Rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by male and female players of all ages. In 2014, there were more
Rugby Union South Australia commercial strength. In 2006, SA Rugby Union Ltd merged with the SA Junior Rugby Union. In 2014 Old Collegians broke a 8-year drought to win the premier grade premiership As of 2018, there are fourteen clubs which make up RUSA, eleven of these clubs field senior men's sides, eight field senior women's sides and 11 field junior sides. There is also a golden oldies club for players 35+, and a rugby sevens club for women and girls (12+). The Black Falcons team is selected from senior players within South Australia each year, and competes against other amateur representative rugby teams