List of footballers (Rugby Union) by country
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Rugby union
, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes
of rugby football
, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball on a field up to 100 metres (328.1 ft) long and 70 metres (229.7 ft) wide with H-shaped goal posts on each goal line.
Argentina
For the full list of Argentina international rugby players see : List of Argentina national rugby union players
Australia
For the full list of Australia international rugby players see : List of Australia national rugby union players
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Cook Islands
England
For the full list of English international rugby players see : List of England national rugby union players
Fiji
For the full list of Fiji international rugby players see : List of Fiji national rugby union players
France
For the full list of France international rugby players see : List of France national rugby union players
Georgia
Germany
For the full list of Germany international rugby players see : List of Germany national rugby union players
India
Ireland
For the full list of Irish international rugby players see : List of Ireland national rugby union players
Italy
For the full list of Italy international rugby players see : List of Italy national rugby union players
Japan
Namibia
Papua New Guinea
Portugal
Romania
Scotland
For the full list of Scotland international rugby players see : List of Scotland national rugby union players
South Africa
For the full list of South African international rugby players see : List of South Africa national rugby union players
Spain
Soviet Union
Tonga
For the full list of Tonga international rugby players see : List of Tonga national rugby union players
United States of America
For the full list of USA international rugby players see : List of USA national rugby union players
Uruguay
For the full list of Uruguay international rugby players see : List of Uruguay national rugby union players
Wales
For the full list of Welsh international rugby players see : List of Wales national rugby union players
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes
Comparison of rugby league and rugby union
A comparison of rugby league and rugby union is possible because of the games' similarities and shared origins. In English rugby football, towards the end of the 19th century, a schism developed over the way the sport was run; one of the major disputes was between those who favoured strict...
of rugby football
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball on a field up to 100 metres (328.1 ft) long and 70 metres (229.7 ft) wide with H-shaped goal posts on each goal line.
ArgentinaArgentina national rugby union teamThe Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
For the full list of Argentina international rugby players see : List of Argentina national rugby union playersAustraliaAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
For the full list of Australia international rugby players see : List of Australia national rugby union playersBrazilBrazil national rugby union teamThe Brazil national rugby union team is the national side of Brazil, representing them at rugby union. Brazil is a third tier rugby union side, and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union has been growing substantially in Brazil since 2005 and the number of players is...
- João Luiz da RosJoão Luiz da RosJoão Luiz Da Ros , known as Ige, is a Brazilian rugby union player. He plays as a wing and as a number eight.Ige played for Desterro Rugby Clube, before moving to France, where he played for the team of the École d`Agronomie de Dijon. He was universitarian champion, in 2007, scoring 12 tries in 7...
- Charles William MillerCharles William MillerCharles William Miller was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.-Early life:...
- Paulo do Rio BrancoPaulo do Rio BrancoPaulo do Rio Branco da Silva Paranhos was a French-born Brazilian rugby union player. He was the son of the Baron of Rio Branco and of a Belgian origin dancer, Philomène Stevens. He studied Medicine in Paris, where he settled, becoming a surgeon...
CanadaCanada national rugby union teamThe Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
- Dan BaughDan BaughDan Baugh is a Canadian rugby union player, who recently retired due to a long string of injuries...
- Mark CardinalMark CardinalMark E. Cardinal is a former Canadian national rugby player. He played as a hooker.Cardinal played 35 times for Canada, from 1986 to 1999, scoring 3 tries, 13 points in aggregate. He played three times at the Rugby World Cup, in 1987, 1995 and 1999.- External links :*...
- Al CharronAl CharronAl Charron is a former Canadian rugby union footballer. He played at back-row forward and was capped 80 times for the Canadian national team, the Canucks. He played club rugby for Ottawa, Bristol and Pau and Dax and also Moseley in England.Charron was a favourite with the supporters of many of the...
- Jamie CudmoreJamie CudmoreJamie Cudmore is a Canadian rugby union player currently playing for the Top 14 club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Previously Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC and FC Grenoble...
- Glen EnnisGlen EnnisGlen D. Ennis is a former Canadian national rugby player.Ennis played a total of 32 games for Canada, including 3 as captain. He played in the mid to late 1990s in Japan for Suntory. He held his job despite a positive drug test for cocaine while on national team duty.- External links :*...
