Super Ibérica De Rugby
The Superibérica de Rugby was a national rugby union competition in Spain which was held in 2009 with six Spanish teams, with the hope of expanding to include Portuguese teams and a team from Gibraltar in the future. Gatos de Madrid won the only season in 2009. In January 2010 it was announced that the second Superliga season would take place in August, September and early October 2010. Eight teams (no mention of Portuguese or Gibraltarian teams) were expected to participate, however the competition was discontinued. Teams • • • • • • Mariners 2009 season *Winner for Tries(Gatos 2, Mariners 1) References External links Article from Spanish sports newspaper AS {{DEFAULTSORT:Super Iberica De Rugby 1 ...
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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 ...
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