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How many rugby teams is there the whole world?
There are 13 players on the pitch in each rugby league side, as opposed to 15 in rugby union teams. The difference is in the forwards. Rugby union teams have 8, but rugby league teams survive with only 6.
There are 20 teams competing in the 2011 rugby world cup.
There are approximatley 1900 union clubs registered with the ERU this does not include pub teams and school teams
20 teams this year!!
the total teams is 103 registered with World Rugby (as of 2017)
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Its actually impossible to provide an accurate figure. This is due to the fact that there are so many unaffiliated union and league teams around the world. These include school teams local community teams, workplace teams without including those from junior levels, gender related etc.
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Ireland has many rugby teams. However, what you are probably referring to is why there is not a Republic of Ireland and a Northern Ireland team. The reason is that, like many sports in Ireland, rugby is played on an all-Ireland basis and there one organisation that looks after it, the Irish Rugby Football Union, and so there is one international team.
Because the game has not only affiliated teams and clubs but there are school college, university, Company teams, Forces teams, youth, junior and female teams that over 2,000,000 play
I believe the answer is 20. Hope this helps :)