If you mean how many players on the field then here it is:
On the field:
1- Loosehead Prop
2- Hooker
3- Tighthead Prop
4- Blindside Lock/Second row
5- Openside Lock/Second row
6- Blindside Flanker
7- Breakaway/Openside Flanker
8- Number 8/Backrow
9- Scrumhalf/Halfback
10- Flyhalf/Five-Eight
11- Blindside Winger/Left Winger/Wing
12- Inside Center
13- Outside Center
14- Openside Winger/Right Winger/Wing
15- Fullback
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Reserves:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Figures are not fully accurate due to "member" countries unions not being fully integrated however they are in ascending order of registered players. Note that these stats include junior, senior, male and female players.
Country
No. of ClubsRegistered playersMonaco2165Andorra2213Barbados6321Finland11374Niue Islands6405Mauritius7410Slovenia7480Malta7585Bahamas6635Bermuda8701Israel12755Latvia16795Indonesia16830Bosnia & Herzegovina9911Guam3912Peru11950St. Vincent & The Grenadines61036Philippines131300Guyana31324Serbia121352Norway271502Lithuania161544Tahiti[101]181617Cameroon321722Austria261747Chinese Taipei131800Jamaica92090Croatia212142Cayman42200Hungary332207Cook Islands212258Switzerland[100]302384Venezuela342415Luxembourg32437Vanuatu122520Denmark272606Moldova72610Korea52620Kazakhstan122650Ukraine442880Bulgaria363121Solomon Islands483158Papua New Guinea723200Senegal133350Mexico263454Sweden413507Paraguay213568Pakistan494012Georgia464181Trinidad & Tobago145060Portugal465270Czech Republic225382Ivory Coast145383Botswana125395Colombia765414China155430Poland585963Uruguay236065Nigeria176198Tonga826891Morocco207331Hong Kong597525Netherlands828869Romania839612Singapore249690Brazil23010130Zambia2010200Germany10811656Uganda1714110Namibia2714226Belgium5814266Russia10514519Tunisia7416218Thailand16917732Chile2618755Swaziland1418920Spain21020016Zimbabwe1722163India022282Madagascar41022540Samoa14023372Canada30923853Fiji49036030Scotland25138500Kenya6042904Wales25050557Malaysia30060030Italy78466176United States258888151Argentina420102790Sri Lanka98103325Japan1522122368New Zealand600146893Ireland221153080Australia767297389France1630313877South Africa1526651146England18091990988Totals18,6304,504,188
In both codes its estimated that there are some 1 million people playing the game(s) this includes professional, semi professional and armature players. The number includes education institutes as well.
There are over 20 million people registered world wide (to guide on this figure England as of 01-01-2012 have 2.5 million alone with the highest amount od registered players globally)
World wide its estimated that with all affiliated clubs, senior, youth and junior teams plus of course the female teams at the same levels that over 1,000,000 plays are registered
As of August 2012.
there are
Number Of Clubs:
314
Registered+Unregistered Players:
79800
around 13.890
There are 122,598 registered rugby union players in japan.
There are 21,587 registered rugby union players in Canada as of January 2009 There are 21,587 registered rugby union players in Canada as of January 2009
Gareth Thomas (100).
In 2013, there were around 51,000 registered adult rugby players in Australia. Not all of these people actively play and this is only the adults who are registered. There are about 302,000 registered kids.
Rugby tickets in Wales can be purchased at the Welsh Rugby Union. The Welsh Rugby Union has many ticket options for many rugby matches in Wales. Pre-registration is also available for matches.
Rugby Union Players Association was created in 1995.
Senior Male Player: 27374 Senior Female Player: 914 total registered clubs 562
Lots of players called Neil have played Rugby Union. Neil Jenkins of Wales, Neil Francis of Ireland and Neil Back of England being among many others.
Irish Rugby Union Players Association was created in 2001.
Rugby union
Rugby League has 13 players on each team. Rugby Union has 15 players on each team. There is a recognised game of seven-a-side in Rugby Union.
Wales' first International Rugby Union match was played on February 19th 1881.