Rugby, Informally Crossword Clue

Rugby, informally crossword clue. Quick crossword that found in Daily Mail UK on 5 Augustus 2017. 6 letters.

Answer: RUGGER

Rugby is a game similar to football developed at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, one of many versions of football played at English public schools in the 19th century. The two main types (known as codes) of rugby are rugby league and rugby union. Although rugby league initially used rugby union rules, they are now wholly separate sports.

Rugby union is both a professional and amateur game, and is dominated by the first tier unions: Argentina, Australia, England, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. Second and third tier unions include Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Fiji, Georgia, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Samoa, Spain, Tonga, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Rugby Union is administered by World Rugby (WR), whose headquarters are located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the national sport in New Zealand, Wales, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Madagascar, and is the most popular form of rugby globally.