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==Rugby Union==  

==Rugby Union==

'''Rugby Union''' (often simply '''Rugby''') refers to a team sport popular in England, Wales, Scotland, France, Ireland (there is no United Kingdom team unless you include the British Lions team cobbled together  from the home countries to harass the antipodes from time to time.), Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Argentina, Japan, the New England States of the US and throughout the South Pacific region.  [[American Football]] is derived from it and shares a few similarities.  [[Rugby League]] and [[Australian Rules Football]] are also related sports.

'''Rugby Union''' (often simply '''Rugby''') refers to a team sport popular in England, Wales, Scotland, France, Ireland (there is no United Kingdom team unless you include the British Lions team cobbled together  from the home countries to harass the antipodes from time to time.), Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Argentina, Japan, the New England States of the US and throughout the South Pacific region.  [[American Football]] is derived from it and shares a few similarities.  [[Rugby League]] and [[Australian Rules Football]] are also related sports.

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[History of rugby]]

* [[History of rugby]]

* [[Touch football]]

* [[Touch football]]