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rugby union

noun

  1. a form of rugby football played between teams of 15 players

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Even if it is deemed too much of a risk to field him in the XV his presence in the match-day squad would give the Welsh Rugby Union a boost for ticket sales.

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"We've had conversations about it in the past," Earl told Rugby Union Weekly.

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Rugby union superpower New Zealand have won 30 of the 32 Tests between the two countries spanning 117 years, with Scotland's best results in that time against the All Blacks two Murrayfield draws -- 0-0 in 1964 and a 25-25 thriller in 1983.

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But they were still far too strong for the United States, a tier two rugby union nation, ahead of next week's far sterner challenge at home to New Zealand, with Scotland yet to beat the All Blacks in 32 matches spanning 117 years of Tests between the two countries.

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French Top 14 rugby union results on Saturday:

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