Newport Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Newport RFC are based at Rodney Parade situated on the east bank of the River Usk.
The Japan national rugby union team, is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia and has enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years. Rugby union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU), which was founded in 1926. They compete annually in the Pacific Nations Cup and the Asia Rugby Championship. They have also participated in every Rugby World Cup since the tournament began in 1987.
The Fiji national rugby union team competes every four years at the Rugby World Cup, and their best performances were the 1987 and 2007 tournaments when they defeated Argentina and Wales respectively to reach the quarterfinals. Fiji also regularly plays test matches during the June and November test windows. Fiji also plays in the Pacific Tri-Nations, and has won the most Pacific Tri-Nations Championships of the three participating teams.
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed ʻIkale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Sipi Tau. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. The Ikale Tahi achieved a historic 19–14 victory over France in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but having lost to New Zealand and Canada, were unable to achieve what would have been their first ever presence at the quarter-finals.
The Canada national rugby union team is governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and white. Canada is classified by World Rugby as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and thirteen tier two nations. Canada competes in competitions such as the Americas Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup.
Clive Rowlands OBE is a former Welsh rugby union footballer and later coach.
Scott Robert Gourley is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s - a dual code international. He is the son of former Irish rugby union international Robin Gourley, who played in the winning St George rugby league premiership winning sides of 1965 and 1966.
Stephen Paul "Steve" Ford was a Welsh international rugby union winger. After being banned from rugby union for an act of professionalism, he was eventually allowed back into the sport and went on to represent the Wales national team. He played club rugby for Cardiff.
Darren Kevin Junee is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer. He was an Australian rugby union representative and had a first grade rugby league career with the Sydney Roosters in the NSWRFL competition.
The 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Africa. The tour also took in five matches against African regional and invitational teams with one test against South Africa. This was the first official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere; Wales' first match outside Europe was played against East Africa on Tuesday May 12 1964.
The 1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France was a series of six matches played by the Canada national rugby union team in England, Wales and France in September 1979. The Canadian team won three of their tour matches, drew one and lost the other two. The team designated France 'A' was effectively the France national rugby union team.
The 1912 Australia rugby union tour of Canada and the United States was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Australia national rugby union team against various invitational teams from Canada and the U.S, and also against the US national team.
The 1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of fifteen matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in England, Scotland and Italy from October to December 1988. The Wallabies won eleven of their matches and lost the other four; they lost to England in their first international match but beat Scotland in the second and concluded the tour with a further international win over Italy.
The 1987 United States rugby union tour of Wales was a series of six matches played by the United States national rugby union team in Wales in October and November 1987. The United States team won two of their six matches, and lost the other four, including the international match against the Wales national rugby union team. The "Eagles" lost also a test against Canada, played returning home. 7
The 1964 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe and Canada, was a series of matches played by the Fiji national rugby union team in Wales, France, and Canada between September and October 1964. Twelve matches were played, three against national sides.
The 1990 Wales rugby union tour of Namibia was a series of rugby union matches played between 23 May and 9 June 1990 in Namibia by the Wales national rugby union team. It was the first Welsh tour of Namibia and they won all six matches.
The 1997 Wales rugby union tour of USA and Canada was a series of matches played in July 1997 in USA and Canada by Wales national rugby union team, while the best Welsh players where involved in the 1997 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
The 1980 Wales "B" rugby union tour in North America was a series of 5 matches played by the second level selection of Welsh rugby union in United States and Canada, in May 1980. The 1980 was the year of the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, and the WRU, organized a tour of an experimental team in North America, called Wales "B". The Welsh side won all the five matches, two of them was against the USA and Canadian national side, and was considered as a "test match" by both North American rugby union.
The 1983 Wales rugby union tour in Spain was a series of 5 matches played by a selection of Welsh rugby union in Spain and Canada, in May 1983. The 1983 was the year of the 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, and the WRU, organized a tour of an experimental team in Spain. The Welsh side won all the five matches, also the match against Spain national rugby union team.
The 1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of ten rugby union matches played in October and November 1988 in Wales and Ireland by the Samoa national rugby union team, who competed under the name of Western Samoa at the time. Samoa lost both their international matches but won four of their eight non-international games against club and regional teams.
