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Global Rugby Participation Registered Total Country Players Players Andorra (1991) 327 1,392 Austria (1992) 0 1,258 Azerbaijan (2004) Associate Member Registered Total Belgium (1988) 12,206 34,261 Country GLOBAL RUGBY Players Players Bosnia & Herzegovina (1996) 862 2,076 Portugal (1988) 6,491 48,551 121 COUNTRIES 8.5m PLAYERS Bulgaria (1992) 1,990 2,360 Romania (1987) 9,810 24,610 (in member unions) PARTICIPATION Croatia (1992) 1,557 2,882 Russia (1990) 25,558 98,210 Cyprus (2014) Associate Member Scotland (1886) 49,265 164,191 member unions Rugby is now played in more countries around the world than 103 3.2m registered players ever before, boosted by record funding through the World Rugby Czech Republic (1988) 4,549 14,989 Serbia (1988) 2,352 4,161 18 associate unions 5.3m non-registered players Development Programme (£8.9m); Regional Tournament Funding Denmark (1988) 2,261 7,373 Slovakia (2016) Associate Member (£3.8m) and High Performance Programme (£7.3m) England (1890) 382,154 2,139,604 Slovenia (1996) 334 472 Finland (2001) 607 5,734 Spain (1988) 34,822 82,220 2.2m female players France (1978) 542,242 634,028 Sweden (1988) 3,775 5,725 1.9m registered club players Georgia (1992) 7,859 12,551 Switzerland (1988) 5,813 7,873 Germany (1988) 11,189 29,191 Ukraine (1992) 4,317 4,317 Greece* (2009) Wales (1886) 83,120 83,120 Hungary (1991) 1,103 5,630 Total 1,416,910 3,881,801 Ireland (1886) 101,922 190,422 * Union data not available Israel (1988) 1,315 6,265 Italy (1987) 87,211 88,232 Latvia (1991) 1,017 2,225 Lithuania (1992) 2,026 5,925 Luxembourg (1991) 723 3,768 Malta (2000) 2,480 21,780 Registered Total Country Moldova (1994) 3,729 4,188 Players Players Monaco (1998) 220 670 Bahamas (1994) 529 529 Netherlands (1988) 13,440 64,440 Barbados (1995) 425 1,096 Registered Total Norway (1993) 1,010 1,853 Country Bermuda (1992) 794 1,598 Players Players Poland (1988) 7,254 75,254 British Virgin American Samoa (2005) 390 560 Associate Member Islands (2001) Australia (1949) 230,753 669,635 Canada (1987) 27,512 156,571 Cook Islands (1995) 1,897 2,191 Cayman (1997) 410 2,633 Fiji (1987) 122,453 191,472 Guyana (1995) 522 703 New Zealand (1949) 150,727 150,727 Jamaica (1996) 1,518 3,511 Niue Islands (1999) 225 245 Mexico (2006) 6,168 56,403 Papua New Guinea (1993) 3,280 23,022 St Lucia (1996) Associate Member Samoa (1988) 12,132 12,132 St. Vincent 1,806 2,800 Solomon Islands (1999) 9,990 14,110 & The Grenadines (2001) Trinidad & Tobago (1992) 1,403 2,929 Tahiti (1994) 821 926 USA (1987) 119,682 1,527,561 Tonga (1987) 22,673 58,602 Total 160,769 1,756,334 Vanuatu (1999) 440 640 Registered Total Country Total 555,781 1,124,262 Players Players Botswana (1994) 12,674 12,904 Burundi (2004) Associate Member Cameroon* (1999) Ghana (2004) Associate Member Ivory Coast (1998) 3,348 6,423 Registered Total Country Players Players Kenya (1990) 50,541 50,541 Registered Total Argentina (1987) 105,151 138,241 Madagascar (1998) 34,393 57,005 Country Players Players Mali (2004) Associate Member Brazil (1995) 16,659 137,827 Brunei (2013) Associate Member Mauritania (2003) Associate Member Chile (1991) 11,977 26,620 China (1997) 35,361 76,664 Mauritius (2004) 464 2,094 Colombia (1999) 5,715 77,025 Chinese Taipei (1988) 5,900 7,030 Morocco (1988) 6,950 8,010 Costa Rica (2014) Associate Member Guam (1998) 1,440 1,460 Namibia (1990) 8,192 12,072 Guatemala (2016) Associate Member Hong Kong (1988) 14,507 22,707 Nigeria (2001) 1,625 2,210 Registered Total Paraguay (1989) 4,860 6,856 India (1999) 18,500 55,290 Country Players Players Peru (1999) 10,564 19,114 Rwanda (2004) 18,243 18,243 Indonesia (2008) 892 1,302 Philippines (2004) 3,130 16,171 Uruguay (1989) 8,916 33,206 Senegal (1999) 16,514 16,624 Iran (2010) Associate Member Singapore (1989) 10,310 29,775 Venezuela (1998) 1,725 21,537 South Africa (1949) 405,438 467,856 Japan (1987) 105,693 122,872 Sri Lanka (1989) 55,282 89,211 Total 165,567 460,426 Swaziland (1998) 11,722 20,757 Kazakhstan (1997) 1,152 1,800 Thailand (1989) 11,500 15,530 Tanzania (2004) Associate Member Korea (1998) 1,138 10,462 United Arab Emirates (2012) 4,198 12,898 Togo (2004) Associate Member Kyrgystan (2004) Associate Member Uzbekistan (2004) 2,201 5,334 Tunisia (1988) 14,654 24,049 Laos (2004) Associate Member Total 285,527 562,535 Uganda (1997) 23,034 24,228 Malaysia (1988) 10,250 55,350 Zambia (1995) 8,730 10,300 Mongolia (2004) Associate Member Zimbabwe (1987) 26,318 38,143 Pakistan (2004) 4,073 38,679 Total 642,840 771,459 * Union data not available 44 WORLD RUGBY YEAR IN REVIEW 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW 2016 WORLD RUGBY 45.
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