| 6 nations |
the premier northern hemisphere international tournament, the six nations is an annual competition held between england, france, ireland, italy, scotland and wales |
| european nations cup |
european second-level competition to the 6 nations - consisting of 4 divisions the competition is played over two years |
| 4 nations tournament |
rugby union tournament between 4 national representative teams |
| heineken cup |
european top club rugby competition |
| european challenge cup |
european second-level club rugby competition |
| magners league |
annual club rugby competition played by teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| edf energy cup |
annual club rugby competition played by teams from England and Wales |
| guinness premiership |
England - top club rugby competition |
| top 14 |
France - top club rugby competition |
| all ireland league |
Ireland - top club rugby competition |
| super 10 |
Italy - top club rugby competition |
| ulster schools cup |
Northern Ireland - the second oldest rugby union competition in the world, the annual schools competition between schools affiliated to the ulster branch of the irish rugby football union |
| romanian rugby championship |
Romania - top club rugby competition |
| professional rugby league |
Russia - top club rugby competition |
