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
Auckland rugby union team cricket. Eden Park has the largest crowd capacity of any New Zealand sporting venue with around 42,000 for cricket and 47,500 for rugby. It is currently expanding from a seating plan of 47,500 to an estimated 60,000. The Auckland squad for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup is: This is a list of players who have represented New Zealand from the Auckland team. Players are listed by the decade they were first selected in and players in bold are current All Blacks. Auckland rugby union team Auckland are the top representative rugby union team of the Auckland Rugby Football Union in