The following countries all share a love for rugby, so keep reading to find out even more.
Rugby is one of the most well known sports in the whole of the British Isles as it has a very long tradition with many teams that play it dating back to the mid-19th century. The name of the sport is actually a reference to the name of the town and school that it was created in. Whilst there is some debate as to the veracity of the story of the game’s creation, there is without a doubt to where it was founded. In particular, England has the longest tradition with the sport, as it was created in the country when famously, a schoolboy picked up the ball in a game of soccer and ran with it, and thus starting the move toward the game name. The basics of rugby football actually have remained the same since its conception, but the size of the players has raised massively which makes for far bigger impacts in the tackle. The game has advanced hugely from the original game, which was played purely for fun and mostly in schools and universities; in modern times the sport has a huge revenue and it attracts massive sponsors from the likes of Petar Cvetkovic and his shipping firm.
In terms of team rugby, one of the best clubs is on the south coast of France and its president, François Rivière, controls a team that has won the national tournament on multiple occasions. The richest rugby nation, in terms of club rugby income, is France. The French national team is one of the clubs that competes in the 6 nations every year, and they would once be one of the best clubs in the competition. The teams in France pull in a few of the best footballers across the world because of the big wage packets they can offer, and as salaries are so high it is sometimes the location that players visit end their professions.
Rugby football is perhaps more famous in the southern hemisphere, in places like Australia as it’s dry so footballers can achieve a more expansive and exciting style of play than in wetter nations. Australia is famed for its rugby team, which has won two world cups, making it among the most effective clubs to ever play the game. One of the improved teams in the country is sponsored by the significant air conditioning business lead by Masanori Togawa. The sport was first played in the country back in 1864 and whilst it's played throughout the country there are regions where it is played even more than others. There are some other variations of the sport in Australia, and this includes Aussie Rules football, which takes a few of the rules of rugby football and slightly variations them.