World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union.
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17 Facts About World Rugby
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World Rugby gained membership of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations in 2010.
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Six regional associations, which represent each continent, are affiliated with World Rugby and help to develop the fifteen-a-side game as well as Rugby sevens across the world.
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World Rugby Council meets twice a year and manages and controls the affairs of World Rugby.
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In November 2015, World Rugby announced that they would add more unions to the voting council and give the six regional associations two votes each on the council.
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World Rugby was elected chairman effective on 1 July 2016 following the Executive Council vote on 11 May 2016.
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The money, built up from successful World Cups, was released following a report commissioned by World Rugby highlighting the growing disparity between tier one and tier two nations.
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The women's World Cup is contested by fewer teams than the men's Cup, with only the 1998 and 2002 editions featuring more than 12 teams.
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World Rugby union made one more appearance as a demonstration event but was then removed from the Games.
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World Rugby has most recently been very keen to see it return to the Games and is adamant that the sport satisfies every respect of the criteria set out in the Olympic Charter.
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World Rugby cites rugby union's global participation, with men playing the game in well over 100 countries and women playing in over 50 as well; the organisation's compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code; and that a rugby sevens tournament could be accommodated in one stadium and is relatively inexpensive to play.
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World Rugby approves equipment, which are tested at an Approved Testing House.
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Testing is a mix of in-competition at World Rugby organised events, as well as out-of-competition testing, which can occur during a specified one-hour time slot designated by a player.
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World Rugby publishes and maintains the World Rugby Rankings of the men's national rugby union teams.
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World Rugby Awards were introduced in 2001, to honour outstanding achievements in rugby union.
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