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=== Rugby union ===
[[File:Uudeküla Ragbiväljak 2011.jpg|thumb|Rugby field in [[Tapa Parish]], Estonia]]
[[Rugby union]] is both a professional and amateur game, and is dominated by the first tier unions:  [[Rugby union in England|England]], [[Rugby union in New Zealand|New Zealand]], [[Rugby union in Ireland|Ireland]], [[Rugby union in Wales|Wales]], [[Rugby union in South Africa|South Africa]], [[Rugby union in Australia|Australia]], [[Rugby union in Argentina|Argentina]], [[Rugby union in Scotland|Scotland]], [[Rugby union in Italy|Italy]], [[Rugby union in France|France]] and [[Rugby union in Japan|Japan]]. Second and third tier unions include [[Rugby union in Belgium|Belgium]], [[Rugby union in Brazil|Brazil]], [[Rugby union in Canada|Canada]], [[Rugby union in Chile|Chile]], [[Rugby union in Fiji|Fiji]], [[Rugby union in Georgia|Georgia]], [[Rugby union in Germany|Germany]], [[Rugby union in Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], [[Rugby union in Kenya|Kenya]], [[Rugby union in Namibia|Namibia]], [[Rugby union in the Netherlands|the Netherlands]], [[Rugby union in Portugal|Portugal]], [[Rugby union in Romania|Romania]], [[Rugby union in Russia|Russia]], [[Rugby union in Samoa|Samoa]], [[Rugby union in Spain|Spain]], [[Rugby union in Tonga|Tonga]], [[Rugby union in the United States|the United States]], [[Rugby union in Uruguay|Uruguay]] and [[Rugby union in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe.]] Rugby Union is administered by [[World Rugby]] (WR), whose headquarters are located in [[Dublin]], Ireland. It is the [[national sport]] in New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Georgia, Wales and [[Rugby union in Madagascar|Madagascar]], and is the most popular form of rugby globally.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kemp |first=Stuart |first2=Georg |last2=Szalai |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2437023820070826 |url-access=registration |title=Rugby World Cup gaining wide popularity |work=Reuters |access-date=30 May 2011 |date=24 August 2007 |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003101025/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2437023820070826 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Olympic Games have admitted the seven-a-side version of the game, known as [[Rugby sevens]], into the programme from Rio de Janeiro in 2016 onwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/rugbyandtheolympics/news/newsid=2035087.html#olympics+sevens+heaven+rugby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103082612/http://www.irb.com/rugbyandtheolympics/news/newsid=2035087.html#olympics+sevens+heaven+rugby |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2010 |title=Olympics: Sevens heaven for Rugby |date=31 December 2009 |publisher=International Rugby Board |access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> There was a possibility sevens would be a demonstration sport at the [[2012 London Olympics]] but many sports including sevens were dropped.<ref name="SportsDropped">{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2005-07-08-baseball-softball-dropped_x.htm |title=Baseball, softball bumped from Olympics |first=Vicki |last=Michaelis |access-date=17 August 2008 |date=8 July 2005 |work=USA Today |archive-date=9 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709024822/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2005-07-08-baseball-softball-dropped_x.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The premier international competition is the [[Rugby World Cup]]. Currently there are four major domestic professional leagues globally:

* [[Premiership Rugby]]:
** {{Flagicon|England}} [[England]] (10 teams)
* [[Super Rugby]]:
** {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] (5 teams)
** {{Flagicon|Fiji}} [[Fiji]] (1 team)
** {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]] (5 teams)
** [[Moana Pasifika|Pacific Islands]] (1 team)
* [[Top 14]]:
** {{Flagicon|France}} [[France]] (14 teams)
* [[United Rugby Championship]]:
** {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland]] (4 teams)
** {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]] (2 teams)
** {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]] (2 teams)
** {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] (4 teams) 
** {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]] (4 teams)