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Revision as of 01:42, 25 November 2019
 | This is an essay on notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest. This information is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This page is part of the WikiProject on Rugby union and provides a list of known fully professional leagues, and tier one and tier two nations. As such it can be used as an aide in considering the WP:ATHLETE guideline, which states that athletes that have 'competed at the fully professional level of a sport' are generally notable.
List of fully professional leagues since 1995
Men's competitions
Transnational competitions
Domestic competitions
England - English Premiership (rugby union) and RFU Championship (2009-)
France - Top 14 and Pro D2
Australia - Australian Rugby Championship (defunct) and National Rugby Championship (2014–)
Japan - Top League
New Zealand - Mitre 10 Cup
Russia - Professional Rugby League (2005- )
South Africa - Currie Cup
Women's competitions
- (none)
National sides
Men's
High performance unions[1]
Argentina (1910 - present)- Australia (1899 - present)
- British and Irish Lions (1888 - present)
Canada (1932 - present)- England (1871 - present)
Fiji (1924 - present)- France (1906 - present)
Ireland (1875 - present)
Italy (1929 - present)- Japan (1932 - present)
- New Zealand (1903 - present)
Romania (1919 - present)
Samoa (1924 - present)
Scotland (1871 - present)- South Africa (1891 - present)
Tonga (1924 - present)
United States (1912 - present)
Wales(1881- present)
Other Rugby World Cup participants
Georgia (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Ivory Coast (1995)
Namibia (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Portugal (2007)
Spain (1999)- Russia (2011)
Uruguay (1999, 2003, 2015)
Zimbabwe (1987 and 1991)
Women's
No tier ranking exists so based upon appearances at the world cup as for men's third tier teams
Women's Rugby World Cup semi-finalists
- Australia (2010)
- Canada (1998, 2002, 2006, 2014)
- England (1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
- France (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
- Ireland (2014)
- New Zealand (1991, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
- United States (1991, 1994, 1998)
- Wales (1994)
References
- ^ International Rugby Board (2011). "Regulation 16". Regulations relating to the game (PDF). International Rugby Board. p. 151.