Tag:sport=rugby
 sport = rugby
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A hand and foot ball game played between two teams. 
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Rugby football, or rugby is a hand and foot ball game played between two teams on a grass rectangular field with H-shaped posts on either end. There are two main codes of the game, sport=rugby_union and sport=rugby_league.
How to map
Add this sport tag to any element representing a place where either code of rugby can be played and you are unsure which tag to use. If you are certain about which code of rugby is being played, please use the following tags where relevant:
Rugby Union is the most internationally visible and popular in southern England, South Africa, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and northern France. By comparison, Rugby League is particularly popular in northern England, eastern Australia, south Auckland, and southwest France. Rugby League is played with two fewer players, tries receive one fewer points, and sides are limited to only six ball possessions, after which they must kick the ball away.
Since this is a non-physical tag, it should be combined with other (physical) tags; e.g.:
Tags used in combination
Alternative tagging method
There is another way of tagging features where rugby can be played, as follows:
However, these have significantly fewer uses compared to sport=rugby_union and sport=rugby_league. It was previously strongly claimed that the above method was "superior as it allows users to see rugby as a whole sport on the world map"[1]. However, sport=rugby_union and sport=rugby_league are not marked as deprecated, are used more, and continue to be used. rugby=* is barely used and it is mostly one large jump[2].
Naming policy
For naming purposes, most clubs are referred to using acronyms such as F.C., R.F.C., A.F.C., or so on. For search purposes, it is advisable to use the acronym for efficiency, but one should omit the punctuation, and instead use FC, RFC, AFC, etc.
Pitch layouts
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Rugby Union -
Rugby League
Pitch sharing
Despite the two different pitch sizes since the removal restrictions on professionalism by the RFU in 1995, it has been possible for clubs to share facilities including pitches. If you are unsure which version of rugby is played, follow the standard guidelines and tag as sport=rugby. A user with local knowledge can then come along and provide specific input as to whether the location uses sport=rugby_union, sport=rugby_league, or both.