Rugby Europe, the Glossary
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe.[1]
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61 relations: Beach rugby, Belgium national rugby union team, Catalonia national rugby union team, COVID-19 pandemic, EPCR Challenge Cup, European Professional Club Rugby, European Rugby Champions Cup, European Rugby Continental Shield, European Rugby Cup, European Shield, France national rugby union team, Francisco Franco, French Rugby Federation, Germany national rugby union team, Gibraltar Rugby Football Union, Italian Rugby Federation, Italy national rugby union team, Kosovo Rugby Federation, List of international sports federations, List of women's international rugby union test matches, Mid-year rugby union internationals, National Rugby League (France), Netherlands national rugby union team, Octavian Morariu, Portugal national rugby union team, Premiership Rugby, Pro D2, RFU Championship, Romania national rugby union team, Round-robin tournament, Rugby Europe International Championships, Rugby Europe Sevens, Rugby Europe Super Cup, Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship, Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship, Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship, Rugby Europe Women's Championship, Rugby Europe Women's Sevens, Rugby Europe Women's Under-18 Sevens Championship, Rugby union, Rugby union in Morocco, Rugby union in Tunisia, Rugby Union of Russia, Rugby World Cup, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Six Nations Championship, Snow rugby, Spain national rugby union team, Split, Croatia, The Guardian, ... Expand index (11 more) »
- 1934 establishments in Europe
- Sports organizations established in 1934
Beach rugby
Beach rugby is a sport that is based on rugby union.
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Belgium national rugby union team
The Belgium national rugby union team (Équipe de Belgique de rugby à XV) (Dutch: Belgisch nationaal rugbyteam) represents Belgium in men's international rugby union competitions, nicknamed Diables Noirs / Zwarte Duivels (Black Devils).
See Rugby Europe and Belgium national rugby union team
Catalonia national rugby union team
The Catalonia rugby union team is the national and/or representative rugby union team of Catalonia.
See Rugby Europe and Catalonia national rugby union team
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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EPCR Challenge Cup
The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR).
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European Professional Club Rugby
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the governing body and organiser of the two major club rugby union tournaments: the European Rugby Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup. Rugby Europe and European Professional Club Rugby are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR).
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European Rugby Continental Shield
The European Rugby Continental Shield (formerly the European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition) was a rugby union competition, organised by European Professional Club Rugby, Rugby Europe and the Federazione Italiana Rugby, for entry into the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
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European Rugby Cup
European Rugby Cup Ltd (or ERC) was the governing body and organiser of the two major European rugby union club tournaments; the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup. Rugby Europe and European Rugby Cup are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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European Shield
The European Shield (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was a repechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup.
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France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team (Équipe de France de rugby à XV) represents the French Rugby Federation (FFR; Fédération française de rugby) in men's international rugby union matches.
See Rugby Europe and France national rugby union team
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo.
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French Rugby Federation
The French Rugby Federation (Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR)) is the governing body for rugby union in France. Rugby Europe and French Rugby Federation are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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Germany national rugby union team
The Germany national rugby union team (Deutsche Rugby-Union-Nationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international competitions.
See Rugby Europe and Germany national rugby union team
The Gibraltar Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby in Gibraltar. Rugby Europe and Gibraltar Rugby Football Union are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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Italian Rugby Federation
The Italian Rugby Federation (Federazione Italiana Rugby) or FIR is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Italy. Rugby Europe and Italian Rugby Federation are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team (nazionale di rugby a 15 dell'Italia) represents the Italian Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union.
See Rugby Europe and Italy national rugby union team
Kosovo Rugby Federation
The Kosovo Rugby Federation (KRF), (Federata e Ragbit të Kosovës, Kosovska Ragbi Federacija), is the governing body for rugby union in Kosovo. Rugby Europe and Kosovo Rugby Federation are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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List of international sports federations
This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
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List of women's international rugby union test matches
The following is a list of women's international rugby union matches and tournaments.
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Mid-year rugby union internationals
For the most recent mid-year window go to 2024 mid-year rugby union tests The July Tests, also known as the summer Tests or mid-year Tests, are international rugby union matches played around the month of July each year.
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National Rugby League (France)
The National Rugby League (Ligue nationale de rugby, LNR) manages the professional rugby union clubs in France, by delegation of the Minister of Sports and the French Rugby Federation.
See Rugby Europe and National Rugby League (France)
Netherlands national rugby union team
The Netherlands national rugby union team (Nederlands nationaal rugby team) represents Netherlands in men's international rugby union competitions.
See Rugby Europe and Netherlands national rugby union team
Octavian Morariu
Octavian Morariu (born 7 August 1961) is a Romanian former rugby union player and coach, and is currently the President of Rugby Europe.
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Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team (Seleção Portuguesa de Rugby), nicknamed Os Lobos (The Wolves), represents Portugal in men's international rugby union competitions.
