Welsh Rugby Union disbanded their union, is generally accepted as the reason for the absence of a Neath representative. The WRU was a founding member of the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1886 with Scotland and Ireland, with Mullock and Horace Lyne the Welsh representatives at the formal signing of the union in 1887. It wasn't until 1934 that the name, the Welsh Rugby Union, was adopted. The WRU are responsible for the running of Welsh rugby, including 320 member clubs, the Welsh national team and National Leagues and Cups. The Welsh Rugby Union has a major role
Germany national rugby union team Germany national rugby union team The Germany national rugby union team currently plays at the second level of European rugby but is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. The national team first played in 1927, with rugby union in Germany being administered by the German Rugby Federation ("Deutscher Rugby-Verband"). Germany competes in the Championship Division, the top tier of the Rugby Europe International Championships, the senior men's rugby tournament for European nations below the Six Nations. Germany's greatest achievement in men's rugby is arguably the silver medal won at the 1900 Olympic Games. Germany's declared aim was originally