Rugby international union teams are classified into 3 tiers. They are tier 1, 2, and 3. Tier 1 is the best than 2 than 3. tier 3 is split into 2 classes. Tier 3 teams with world rugby cup (RWC) experienc e and teams with none. The links are to wikipedia.
Teams
Tier 1
The remaining unions are all classified in "Tier 3". Tier 3 with RWC experience:
Tier 3 with no RWC experience:
- England
- France ("Les Tricolores" or "Les Bleus")
- Ireland
- Italy ("Gli Azzurri")
- Scotland
- Wales ("Dragons")
- Australia ("Wallabies")
- New Zealand ("All Blacks")
- South Africa ("Springboks")
- Argentina ("Los
Pumas")
- Tier 2 teams
- Canada ("The Canucks")
- Fiji ("The Flying Fijians")
- Georgia (The Lelos)
- Japan ("The Cherry Blossoms" and more recently
"Brave Blossoms") - Romania ("The Oaks")
- Samoa (Manu Samoa)
- Tonga ('Ikale Tahi)
- USA ("The
Eagles")
The remaining unions are all classified in "Tier 3". Tier 3 with RWC experience:
Tier 3 with no RWC experience:
- Andorra (Els Isards)
- Arabian Gulf (Arugby)
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium (Black Devils)
- Bermuda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana (Vultures)
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cambodia (Koupreys)
- Cameroon
- Cayman Islands
- Chile (Los Cóndores)
- China (PRC)
- Chinese Taipei (aka Republic of China or
Taiwan) - Colombia (Los Tucanes)
- Cook Islands
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- Greece
- Germany
- Ghana
- Guam
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- South Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar (Les Makis)
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico (Serpientes)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Netherlands (Oranje)
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea (Puk-Puks)
- Paraguay (Los Yacares)
- Peru (Los Tumis)
- Philippines ("The Volcanoes")
- Poland
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tahiti
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda (Cranes)
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela (La Vinotinto)
- Zambia
notes
all links to wikipedia
list from wikipedia
names in (Parentheses) are nick names
list from wikipedia
names in (Parentheses) are nick names