The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; Welsh: Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international...
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national rugby union team (Welsh: Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents the Welsh Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. Its governing...
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Rugby union in Wales (Welsh: undeb rygbi) is considered a large part of Welsh national culture. Rugby union is thought to have reached Wales in the 1850s...
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The top level of competition in the Welsh rugby union system is the United Rugby Championship (formerly the Celtic League, PRO12 and PRO14) which is a...
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The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and...
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The Welsh Rugby Union logo is the emblem used by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and has become associated with Wales. The emblem is based on the Prince of...
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Donald James "Danny" Wilson (born 4 November 1955) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s...
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Welsh regional rugby is the top tier of professional Welsh club rugby and is composed of the Scarlets, Ospreys, Cardiff Rugby and the Dragons which compete...
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24 May 2024) was a Welsh-born England rugby union international. Morgan was born in Newport, Wales, to an English father and Welsh mother. He was educated...
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Rugby union in Wales is governed by the Welsh Rugby Union. The top level of Welsh rugby is represented by the regional sides, formed in 2003, who play...
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Premiership, (Uwch Gynghrair grŵp indigo) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) for the 1990–91 season. Newport Ebbw...
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London Welsh Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames...
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Anglo-Welsh Cup (Welsh: Cwpan Eingl-Gymreig), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and...
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Dragons RFC (redirect from Dragons (rugby union))
Dragons RFC (Welsh: Dreigiau) are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their...
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Cardiff Rugby (Welsh: Rygbi Caerdydd) is one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European...
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Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league player, who represented Wales in both codes. Nicknamed "Alfie", he was the first Wales rugby union...
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1962) is a Welsh former rugby footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and who represented his nation in both rugby union and rugby league. A goal-kicking...
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The 2022–23 United Rugby Championship was the 22nd season of the professional rugby union competition United Rugby Championship. It began on 16 September...
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Edward Thomas Butler (8 May 1957 – 15 September 2022) was a Welsh rugby union player, journalist and sports commentator. Butler was born on 8 May 1957...
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The 2023–24 United Rugby Championship is the 23rd season of the professional rugby union competition known as the United Rugby Championship, and the third...
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(Welsh: Y Gweilch), formerly the Neath–Swansea Ospreys is one of the four professional rugby union teams from Wales. They compete in the United Rugby Championship...
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Jenkins (born 5 December 2002) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs and captains the...
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Welsh rugby union player who plays in either Lock or back row for the Bristol Ladies/Newport Gwent Dragons and the Wales women's national rugby union...
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The 1999 Rugby World Cup (Welsh: Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd 1999), was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship, the first...
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January 1919) was a Welsh international rugby union centre and fullback who was most associated as a club player with Newport Rugby Football Club. He won...
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Rodney Parade (category Rugby union stadiums in Wales)
is reduced from rugby levels for football matches. In 2017 the rugby union club Newport RFC sold Rodney Parade to the Welsh Rugby Union and subsequently...
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Griffin (born 24 July 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Bath. Born in Australia, he represents Wales...
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John Taylor (born 21 July 1945) is a Welsh former rugby union player and current commentator. Nicknamed "Basil Brush" thanks to his wild hair and beard...
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Scarlets (redirect from Scarlets rugby union team)
The Scarlets (Welsh: Y Scarlets) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc...
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surname. Ten former Welsh internationals from the Wales national rugby union team have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, while...
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