Here is a down-memory-lane look at international rugby. The Rugby World Cup is a tournament for men Rugby Union tournament. World Rugby was first formed as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) in 1886 by Scotland, Wales and Ireland as inaugural members. The body was renamed the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 1998 and became World Rugby in 2014. The first international rugby tournament was a Great Britain affair called Home Nations Championships.

Source: Daily Nation November 03, 2023 01:39 UTC