamed Los Tumis)
Philippines
Poland
Portugal (nicknamed Los Lobos)
Russia
Rwanda
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain (nicknamed Los Leones)
Sri Lanka
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tahiti
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Trinidad & Tobago
Uganda (nicknamed Cranes)
Ukraine
Uruguay (nicknamed Los Teros)
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (nicknamed La Vinotinto)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