- Norm HadleyNorm HadleyNorman Hadley is a former professional rugby union player."Stormin' Norman" was a massive 6 foot 7", 21-stone lock. He played professionally first for London Wasps and then Bedford Blues in the 1990s. In Canada he played for James Bay and UBCOB Ravens . He earned an M.B.A...
- Mike JamesMike James (rugby)Mike B. James is one of a handful of professional Canadian rugby union players. Standing at 196 cm tall and weighing in at 110 kg, James is an imposing figure and is well known for his expertise in the set pieces...
- Dave LougheedDave LougheedDavid Cameron Lougheed is a Canadian former rugby union footballer, playing at wing and centre. He was considered large for a winger, being 1.88m tall and weighing 91 kg though his quick feet and amazing hands made up any imbalances.Lougheed was educated at Queen's University, Canada,...
- Gord MacKinnonGord MacKinnonGordon "Gord" MacKinnon is a former Rugby Canada flanker.MacKinnon played for the Pocomo Rugby Club of New Westminster when he won his first cap for Canada against the United States national rugby union team in 1985....
- Gareth Rees
- Bobby Ross (rugby)Bobby Ross (rugby)Robert P. Ross is a former Canadian national rugby player.He would earn 58 caps for Canada, including being named captain twice.- External links :*...
- Rod SnowRod SnowGerald Arthur Rod Snow is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop.Snow began his senior club rugby with the Newfoundland amateur club team Dogs RFC. He went on to play professionally in South Africa for Eastern Province in 1995, before joining Newport RFC in 1996, the club he remained...
- Winston StanleyWinston StanleyWinston Ulysses Stanley is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He played wing for University of British Columbia, in Canada, later moving to English club Leicester Tigers....
- Christian StewartChristian StewartJan Christian Stewart is a former rugby union centre, who played internationally for Canada and the South Africa Springboks. Between the two countries Stewart earned 17 caps, 14 with Canada and three with South Africa.-Notes:...
- John Tait (rugby)John Tait (rugby)John Noel Tait is a former Canadian rugby player.He played 37 games for Canada. His brother is Luke Tait, who also plays on the Canadian national rugby team.- External links :*...
- Kevin TkachukKevin TkachukKevin Tkachuk is a prop for the Canada national rugby union team and the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland....
- Morgan Williams
- Nik WitkowskiNik WitkowskiNikyta Witkowski is a rugby centre for the Canadian national rugby team and for Coventry R.F.C. in England.He has been capped 33 times for Canada.- External links :**...
- Colin YukesColin YukesColin Yukes is a Canadian rugby player.He has represented Canada 27 times including at the 2003 Rugby World Cup....
ChileChile national rugby union teamThe Chile national rugby union team is a rugby union nation representing Chile. They first played in 1935 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Chile is administered by the Federación de Rugby de Chile...
- Ian CampbellIan Campbell (rugby player)Ian Campbell is a former Chilean rugby union footballer, of Scottish descent. He played as a fly-half and a centre. He's usually considered one of the best Chilean rugby players of all times and he's currently nominated for the IRB Hall of Fame.His father, Colin Campbell, was a Scottish-born...
- Sergio ValdesSergio ValdesSergio Valdés is a Chilean rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock. He moved to France, were he played for Stade Aurillacois, Racing Métro 92 , and currently FC Auch.Valdes is an international player for Chile....
Cook IslandsCook Islands national rugby union teamThe Cook Islands is a third tier rugby union playing nation. They began playing international rugby in the early 1971. Thus far, the Cook Islands have not made an appearance at any of the World Cups.-History:...
- Tommy HayesTommy HayesTommy Hayes is a Cook Island rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.Cook Islands international, joined Moseley RFC for the second half of the 2006/07 season after spending seasons with Bristol, Worcester Warriors, and six seasons with Glasgow, and has also...
- Albert HenryAlbert Henry (rugby)Albert Henry was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Henry, a centre, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 22 July 1899.-References:...
