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2022 Autumn Nations Series
The 2022 end of year rugby union tests, also known as the 2022 Autumn internationals, were a number of rugby union test matches played during the months of October and November. Some of the games were known as the Autumn Nations Series for marketing purposes. Also involved in matches were some List of international rugby union teams#Second tier, second-tier teams. These international games count towards World Rugby's ranking system, with a team typically playing from two to four matches during this period. Fixtures October Notes: * Syuhei Takeuchi and Kenji Shimokawa (both Japan) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: * Jack Dempsey (rugby union), Jack Dempsey (Scotland), Jock Campbell (rugby union), Jock Campbell and Langi Gleeson (both Australia) made their international debuts. * Australia recorded their first test victory over Scotland since 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals, November 2016, following three consecutive wins for the Scots, thus reclaiming the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
