Rugby union in New Zealand editions (2000–2005), and again in 2007, 2008, and 2010–2014. New Zealand hosts one leg, the New Zealand International Sevens, at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. Rugby union in New Zealand Rugby union is the unofficial national sport of New Zealand. The national team, the All Blacks, ranks as the top international team in the world. The sport has been known in New Zealand from 1870. The top domestic competitions are the semi-professional ITM Cup and amateur Heartland Championship, and above them Super Rugby, in which New Zealand has five franchises. The country co-hosted and won the first ever Rugby World Cup
Rugby union in Singapore season, they agreed to host some of their home matches in Singapore at the National Stadium. Senior men's competitions: Junior men's competitions are played by schools over three age groups: At the 2019 Rugby World Cup to be hosted by Japan, in addition to the nine venues located in that country, one venue each from Singapore and Hong Kong have also been proposed to host five matches respectively. The Singapore Sports Hub, the successor to the National Stadium, with a capacity of 50,000, will be used for this purpose. Singapore rugby referees have performed notably on the international stage, despite