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In our new section on team profiles, Rugbydirt has picked out five prominent teams from international rugby. Below are summaries of the Welsh, Scottish, South African, New Zealand and Italian rugby teams, who compete on the global scale throughout the year. Read on to learn a bit more about these five teams - their history, success,controversies and standing on the international front. |
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South African Rugby Team(Springboks)
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| The South African rugby team, commonly referred to as the Springboks, are currently ranked number one in the world rankings and are the reigning world champions. They compete annually in the Tri Nations alongside the New Zealand and Australia, as well as in other international competitions. |
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Wales Rugby Team
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| The Wales national rugby union team annually contests in the Six-Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. They have won the title 23 times, behind only England, the last instance coming in 2005. |
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New Zealand Rugby Team (All Blacks Team)
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| Arguably one of the most charismatic sides in world rugby, the All Blacks, the New Zealand rugby team, enjoys a great amount of fan following around the globe. Rugby is New Zealand's national sport so it goes without saying that the game earns the most amounts of respect and All Black fans can be seen passionately supporting their side either at home or away. |
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Scottish Rugby Team
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| Scottish rugby has been traced back to 1851, when the game spread up from England into posh schools in Edinburgh and Glasgow. While rugby took its time to develop in England, owing to the country’s population and culture of football and cricket, in Scotland it grew quicker. It is widely believed that rugby spread because in Scotland schools were not as spread apart and hence teams were able to compete against each other easily. Most schools were in Glasgow, and most schools were founded in the early part of the 19th century. |
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Italian Rugby Team
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| The Azurri, as the Italian rugby team is popularly known, joined international rugby in 1920. They first came to prominence through the Five Nations Champions, which became the Six Nations. They compete annually in this championship with England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. |
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