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The [[Rugby World Cup]] is played every four years and is the sport's most prestigious trophy.
The [[Rugby World Cup]] is played every four years and is the sport's most prestigious trophy.
[[American Football]] is derived from rugby and started to codify its own rules during the 1880s.
[[American Football]] is derived from rugby and started to codify its own rules during the 1880s. However, rugby continues to be played extensively in US universities as Collegiate Club rugby and by the US Armed Forces and Law Enforcement agencies. The US is the last holder of the Olympic gold medal in rugby in the 1924 games, the last time rugby was an Olympic sport. The US team also competes in the Rugby World Cup having qualified for the final stages in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
== See also ==
== See also ==