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
British Army Germany rugby union team side was formed, whose fixtures have helped an interest in the playing of rugby in those countries. The fixtures and results of the team for 2009-10: British Army Germany rugby union team The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany (BA (G)). It is part of the Army Rugby Union. The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad. No records exist of rugby matches played by the British occupation forces in