WR

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WR is the standard abbreviation for World Rugby, the international governing body for the sport of rugby union.

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Label Occurrences
WR canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
sports governing body
abbreviation WR self-linksurface differs
basedInCity Dublin
basedInCountry Ireland
dateFounded 1886
formerAbbreviation IRB
formerName World Rugby
surface form: International Rugby Board
foundedAs World Rugby
surface form: International Rugby Football Board
fullName World Rugby
governs rugby union
governsDiscipline age-grade rugby union
men's rugby union
women's rugby union
governsVariant rugby sevens
hasAbbreviation WR self-linksurface differs
hasRole development of rugby union globally
organization of international rugby competitions
regulation of international rugby union
headquartersCountry Ireland
headquartersLocation Dublin
introducedCompetition Rugby World Cup
introducedCompetitionYear 1987
issues world rankings for national rugby union teams
legalStatus limited company
memberOf Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
overseesCompetition Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Rugby Sevens Series
World Rugby U20 Championship
World Rugby U20 Trophy
primaryLanguage English
publishes Laws of the Game of rugby union
surface form: Laws of the Game of Rugby Union
recognisedBy International Olympic Committee
regionServed worldwide
renamedTo World Rugby
surface form: International Rugby Board

World Rugby
renamingYearToWorldRugby 2014
scope international
sector sport
setsRulesFor rugby union
shortName World Rugby
sportGoverned rugby union
type non-profit organization
website https://www.world.rugby

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WR abbreviation WR self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: World Rugby
WR hasAbbreviation WR self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: World Rugby