- Stan WrightStan WrightStan Wright born 29 September 1978 is a Cook Island international rugby union player and his current club is Stade Francais in France....
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Yannick NyangaYannick NyangaYannick Nyanga is a professional rugby union player who plays flanker for Toulouse and France. He was a part of the victorious French team of the 2006 Six Nations Championship....
EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
For the full list of English international rugby players see : List of England national rugby union playersFijiFiji national rugby union teamThe Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked sixteenth in the world by the IRB as of 26...
For the full list of Fiji international rugby players see : List of Fiji national rugby union playersFranceFrance national rugby union teamThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
For the full list of France international rugby players see : List of France national rugby union playersGeorgiaGeorgia national rugby union teamThe Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...
- Akvsenti GiorgadzeAkvsenti GiorgadzeAkvsent Guiorgadze , is a Georgian rugby union player, who plays club rugby for the Castres Olympique in France, and for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze plays as a hooker. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on April 12, 1996, in a match against...
(1976 - ) - Avtandil KopalianiAvtandil KopalianiAvtandil "Avto" Kopaliani is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for the Aviron Bayonnais club. He previously played for another French club, the US Montauban. His usual position is tighthead prop.-Notes:...
(1982 - ) - Merab KvirikashviliMerab KvirikashviliMerab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...
(1983 - ) - Irakli Machkaneli
- Bidzina Samkharadze
- George ShkininGeorge ShkininGeorge Shkinin also known as Gosha, Goga, Georgi, and Giorgi, surname alternately spelled Shkinini is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He was first capped for Georgia in 2004, and has played for his country 21 times since then. Playing at wing, He started hes career in Georgian club "Hooligana"...
- Goderdze Shvelidze (1978 - )
- Ilia Zedginidze (1977 - )
GermanyGermany national rugby union teamGermany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...
For the full list of Germany international rugby players see : List of Germany national rugby union playersHong Kong
For the full list of Hong Kong international rugby players see : List of Hong Kong national rugby union playersIndiaIndia national rugby union teamThe Indian national rugby union team is a national rugby team representing the country of India in international competition. It is ranked 75th in the world , out of 95teams. Their captain is Nasser Hussain, nicknamed "Nino" and they are currently being coached by South Africans Norman Laker and...
- Rahul BoseRahul BoseRahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,...
- Nasser Hussain (rugby)Nasser Hussain (rugby)Nasser Hussain is the current captain of the Indian National Rugby Union Team. He plays for the Bombay Gymkhana Club in Mumbai, India, and has also played abroad for Tynedale RFC & Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His international debut was on 26 October 1998 in Singapore...
- Pendse
IrelandIreland national rugby union teamThe Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
For the full list of Irish international rugby players see : List of Ireland national rugby union playersItalyItaly national rugby union teamThe Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
For the full list of Italy international rugby players see : List of Italy national rugby union playersJapanJapan national rugby union teamThe Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
- Takeomi ItoTakeomi ItoTakeomi Ito is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays rugby at no.7 or no.8 for Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League and also in the Japan national rugby union team. He played in both the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.- References :...
- Takuro MiuchiTakuro MiuchiTakuro Miuchi is a Japanese rugby union player, who plays number eight. He was captain of the Japan national rugby union team until relieved of that responsibility by Japan national team coach Jean-Pierre Elissalde in a surprise move during February 2006...
- Kyohei MoritaKyohei MoritaKyohei Morita is a Japanese rugby union footballer who made his international debut as a fly half with the Japan national rugby union team in 2004. He graduated from Hosei University and joined Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in 2006, having a remarkable kicking ability.-Notes:...
- Yukio MotokiYukio Motokiwas a Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a at centre and was known for his powerful running and tackling.He played for Meiji University and for Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League....
- Daisuke OhataDaisuke OhataDaisuke Ohata is a former Japanese rugby union player. He usually played rugby at wing, and sometimes centre, for Japan national rugby union team. He made his name internationally as a speedy ace in the IRB World Sevens Series, and went on to become a regular member of the national team...
- Hirotoki OnozawaHirotoki OnozawaHirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...
