Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half... Wikipedia

• Highest governing body:  World Rugby
• Nicknames:  Union, Rugby, Rugger
• First played:  Early 19th century, Rugby, England
• Registered players:  8,400,000
• Contact:  Full
• Team members:  15 (with up to 8 substitutes)
• Mixed gender:  Separate competitions
• Type:  Team sport, Outdoor, Full contact
• Equipment:  Rugby ball, Scrum cap (optional), Rugby boots, Mouthguard, Kicking tee (optional) (often used by kickers), Shoulder pads (optional)
• Venue:  Rugby field
• Country or region:  Worldwide (most popular in certain European and Commonwealth countries, in Japan, and in Argentina)
• Olympic:  Part of the Summer Olympic programme in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924, Rugby sevens included since 2016
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo