Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league. There is also a seven-a-side variant named rugby sevens, which is played under modified laws and with only seven players per team.

Rugby union has established itself as a popular sport for both spectators and participants, particularly in Australia, Argentina, England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, New Zealand, Romania, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Tonga and Wales.

Rugby union is an outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league. There is also a seven-a-side variant named rugby sevens, which is played under modified laws and with only seven players per team. Rugby union is often referred to as simply rugby, or as football, and in regions where rugby league is played, as union.

The object of the game is to score as many points as possible. The team that scores the greater number of points is the winner. Points are awarded for scoring a try or kicking a goal. A try, which is worth 5 points, is scored when the ball is grounded by a player on the attacking team within the opponent's in-goal area. A goal is scored by kicking the ball over the crossbar of the opponent's goal while remaining between the posts.

The All Blacks, the international rugby union team of New Zealand, perform a haka (Māori traditional dance) immediately prior to international matches.

The Haka is also performed by some other New Zealand national teams, such as the Kiwis (rugby league) and the Tall Blacks (men's basketball). Over the years they have most commonly performed the haka "Ka Mate".

In the early decades of international rugby, they sometimes performed other haka, some of which were composed for specific tours. Since 2005 they have occasionally performed a new haka, "Kapa o Pango."

This is, without a doubt, the greatest try Rugby Union has ever seen. From the Barbarians/All Blacks game of 1973. Barbarians won it 23-11... but that's immaterial. The Sport of Rugby was the real winner after this match. This is the part, a mere four minutes into the game, that most people remember. Scored by Welshman Gareth Edwards, who some consider the greatest scrum half of all time, it's unforgettable.

Video that covers the Law and physics behind the notion of a "forward pass" in rugby. It features some cheesy 80s music and animation, and a couple of the video examples are a bit dodgy, but the point is well made.

You can never get enough of the Haka