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Rugby union has a long history in Wales. Today it holds tier one status with the IRB. However, compared to Scotland, England, and Ireland, it was a latecomer on the international scene, and was not initially successful. Rugby union is the national sport of Wales, and is a great influence on Welsh culture.
Rugby-like games have a long history in Wales, with games such as cnapan being played for centuries. [4] Rugby seems to have reached Wales in 1850, when the Reverend Professor Rowland Williams brought the game with him from Cambridge to St. David's College, Lampeter, [5] which fielded the first Welsh rugby team that same year.
Wales has also participated in every Rugby World Cup since the competition was established in 1987; they finished third in the inaugural tournament and have since made two semi-finals, in 2011 and 2019. Wales were the host nation for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, although matches were also played in England, Scotland, Ireland and France.
Wales: 3T–1T 1D Wales: 4 February 1888 Rodney Parade Wales Scotland: 1T–0 1888 Home Nations Championship Wales: 3 March 1888 Lansdowne Road Ireland Wales: 1 G 1T 1D–0 Ireland: 22 December 1888 St. Helen's Wales: New Zealand Natives 1G 2T–0 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team Wales: 2 February 1889 Raeburn Place Scotland Wales: 2T–0
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 governing body, World Rugby. [1] The WRU is responsible for the running of rugby in Wales, overseeing 320 member clubs, the Welsh national team and National Leagues and Cups.
A total of 135 matches have been played, with Wales winning 70 matches, Ireland winning 58 matches and seven matches drawn. [1] [2] The two sides have met three times at the Rugby World Cup, with Wales winning two and Ireland winning one of those encounters. [3] Wales won 13–6 in their pool encounter at the inaugural World Cup in 1987. [3]
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Two types of rugby are played in Wales - rugby league and rugby union. Please see the separate pages for their sports' history. Rugby league in Wales;