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How many New Zealanders play rugby union How many registered players of rugby union in New Zealand?
over a million
This answer is rediculous - With a NZ population of 4,115,771 (2006 Census) This means that there is one Rugby club for every 4 people (male, female, young old, or ancient.)
In 2009 NZRU stated that there were 145,472 active players!
Can someone more informed give me the correct answer?
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Are all of the players on the All Blacks New Zealand rugby team Maori?
No, the All Blacks are selected from all New Zealander players. The New Zealand Maori representative side is selected from Maori players.
What are the percentages of the popularity of sports in New Zealand?
OK, if you look at Males only and exlcude rugby league, which has a further 22,000 players but the detailed stats are not available, you can make the following estimations. Population of new zealand is approx 4.2million, of whom approx 129,000 pre-teen, teen and adult males are registered with the NZRFU as rugby players - i.e. 3.1% of the total population. The NZRFU recognises the U-7 age group, so if we these 129,000 players are all aged 7 - 40 years, this means they are drawn from about 870,000 people according to the 2006 NZ census. So as a proportion of male population aged 7 - 40 about 129,000 out of 870,000, or 15% play rugby. You can make some assumptions and chuck in the 22,000 who play Rugby League and the aggregate League/ Union figure rises to more like 17%. In reality, there is probably a big player number drop off after the age of 30, when guys start getting families, not to mention sore, so can't spend their saturdays playing. This would increase the percentage further, so it could be as high as 20% of males aged 7 - 30 in NZ play rugby.
Why is New Zealand so good at rugby?
Because New Zealanders are touugh! Football players are wussy, American footballers wussy in comparison. New Zealanders have to fight the bitter south, and the only other tough rugby team is South Africa. This is because South Africans have to fight off blicks and lions and some of them live in the desert. Australians don't live in the desert so they aren't tough. So tough Kiwis prefer rugby, and traditionally it involved a lot more fighting and drinking: Kiwis and Australians are good at that. I don't if South Africans are good at drinking but they are also good at fighting. Australia's main sport is Rugby League which is possibly even touugher than Rugby Union.
What is the most popular spectator sport in new zealand?
Rugby is New Zealand most popular sport. The All Blacks is the rugby team that represents New Zealand
Does the New Zealand rugby union team have a siver fern or kiwi as their emblem?
The silver fern. The New Zealand rugby league team is known as the Kiwis
How many registered professional rugby players are in New Zealand?
from the AGm results for 2011 there appears to be 3000 players registered
Who has most registered players In the world. Is it rugby or hockey?
As of recent data, rugby has more registered players globally than hockey. Rugby boasts over 9 million registered players, primarily due to its popularity in countries like England, New Zealand, and South Africa. In contrast, hockey, while popular in regions like Canada and Europe, has around 2 million registered players worldwide. Thus, rugby surpasses hockey in terms of player registration numbers.
How many rugby players are there in Japan?
There are 122,598 registered rugby union players in japan.
What sports are New Zealanders most successful at?
New Zealand are arguabbly the best rugby nation in the world.
Which country has the largest pro Rugby league?
England have the most registered cubs with 2,549,196 players in 2099 clubs
How many rugby players in each country?
There are 21,587 registered rugby union players in Canada as of January 2009 There are 21,587 registered rugby union players in Canada as of January 2009
How many people play rugby union in Australia?
In 2013, there were around 51,000 registered adult rugby players in Australia. Not all of these people actively play and this is only the adults who are registered. There are about 302,000 registered kids.
Which sport has most registered players between rugby and hockey?
rugby because there are more nations that play
Which country most rugby players world?
England have the most registered players with 2.5 million
Who has most registered players rugby or hockey?
England RFU has the most
Do youth rugby players have to wear a mouthguard?
In New Zealand, yes
How many registered rugby league players?
ALOT, I recon you cann't say.
