List of rugby union players by country
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century.[1] One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball on a field up to 100 metres (330 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide with H-shaped goal posts on each goal line.
[edit] Algeria
[edit] Argentina
For the full list of Argentina international rugby players see : List of Argentina national rugby union players
[edit] Australia
For the full list of Australia international rugby players see : List of Australia national rugby union players
[edit] Austria
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Brazil
[edit] Burkina Faso
[edit] Canada
- Dan Baugh
- Mark Cardinal
- Al Charron
- Jamie Cudmore
- Glen Ennis
- Norm Hadley
- Mike James
- Dave Lougheed
- Gord MacKinnon
- Gareth Rees
- Bobby Ross (rugby)
- Rod Snow
- Winston Stanley
- Christian Stewart
- John Tait (rugby)
- Kevin Tkachuk
- Morgan Williams
- Nik Witkowski
- Colin Yukes
[edit] Chile
[edit] Cook Islands
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast
[edit] Czech Republic
[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo
[edit] England
For the full list of English international rugby players see : List of England national rugby union players
[edit] Fiji
For the full list of Fiji international rugby players see : List of Fiji national rugby union players
[edit] France
For the full list of France international rugby players see : List of France national rugby union players
[edit] Georgia
- Akvsenti Giorgadze (1976 - )
- Avtandil Kopaliani (1982 - )
- Merab Kvirikashvili (1983 - )
- Irakli Machkaneli
- Bidzina Samkharadze
- George Shkinin
- Goderdze Shvelidze (1978 - )
- Ilia Zedginidze (1977 - )
[edit] Germany
For the full list of Germany international rugby players see : List of Germany national rugby union players
[edit] Greece
[edit] Haiti
[edit] Hong Kong
For the full list of Hong Kong international rugby players see : List of Hong Kong national rugby union players
[edit] India
[edit] Ireland
For the full list of Irish international rugby players see : List of Ireland national rugby union players
[edit] Italy
For the full list of Italy international rugby players see : List of Italy national rugby union players
[edit] Japan
- Takeomi Ito
- Takuro Miuchi
- Kyohei Morita
- Yukio Motoki
- Daisuke Ohata
- Hirotoki Onozawa
- Adam Parker
- Yuya Saito
- Ruatangi Vatuvei
[edit] Morocco
[edit] Namibia
[edit] Netherlands
- Tim Visser (1987 - )
[edit] New Zealand
For the full list of New Zealand international rugby players see : List of New Zealand national rugby union players
[edit] Nigeria
[edit] Niue
[edit] Papua New Guinea
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Romania
- Petru Bălan
- Gabriel Brezoianu
- Romeo Gontineac
- Adrian Lungu
- Viorel Morariu
- Florică Murariu
- Sorin Socol
- Marius Tincu
- Ovidiu Toniţa
[edit] Russia
[edit] (Western) Samoa
- Frank Bunce
- Va'aiga Tuigamala ("Inga the Winger")
- Freddie Tuilagi
- Apollo Perelini
- Lome Fa'atau
- Pat Lam
- Trevor Leota
- Brian Lima
- Earl Va'a
[edit] Scotland
For the full list of Scotland international rugby players see : List of Scotland national rugby union players
[edit] Singapore
[edit] South Africa
For the full list of South African international rugby players see : List of South Africa national rugby union players
[edit] Spain
- Francisco Puertas Soto (1963 - )
- Oriol Ripol (1975 - )
[edit] Sri Lanka
[edit] Soviet Union
[edit] Tonga
For the full list of Tonga international rugby players see : List of Tonga national rugby union players
[edit] Uganda
[edit] United States of America
For the full list of USA international rugby players see : List of USA national rugby union players
[edit] Uruguay
For the full list of Uruguay international rugby players see : List of Uruguay national rugby union players
[edit] Venezuela
[edit] Wales
For the full list of Welsh international rugby players see : List of Wales national rugby union players
[edit] Zambia
[edit] Zimbabwe
[edit] References
- ^ "Origins of Rugby – Codification "The innovation of running with the ball was introduced some time between 1820 and 1830."". Rugbyfootballhistory.com. http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/originsofrugby.htm#2. Retrieved 15 August 2011.