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Rugby (tournaments & nations): The Rugby Union World Cup is held every four years; the winner receives the Webb Ellis Cup. The European tournament is the Six Nations. The most successful nation is New Zealand. The Olympic variant is Rugby Sevens. Rugby League has 13 players and fewer scrums; the more common 15-player game is Rugby Union. The World Cup trophy is the Webb Ellis Cup. Rugby is said to have originated in England. The Southern Hemisphere tournament is The Rugby Championship. Good to know: The Rugby World Cup is, after the Olympics and football World Cup, one of the biggest sporting events on earth. England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales play for the title every year. New Zealand's 'All Blacks' perform the Maori 'Haka' dance before every match. Rugby Sevens has been Olympic again since 2016. Rugby league is a separate sport with 13 players and different rules: popular above all in northern England and Australia. Named after William Webb Ellis, who legend says picked up the ball and ran in 1823.
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World Cup
The Rugby Union World Cup is held every four years; the winner receives the Webb Ellis Cup.
💡 Did you know? The Rugby World Cup is, after the Olympics and football World Cup, one of the biggest sporting events on earth.
Six Nations
The Six Nations between England, France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy is the northern hemisphere's most storied tournament.
💡 Did you know? England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales play for the title every year.
New Zealand
New Zealand's „All Blacks“ are the sport's most successful side: famous for the „haka“, the war dance before the game.
💡 Did you know? New Zealand's 'All Blacks' perform the Maori 'Haka' dance before every match.
Rugby Sevens
Rugby sevens is fast and short (two seven-minute halves) and Olympic again since 2016.
💡 Did you know? Rugby Sevens has been Olympic again since 2016.
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