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2.6.1 Rugby Union International Competitions: Between national teams




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This article is from the Rugby Union FAQ, by roelofs@f2s.com (Mees Roelofs) with numerous contributions by others.

2.6.1 Rugby Union International Competitions: Between national teams

African Nations Cup: There are two divisions of international Rugby in
Africa with promotion and relegation rules applying between them. Both are
divided into two regional groups, with the group winners progressing to a
final played at a neutral venue. The current teams in the top flight (the
Super Six) are Tunisia, Morocco and Ivory Coast in the North and Zimbabwe,
Namibia and Madagascar in the South.

European Nations Cup: Six teams play in each division of the ENC with
promotion and relegation rules applying between them. In all, the 24
European nations where Rugby is an amateur sport, play for the ENC.
Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain and the Czech Republic are
currently in Division One, which is sometimes referred to as 'Six Nations
B'. Division One usually uses the same weekends as the Six Nations
Championship; other divisions play throughout the year.

Six Nations: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales play
eachother once, with the home team alternating yearly. The Championship is
played for between February and April.

South American Championship: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have
been playing for the South American Championship at irregular intervals
(about every four years lately) since 1958. Teams play eachother once in a
round-robin format. Sometimes a number of matches is played at one venue.

Superpowers Cup: China, Japan, Russia and the USA are playing eachother
once a year, the home team alternating yearly. The Cup is to be contested
in mid-year.

Tri Nations: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa meet on a
home-and-away basis in July and August.

World Cup: Held every four years. The quarter finalists of the previous
tournament, as well as the host nation(s) automatically qualify.

 

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