Wikipedia:WikiProject Rugby union/Collaboration

The current Collaboration of the fortnight is None.

This page is for discussion on what the Portal:Rugby Union Collaboration of the Fortnight should be. Anyone is free to contribute, but please don't nominate or support an option unless you are willing to help it improve if it is elected as the fortnight's collaboration. Only positive support votes will be counted, except in the case of a tie. Please also only vote for a collaboration if you are willing to take part.

Purpose

The ultimate purpose of the collaboration is to improve a rugby union-related article to featured article status. Preferably the articles should either be a key rugby topic (eg pages on the domestic competitions, World Cup winning teams, significant biographies) or alternatively close enough to featured article status already such that a collaboration is likely to bring it up to FA quality.

Selection criteria

A nomination can be selected once it has received four support votes. However it can only be made the collaboration once the current collaboration has been active for two weeks. If these criteria have been met then the following should be carried out:

1. The link at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rugby union/Collaboration of the fortnight/current changed to that of the new collaboration.
2. The {{RugbyUnionNomination}} template on the new collaborations page replaced with {{RugbyUnionFortnight}}.
3. The {{RugbyUnionFortnight}} template removed from the old collaborations page, and "past-collaboration=startdate-enddate" added to the old collaborations' {{WikiProject Rugby union}} template.
4. The nomination removed from the {{WPRU Announcements}} template.
5. The nomination archived on this page.
6. The Current collaboration section updated with a summary of the new featured article.

Current collaboration

Main article: Gareth Edwards

Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe, Wales) is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who played Template:Scrum-half, considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. He first played for Wales in 1967 at the age of 19. Between 1967 and 1978 Edwards won 53 caps for Wales, including 13 as captain. All his caps were won in succession; he never had a dip in form or an injury that would allow anybody else to take his place.

Collaboration started 24 September 2007.

Nominations

Once you have nominated an article please add it to the list of nominations on the {{WPRU Announcements}} template.

2007 Churchill Cup

Nominated on 26 March, 2007.

Support

1. being played outside of US/Canada for the first time, the competition is designed to spread the game into new territories Murkee 10:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
2. I think Churchill Cup would be a better article to collaborate on. Cvene64 11:15, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

National Division One 2006-07

Nominated on 26 March, 2007.

Support

1. ND1 isn't a major league (it's one below the Guinness Premiership, but the last major update was for the 2005-2006 season. I've put the framework in place as best I can, but I'm hoping that others will help to flesh it out Murkee 10:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
2. Again, National Division One would probably works heaps better. Cvene64 11:15, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Gordon D'Arcy

Nominated on 1 May, 2007.

Support

1. This article is poor in terms of material considering that he was on the World Player of the Year shortlist a few years ago.Deco16-10 16:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Women's International Rugby

Nominated on 24 June, 2007.

Support

1. Although men's internationals, not matter how minor, are recorded in huge across the 'net, no complete listing of women's internationals is available anywhere. Women's International Rugby is the first attempt to compile such a list - but it is by no means complete. This gap in the games history and knowledge can and should be closed Johnlbirch 21:05, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team is a national sporting side, representing Wales in rugby union. Rugby union is very popular in Wales, and the national team was one of the best in the world in 1900-1911, in 1969-1979. Barry John, Gareth Edwards, JPR Williams or Gerald Davies were great champions... Wales compete annually in the Six Nations Championship. Wales have competed in all five of the rugby union World Cups that have thus far been staged. Nine former Welsh players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. Please help improve it to featured article standard. fr:Équipe du pays de Galles de rugby à XV has been proposed to be a featured article...

Nominated 11 July 2007

fr:Équipe du pays de Galles de rugby à XV is a featured article 12 August 2007

Support

1. As nominator. - Ddfree 14:13, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
2. One of the richest countries in terms of rugby heritage. - PeeJay 14:31, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
3. Sure, why not? Deco16-10 16:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
4. The welsh deserve a feature article even though they couldnt make the quarter finals Sexbombtom 11:07, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team is a national sporting side, representing South Africa in rugby union. Rugby union is very popular in South Africa, and the national team was the best in the world in 1919-1950. Springboks compete annually with All Blacks and Australia in the Rugby Union Tri Nations. They won the World Cup in 1995 for their first participation. They are the third top ranked team in the world (behind only the All Blacks (featured article) and Australia national rugby union team (current collaboration)). Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Percy Montgomery are great actual champions as Naas Botha, Danie Craven, Frik du Preez are great past champions... Nine former springboks players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. Please help improve it to featured article standard. fr:Équipe d'Afrique du Sud de rugby à XV will be bettered too...

Nominated 23 September 2007

Support

1. As nominator. - Ddfree 11:06, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Comments

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