The game has gather popularity in the past 100 years and more and more countries are now taking to the game and enjoying the gladiatorial aspect and the interaction of supporters, who (unlike soccer) are seated and standing together.
Rugby is one of several variants of an oblong ball game (US football, Canadian football, Australian footy) as opposed to the round ball used in soccer. These games use the hands more extensively in play.
When 2 countries play against each other, it is known as a Rugby Test.
Not many countries play rugby league.
The New Zealand team couldn't play only in 2 countries and that is Indonesia, because they don't play rugby and Bangladesh.
All of them almost
32
Almost every country who plays rugby league
nearly 30 countries.
103 are currently registered with World Rugby 2015
Rugby Union.......
20.
Rugby '09 is already out, well at least in other countries
94 are registered with the IRB