| iRB rugby world cup |
the premier international rugby union competition, first held in 1987 and contested every four years |
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the premier international rugby union sevens competition, first held in 1993 and contested every four years |
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a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments, first played during the 1999-2000 season the series takes place each year |
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the premier international rugby union competition for women, first held in 1991 the competition takes place every four years |
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the international rugby union tournament for males under 21, first held in 2002 the tournament is competed annually |
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top international rugby union tournament for males under 19, first held in 2004 the tournament is competed annually |
| british and irish lions |
the pick of the best players available from England, Ireland , Scotland and Wales formed into a unique squad formed to tour one of the Southern Hemisphere teams, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa in rotation every 4 years |
| the barbarians |
an invitational rugby union team - the best example of the true spirit of rugby union |
| iRB pacific 5 nations |
annual competition first held in 2006, from 2007 it competed by Australia A, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Japan and the Junior All Blacks |
| international tests |
all other international test or tour details |
| bingham cup |
biannual internation, non-professional, gay rugby union tournament, promoted by IGRAB, named after mark kendall bingham, a gay rugby player who died in the september 11 2001 terrorist attacks |
| sanix world rugby youth tournament |
Japan - annual youth tournament between eight top japanese and eight top foreign high school teams |