- Adam Parker
- Yuya SaitoYuya SaitoYuya Saito is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays as No. 8, currently for Toyota Jido Shokki. He graduated from Meiji University and used to play for Suntory Sungoliath before he went to play professional rugby in France for about one season.He's a regular at Japan national rugby union...
- Ruatangi VatuveiRuatangi VatuveiLuatangi Samurai Vatuvei is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer.He used to play rugby in Japan for Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Top League and has also played for the Japan national rugby union team under the IRB three year residence qualification.Usually a second row but also used by...
NamibiaNamibia national rugby union teamThe Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at rugby union. Although they are a tier-three nation in the International Rugby Board tier system, the team have participated in all three Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999...
- Tinus du PlessisTinus du PlessisTinus du Plessis is a Namibian rugby union player. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team. He was selected for the Namibian squad to play in the 2007 Rugby World Cup where he made three appearances. Having appeared in the Africa Cup in 2008 and 2009 and the RWC 2011 Qualifiers he...
- Piet van ZylPiet van ZylPiet van Zyl is a Namibian rugby union player who captains the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa at provincial level, and plays for the at international level. Van Zyl was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game...
- Bratley LangenhovenBratley LangenhovenBradley Langenhoven is a rugby union player who plays for Namibia. He plays as a wing or center.Langenhoven made his international debut against South Africa on August 15, 2007, in which he scored a try. Langenhoven was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup finals...
- Jacques NieuwenhuisJacques NieuwenhuisJacques Nieuwenhuis is a Namibian rugby union player. Nieuwenhuis was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game against .He later blotted his copybook by being the first Namibian to be sent off at a world cup against...
- Percy MontgomeryPercy MontgomeryPercival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...
New Zealand
For the full list of New Zealand international rugby players see : List of New Zealand national rugby union playersPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea national rugby union teamThe Papua New Guinea national rugby union team represent Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby union. Nicknamed the Pukpuks, , they played their first international in 1966, defeating Vanuatu 47-3. Papua New Guinea have not so far qualified for a Rugby World Cup...
- Will GeniaWill GeniaWill Genia is a Papua New Guinean-born, Australian rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition, in which he debuted round one, 2007. Currently, he plays for the Wallabies.-Career:...
- Henari VeratauHenari VeratauHenari Veratau is a rugby union player for the Queensland Reds and a former rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. His position is at centre and wing. He signed for French Pro D2 club Racing Métro 92 Paris in August 2008...
PortugalPortugal national rugby union teamThe Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
- Duarte Cardoso PintoDuarte Cardoso PintoDuarte Daun e Lorena Cardoso Pinto is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.He currently plays for Blagnac in the French Second Division, having signed for them after the 2007 Rugby World Cup...
- José Pinto
- Vasco UvaVasco UvaVasco Nuno Barata Sousa Uva is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a number eight. In Portugal he played for Grupo Desportivo Direito, until he was assigned, in January 2008 for the professional team of Montpellier Hérault RC, in France.He took his Law degree at the Catholic University of...
RomaniaRomania national rugby union teamThe Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
- Petru BălanPetru BalanPetru Vladimir Bălan is a Romanian rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He is also a Romanian international, and has played for his national team...
- Gabriel BrezoianuGabriel BrezoianuGabriel Brezoianu is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.Having played first at Dinamo Bucureşti , then in Steaua Bucureşti , he moved to Bègles-Bordeaux, in France, here he played from 2000/2001 to 2002/2003...
- Romeo GontineacRomeo GontineacRomeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....
- Adrian LunguAdrian LunguAdrian Lungu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He is the most capped Romanian player, playing 77 times as a center or wing for the Romanian national team. As of 2007, he had scored three tries in international matches...
- Viorel MorariuViorel MorariuViorel Morariu is a former Romanian rugby union flanker. He is seen as the most influential Romanian rugby player of his generation....
- Florică MurariuFlorica MurariuFlorică Murariu was a Romanian rugby union player. He won 69 caps for Romania and scored 8 tries. He played as a flanker....
- Sorin SocolSorin SocolSorin Socol in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.He has won 55 caps for Romania and is the current captain. After being voted player of the tournament in the 1996 Under 21 Rugby World Championships where he captained Romania, Socol has played club rugby...
- Marius TincuMarius TincuMarius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....
