Sport in the United Kingdom World Cup in conjunction with the other Home Nations. In 2015, England hosted the Rugby World Cup; however, some games were played in Wales. In the 2011 Rugby World Cup Wales was the only home nation to progress beyond the Quarter Finals. Rugby union has a number of heartlands, notably South Wales, the Scottish Borders, the English West Country, London and the Midlands. Rugby union is generally regarded as the national sport of Wales. England organises its own national league in Premiership Rugby, which is launching the Premiership Rugby Cup in 2018–19 to replace the former Anglo-Welsh Cup, which had
Ezra Cup to the sport because they can make a living out of it,” says Gracida. In the country where it originated, though, polo remains a much diminished sport. "Today Polo requires committed patrons, more than anything else to create the infrastructure which will encourage the younger generations to play Polo," says Keshav Bangur. "I hope by successfully hosting the Ezra World Cup 2011 we will be able to draw more patrons towards this sport," he says. "Our vision is to keep the heritage of Calcutta Polo Club alive and encourage youngsters and Polo enthusiasts to take up the sport by making