List of international rugby union teams

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The following is a list of international rugby union teams:

Any team added to this list should have a corresponding Category:International rugby union teams or Category:National rugby union teams link put into the bottom the article to keep the Category database up to date.

Contents 1 Multinational teams 1.1 Combination sides 1.2 Invitation sides 2 National teams 2.1 First tier 2.2 Second tier 2.3 Third tier 3 External link

[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

[edit] External link

• Current IRB rankings for national teams