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
Rugby union at the Pacific Games was for national rugby union teams (15-a-side). The first two events in 1963 and 1966 were played as round-robin competitions only and, as such, did not include finals. ! rowspan="2" style="padding:2px;"|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:5.7em;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5.7em;"|Host city !colspan=3|Final ! |Third Place ! rowspan="2" style="width:3em;" |Ref ! style="width:11.3em;"|Gold ! style="padding:2px;"|Score ! style="width:10.3em;"|Silver ! style="width:10.3em;"|Bronze Rugby union at the Pacific Games Rugby union at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1963 when included as one of ten sports at the first games held in Suva, Fiji. Rugby sevens is the form of rugby now played at the Pacific Games, with