Editing Rugby union (section)

==In culture==
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[[File:Henri Rousseau - The Football Players.jpg|thumb|Henri Rousseau&nbsp;– ''The Football Players'' (1908)|alt=An oil painting of four moustached men, two wearing orange and white striped jerseys and shorts, the other two wearing blue and white striped jerseys and shorts, contesting a rugby ball within an avenue of trees.]]
Thomas Hughes's 1857 novel ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'', set at [[Rugby School]], includes a rugby football match, also portrayed in the 1940s film of the same name. James Joyce mentions Irish team [[Bective Rangers]] in several of his works, including ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' (1922) and ''[[Finnegans Wake]]'' (1939), while his 1916 semi-autobiographical work ''[[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]]'' has an account of Ireland international [[James Magee (sportsman, born 1872)|James Magee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bectiverangers.com/content/view/197/5 |title=Bective Rangers&nbsp;– James Joyce |work=bectiverangers.com |location=UK |access-date=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726215801/http://www.bectiverangers.com/content/view/197/5/ |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}</ref> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in his 1924 Sherlock Holmes tale ''[[The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire]]'', mentions that Dr Watson played rugby for Blackheath.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/vampires/classicstory/sussexvampire_p1.shtml |title=The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire |date=September 2005 |work=BBC |location=UK |access-date=28 August 2011 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811092631/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/vampires/classicstory/sussexvampire_p1.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Henri Rousseau]]'s 1908 work ''Joueurs de football'' shows two pairs of rugby players competing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/show-full/piece/?search=The%20Football%20Players&page=&f=Title&object=60.1583 |title=Henri Rousseau |first=Cornelia |last=Lauf |work=guggenheim.org |access-date=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429080822/http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/show-full/piece/?search=The%20Football%20Players&page=&f=Title&object=60.1583 |archive-date=29 April 2011}}</ref> Other French artists to have represented the sport in their works include [[Albert Gleizes]]' {{Lang|fr|Les Joueurs de football}} (1912), [[Robert Delaunay]]'s {{Lang|fr|Football. L'Équipe de Cardiff}} (1916) and [[André Lhote]]'s {{Lang|fr|Partie de Rugby}} (1917).<ref>{{cite book |last=Dine |first=Philip |title=French Rugby Football |year=2001 |page=19|publisher=Berg |location=Oxford |isbn=1-85973-327-1}}</ref> The [[Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Gold Medal for Art]] at the Amsterdam Olympics was won by Luxembourg's [[Jean Jacoby]] for his work ''Rugby''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olympic-museum.de/art/1928.htm |title=Art Competitions |work=olympic-museum.de |access-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501132439/http://www.olympic-museum.de/art/1928.htm |archive-date=1 May 2008}}</ref>

In film, Ealing Studios' 1949 comedy ''[[A Run for Your Money]]'' and the 1979 BBC Wales television film ''[[Grand Slam (1978 film)|Grand Slam]]'' both centre on fans attending a match.<ref>{{cite book |last=Berry|first=David|title=Wales and Cinema, The First Hundred Years |year=1996 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |page=215 |isbn=0-7083-1370-1}}</ref> Films that explore the sport in more detail include independent production ''[[Old Scores]]'' (1991) and ''[[Forever Strong]]'' (2008). ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' (2009), based on [[John Carlin (journalist)|John Carlin]]'s book ''Playing the Enemy'', explores the events of the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]'s attempt to use the sport to connect South Africa's people post-[[apartheid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/portal/2007/10/19/ftmandela119.xml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604133332/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/portal/2007/10/19/ftmandela119.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2012|title=How Nelson Mandela won the rugby World Cup |access-date=28 August 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=19 October 2007 | first=John | last=Carlin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8406647.stm |title=South Africa 'rugby unity': Fact and fiction |date=11 December 2009 |work=BBC News |location=UK |access-date=28 August 2011 |first=Pumza |last=Fihlani |archive-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210171602/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8406647.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In public art and sculpture, there are many works dedicated to the sport. There is a {{convert|27|ft}} bronze statue of a rugby line-out by pop artist [[Gerald Laing]] at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/8196778.Iconic_sculpture_of_rugby_line_out_unveiled/ |title=RFU unveils iconic bronze of rugby line-out by sculptor Gerald Laing |date=2 June 2010 |work=yourlocalguardian.co.uk |location=UK |access-date=28 August 2011 |first=Joanna |last=Kilvington |archive-date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727003326/http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/8196778.Iconic_sculpture_of_rugby_line_out_unveiled/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and one of rugby administrator Sir [[Tasker Watkins]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8360513.stm |title=Statue of Sir Tasker is unveiled |date=15 November 2009 |work=BBC News |location=UK |access-date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904013324/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/8360513.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Rugby players to have been honoured with statues include [[Gareth Edwards (rugby union)|Gareth Edwards]] in Cardiff and [[Danie Craven]] in Stellenbosch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby365.com/schools/craven/2504760.htm |title=Craven of Craven Week |date=27 June 2010 |work=rugby365.com |access-date=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719053209/http://www.rugby365.com/schools/craven/2504760.htm |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref>