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
Sport in Cuba boxing, but the Cuban National team took part in the 1938 World Cup and reached the quarter-final. Cricket is a relatively small, but growing, sport in Cuba. Ex-President Fidel Castro believed that young people on the island were becoming too Americanised and wanted Cuba to feel more affinity with the Caribbean. UK Sport, the body responsible for promoting and supporting sport across Britain, answered a request from Cuba's sports chiefs and provided money for a fact-finding mission which it is hoped will lead to a four-year plan to develop Cuban cricket Sport in Cuba Due to historical associations with the