Australia, new zealand, England, wales, south Africa, Ireland, Fiji , Italy, France, Argentina
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All the above plus USA, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Geogie,Spain, Romania,Portugal, Ukraine,Moldova, Czech Republic, Belgium,Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia. Malta, Netherlands, Israel, Sebia, Andorra Aemenia, Finland, Denmark, Slovinia,Norway, Luxenburg, Austria, Bulgaria,Hungey,Korea, Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong,Japan,Kazakhstan,Korea,Singapore, Thailand,Srilanka,Thiland,India, Malasya, Chineses Taipei,Pakistan,Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Nambia,Tunisia, Cote D'Ivoire, Uganda,Namibia, Kenya, Madagascar, Cameroon, Botswana, Morocco, Swaziland, Nigeria,
For results and to see how these countrys are doing look at the RWC website for the qualifying rounds and scores.
In the official IRB tournaments, there are 93 national rugby teams worldwide. There were 20 teams competing in the Rugby World Cup this year.
The formally registered countries are;
NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA
FRANCE
ENGLAND
IRELAND
ARGENTINA
WALES
TONGA
SCOTLAND
SAMOA
ITALY
CANADA
GEORGIA
JAPAN
FIJI
USA
ROMANIA
URUGUAY
NAMIBIA
RUSSIA
CHL
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
BELGIUM
MOROCCO
HONG KONG
BRAZIL
POLAND
MOLDOVA
KAZAKHSTAN
KOREA
UKRAINE
CZECH REPUBLIC
ZIMBABWE
GERMANY
SWEDEN
TUNISIA
KENYA
LITHUANIA
PARAGUAY
MALTA
UGANDA
IVORY COAST
NETHERLANDS
SRI LANKA
BERMUDA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
CROATIA
SINGAPORE
VENEZUELA
SENEGAL
SWITZERLAND
COOK ISLANDS
MADAGASCAR
ANDORRA
CHINESE TAIPEI
GUYANA
DENMARK
ISRAEL
CHINA
MALAYSIA
PERU
THAILAND
SERBIA
CAYMAN
NIUE ISLANDS
LATVIA
ZAMBIA
COLOMBIA
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
INDIA
BARBADOS
CAMEROON
SLOVENIA
AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
BULGARIA
SWAZILAND
BOTSWANA
JAMAICA
BAHAMAS
TAHITI
GUAM
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
NIGERIA
MONACO
NORWAY
VANUATU
LUXEMBOURG
FINLAND
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SOUTH AFRICA 2 New Zealand 3 AUSTRALIA 4 IRELAND 5 FRANCE 6 ARGENTINA 7 ENGLAND 8 WALES 9 FIJI 10 SCOTLAND 11 SAMOA 12 ITALY 13 CANADA 14 JAPAN 15 TONGA 16 RUSSIA 17 GEORGIA 18 USA 19 ROMANIA 20 PORTUGALAccurate to the IRB Rankings 2009
Here are the union countires who are affiliated with the IRB and classed as full international rugby sides. The list is in ranking order
1 NEW ZEALAND
2 AUSTRALIA
3 FRANCE
4 SOUTH AFRICA
5 ENGLAND
6 IRELAND
7 ARGENTINA
8 WALES
9 TONGA
10 SCOTLAND
11 SAMOA
12 ITALY
13 CANADA
14 GEORGIA
15 JAPAN
16 FIJI
17 USA
18 ROMANIA
19 NAMIBIA
20 RUSSIA
21 URUGUAY
22 SPAIN
23 CHL
24 PORTUGAL
25 BELGIUM
26 HONG KONG
27 MOROCCO
28 MOLDOVA
29 POLAND
30 KAZAKHSTAN
31 KOREA
32 UKRAINE
33 ZIMBABWE
34 BRAZIL
35 SWEDEN
36 GERMANY
37 CZECH REPUBLIC
38 TUNISIA
39 KENYA
40 LITHUANIA
41 PARAGUAY
42 MALTA
43 UGANDA
44 Ivory Coast
45 Netherlands
46 SRI LANKA
47 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
48 BERMUDA
49 Switzerland
50 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
51 CROATIA
52 SINGAPORE
53 VENEZUELA
54 SENEGAL
55 COOK ISLANDS
56 MADAGASCAR
57 CHINESE TAIPEI
58 ANDORRA
59 GUYANA
60 DENMARK
61 ISRAEL
62 CHINA
63 MALAYSIA
64 PERU
65 THAILAND
66 SERBIA
67 CAYMAN
68 LATVIA
69 SOLOMON ISLANDS
70 NIUE ISLANDS
71 ZAMBIA
72 COLOMBIA
73 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
74 INDIA
75 BARBADOS
76 CAMEROON
77 SLOVENIA
78 AUSTRIA
79 HUNGARY
80 BULGARIA
81 SWAZILAND
82 BOTSWANA
83 JAMAICA
84 BAHAMAS
85 TAHITI
86 GUAM
87 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
88 NIGERIA
89 MONACO
90 NORWAY
91 VANUATU
92 LUXEMBOURG
93 FINLAND
Those formally regisitered are
NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA
FRANCE
SOUTH AFRICA
ENGLAND
IRELAND
ARGENTINA
WALES
TONGA
SCOTLAND
SAMOA
ITALY
CANADA
GEORGIA
JAPAN
FIJI
USA
ROMANIA
URUGUAY
NAMIBIA
RUSSIA
CHL
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
BELGIUM
MOROCCO
HONG KONG
BRAZIL
POLAND
MOLDOVA
KAZAKHSTAN
KOREA
UKRAINE
CZECH REPUBLIC
ZIMBABWE
GERMANY
SWEDEN
TUNISIA
KENYA
LITHUANIA
PARAGUAY
MALTA
UGANDA
IVORY COAST
NETHERLANDS
SRI LANKA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
BERMUDA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
CROATIA
SINGAPORE
VENEZUELA
SENEGAL
SWITZERLAND
COOK ISLANDS
MADAGASCAR
ANDORRA
CHINESE TAIPEI
GUYANA
DENMARK
ISRAEL
CHINA
MALAYSIA
PERU
THAILAND
SERBIA
CAYMAN
NIUE ISLANDS
LATVIA
ZAMBIA
COLOMBIA
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
INDIA
BARBADOS
SOLOMON ISLANDS
CAMEROON
SLOVENIA
AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
BULGARIA
SWAZILAND
BOTSWANA
JAMAICA
BAHAMAS
TAHITI
GUAM
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
NIGERIA
MONACO
NORWAY
VANUATU
LUXEMBOURG
FINLAND
93 countries have teams registered with the IRB
Australia
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Rugby League is played in 34 countries and is most popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Papua New Guinea and France.
120 countries tried to qualify and only 20 countries was selected.
How many rugby teams is there the whole world?
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normally one 1st team, under 20s, under 18 and under 16 plus woman rugby. Not all countries have the array as yet as many as still classed as emerging countries in these areas