- Ovidiu ToniţaOvidiu TonitaOvidiu Toniţa is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A former lock and presently a flanker and number 8, he plays for the French side USA Perpignan and for the Romanian national team. He is noted for his size, which is considered unusual for his position on the field...
(Western) Samoa
- Frank BunceFrank BunceFrank Eneri Bunce is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and current coach. He played international rugby for both Western Samoa and New Zealand in the 1990s, appearing in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups...
- Va'aiga TuigamalaVa'aiga TuigamalaVa'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala MNZM is a Samoan rugby footballer. As well as playing for the All Blacks, he represented Samoa in both rugby union and rugby league, playing at centre and wing...
("Inga the Winger") - Freddie TuilagiFreddie TuilagiFereti Tuilagi is a former Samoan rugby union Rugby player who previously played rugby league for Halifax Blue Sox and St. Helens. He played as a wing or centre and now is currently retired...
- Apollo PereliniApollo PereliniApollo Perelini is a former Samoan dual code rugby international player.Apollo Perelini played for St. Helens in the Rugby League Premiership and the Super League...
- Lome Fa'atauLome Fa'atauLome Fa'atau is a rugby union player. He currently plays for the Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur in the French Fédérale 1. The speedy winger is recognisable by his traditional Samoan tattoo ....
- Pat LamPat LamPatrick Richard Lam is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer, of Samoan descent. He was the head coach of Auckland before being appointed head coach of Super 14 team the Blues in 2009. He went to St. Peter's College, Epsom, and captained the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team...
- Trevor LeotaTrevor LeotaTrevor Leota is a Samoan rugby league player for Bridgend Blue Bulls in Wales.-Career:He is a hooker and has been widely recognised as one of the hardest tacklers in the game. Debuted for Western Samoa in 1995 during a tour of the UK...
- Brian LimaBrian LimaBrian Lima is a former Samoan rugby union footballer who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011. Originally a wing, Lima moved into centre for Manu Samoa as his pace lessened, but he remained a formidable player throughout his career.He earned the memorable nickname of "The Chiropractor"...
- Earl Va'aEarl Va'aEarl Va'a is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.-Rugby league:Va'a started his career playing rugby league for the Wainuiomata Lions in New Zealand and in 1994 and 1995 he represented the Wellington City Dukes in the Lion Red Cup...
ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
For the full list of Scotland international rugby players see : List of Scotland national rugby union playersSouth AfricaSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
For the full list of South African international rugby players see : List of South Africa national rugby union playersSpainSpain national rugby union teamThe Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...
- Francisco Puertas SotoFrancisco Puertas SotoFrancisco Puertas Soto is a Spanish rugby union footballer. He played at fullback or flyhalf. He was capped 93 times by Spain, from 1994 to 2001. He played for his country at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals.-Notes:...
(1963 - ) - Oriol RipolOriol RipolOriol Ripol is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a wing for Worcester Warriors in the Championship. Ripol has also played for Spain and is regarded as their best player of modern times...
(1975 - )
Soviet UnionSoviet Union national rugby union teamThe USSR national rugby union team was a sporting side that represented the Soviet Union in rugby union until the early 1990s.-History:Although such tournaments as the Soviet Cup and the Soviet Championship existed, rugby never became a major sport in the USSR...
- B.P. GavrilovB.P. GavrilovB.P. Gavrilov was a Soviet rugby union player, who played for the national team. He was a Soviet Master of Sport.He played for Fili rugby club, and was active in the 1970s.-References:* Sorokin, A.A. B.P. Gavrilov was a Soviet rugby union player, who played for the national team. He was a Soviet...
- A.G. Grigor'iants
- I.I. KiziriyaI.I. KiziriyaIrakli I. Kiziriia/Kiziriya was a Georgian /Soviet rugby union player, who played for the national team. He was a Soviet Master of Sport.-References:...
- Dimitri Mironov
- Alexandre TichonovAlexandre TichonovAlexandre Tichonov is a former rugby union international who represented the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s. He had the distinction of being asked to play for the Barbarians on their Easter 1990 tour of Wales and was one of two Soviet players, along with Igor Mironov to play in the Rest...