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
Canada A national rugby union team Canada A national rugby union team Canada A is a national representative rugby union team of Rugby Canada. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the Canada national rugby union team. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the Americas Rugby Championship and World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams. The team first played at Markham, Ontario against the touring Scotland national team in June 2002. Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams: Notes: On 27 September 2018, a 28-man squad was named ahead of the 2018 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. Head