Welsh Rugby Union

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rugby union governing body sports governing body

The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Wales, responsible for organizing the national team, domestic competitions, and the overall development of the sport in the country.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Welsh Rugby Union canonical 59
WRU 2
Welsh Football Union 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rugby union governing body ⓘ
sports governing body ⓘ
affiliates Welsh rugby clubs ⓘ
competitionParticipation Rugby World Cup via Wales national team ⓘ
Six Nations Championship via Wales national team ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
formerName Football Association of Wales ⓘ
surface form: Welsh Football Union
founded 1881 ⓘ
foundedIn Neath ⓘ
governs Wales national rugby union team ⓘ
rugby union in Wales ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Welsh Rugby Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WRU
headquartersBuilding Principality Stadium ⓘ
headquartersLocation Cardiff ⓘ
homeCity Cardiff ⓘ
homeStadium Principality Stadium ⓘ
languageOfOperation English ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
locatedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
memberOf Six Nations Championship organizing unions ⓘ
World Rugby ⓘ
organizes United Rugby Championship Welsh professional participation ⓘ
WRU National Cup ⓘ
WRU National Leagues ⓘ
Wales national rugby union team ⓘ
Wales national under-20 rugby union team ⓘ
Wales national women’s rugby union team ⓘ
Welsh Premiership ⓘ
community rugby in Wales ⓘ
oversees coaching standards in Welsh rugby ⓘ
player welfare policies in Welsh rugby ⓘ
professional regional teams in Wales ⓘ
owns Principality Stadium ⓘ
predecessor South Wales Football Union ⓘ
regionServed Wales ⓘ
renamedFrom Welsh Rugby Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Welsh Football Union
renamedIn 1934 ⓘ
represents World Rugby ⓘ
surface form: Wales at World Rugby

Wales in Six Nations Championship ⓘ
responsibleFor development of rugby union in Wales ⓘ
elite performance pathways in Welsh rugby ⓘ
grassroots rugby in Wales ⓘ
regulation of rugby union in Wales ⓘ
shortName Welsh Rugby Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WRU
sport rugby union ⓘ
typeOfOrganization non-profit organization ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Principality Stadium → ownedBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Principality Stadium → operator → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Graham Henry → employer → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
World Rugby → foundedBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
British Isles rugby union team → homeUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Steve Hansen → employer → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Bridgend Ravens → homeCountryUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Bridgend Ravens → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Welsh Rugby Union → shortName → Welsh Rugby Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WRU
Welsh Rugby Union → renamedFrom → Welsh Rugby Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welsh Football Union
Welsh Rugby Union → hasAbbreviation → Welsh Rugby Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WRU
Principality Building Society → sponsors → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welsh rugby union
Wales national rugby union team → union → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Wales national rugby union team → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Wales national rugby union team → foundedBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cardiff Rugby → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cardiff Rugby → homeCountryUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Prince of Wales's feathers → usedBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Merthyr RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Merthyr RFC → affiliation → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Pontypridd RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Llanelli RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Llanelli RFC → homeCountryRugbyUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
1991 Rugby World Cup → coOrganiser → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cwmbran RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Ospreys → homeCountryUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Ospreys → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Swansea RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Usk Rugby Football Club → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Neath RFC → union → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Neath RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cardiff Millennium Stadium → owner → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Dragons → governingUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Newport RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
British & Irish Lions → representsUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
British & Irish Lions management → affiliatedWith → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Four Home Unions committee → memberUnion → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Four Home Unions committee → formedBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Dragons RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
National Stadium → tenant → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
National Stadium → owner → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cardiff Athletic Club → coOwnerWith → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cardiff Athletic Club → affiliation → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Wales national women’s rugby union team → union → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
subject surface form: Wales women's national rugby union team
Wales national women’s rugby union team → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
subject surface form: Wales women's national rugby union team
Wales national women’s rugby union team → associatedWith → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
subject surface form: Wales women's national rugby union team
South Wales Football Union → followedBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
South Wales Football Union → dissolvedOrSupersededBy → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Cardiff RFC → governingBody → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
Wales national under-20 rugby union team → union → Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