See Rugby Europe and Portugal national rugby union team
Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition, consisting of 10 clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby union system.
See Rugby Europe and Premiership Rugby
Pro D2
Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France.
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising eleven clubs.
See Rugby Europe and RFU Championship
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team (Echipa națională de rugby a României) represents Romania in men's international rugby union competitions.
See Rugby Europe and Romania national rugby union team
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.
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Rugby Europe International Championships
The Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations.
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Rugby Europe Sevens
The Rugby Europe Sevens are a series of rugby sevens tournaments held by Rugby Europe.
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Rugby Europe Super Cup
The Rugby Europe Super Cup is an annual men's rugby union club tournament organised by the continental governing body, Rugby Europe.
See Rugby Europe and Rugby Europe Super Cup
Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship
The Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-18 national teams, held since 2004.
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Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship
Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship is Rugby Europe's annual age group rugby sevens tournament for under-18 national sevens teams.
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Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
The Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-20 national teams.
See Rugby Europe and Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
Rugby Europe Women's Championship
The Rugby Europe Women's Championship is an international competition contested between women's national teams who are members of Rugby Europe (known from 1999 to 2014 as FIRA - Association of European Rugby, and FIRA before that).
See Rugby Europe and Rugby Europe Women's Championship
Rugby Europe Women's Sevens
The Rugby Europe Women's Sevens, previously the FIRA–AER Women's Sevens until 2013, is a series of regional championships for women's international rugby sevens in Europe.
See Rugby Europe and Rugby Europe Women's Sevens
Rugby Europe Women's Under-18 Sevens Championship
The Rugby Europe Women’s Under-18 Sevens Championship is an annual rugby sevens championship for women's under-18 national sevens teams in Europe.
See Rugby Europe and Rugby Europe Women's Under-18 Sevens Championship
Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
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Rugby union in Morocco
Rugby union in Morocco is a significant and popular sport.
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Rugby union in Tunisia
Rugby union in Tunisia is a significant sport.
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Rugby Union of Russia
Rugby Union of Russia (Soyuz regbistov Rossii) is the governing body for rugby union in Russia. Rugby Europe and rugby Union of Russia are rugby union governing bodies in Europe.
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Rugby World Cup
The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport.
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.
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Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
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Snow rugby
Snow rugby refers to forms of rugby union that are especially adapted to be played in winter conditions, particularly in deep snow.
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Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de España), nicknamed Los Leones (The Lions), represents the Spanish Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union competitions.
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Split, Croatia
Split (Spalato:; see other names), is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.
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Top 14
The Top 14 is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France.
United Rugby Championship
The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales.
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World Rugby
World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union.
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World Rugby Rankings
The World Rugby Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body.
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World Rugby U20 Championship
The World Rugby Under 20 Championship (known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014) is an international rugby union competition.
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World Rugby U20 Trophy
The World Rugby Under 20 Trophy (known as the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy until 2014) is an international rugby union competition.
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2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held on 13–14 July in Colomiers at Stade Michel Bendichou.
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2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held on 13–14 July in Kazan at Central Stadium.
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2023 Rugby Europe Championship
The 2023 Rugby Europe Championship was the seventh Rugby Europe Championship, the annual rugby union for the top European national teams outside the Six Nations Championship, and the 53rd edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the FIRA Tournament, Rugby Union European Cup, FIRA Nations Cup, FIRA Trophy and European Nations Cup).
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2023 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
The European qualification tournament for the 2023 Rugby World Cup was contested between March 2021 and March 2022.
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See also
1934 establishments in Europe
- Balkan Pact
- European Athletics Championships
- Rugby Europe
Sports organizations established in 1934
- Badminton Association of India
- Badminton World Federation
- Barbados Amateur Basketball Association
- Basketball Austria
- Country Rugby League
- Cyprus Football Association
- East African Professional Hunter's Association
- Egyptian Basketball Federation
- Estonian Gymnastics Federation
- Football Directorate
- Football Federation of the Soviet Union
- Forth Canoe Club
- French Rugby League Federation
- Gujarat Cricket Association
- Japan American Football Association
- Liechtenstein Football Association
- Luxembourg Basketball Federation
- National Baseball Congress World Series
- National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise
- Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
- Panama Olympic Committee
- Rajasthan Football Association
- Rugby Europe
- SPL Satakunnan piiri
- Squash Australia
- Tamil Nadu Football Association
- Vanuatu Football Federation
- Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_Europe
Also known as FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby, FIRA - Association of European Rugby, FIRA AER, FIRA-AER, Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur.
, The New Zealand Herald, Top 14, United Rugby Championship, World Rugby, World Rugby Rankings, World Rugby U20 Championship, World Rugby U20 Trophy, 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2023 Rugby Europe Championship, 2023 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification.