What is Rugby?

This article from Wikipedia discusses Rugby Union, of which the CSULB Rugby team plays.

Tournaments: Other tournaments

• Women's Rugby World Cup	12 top national women's teams	1991	2006	Quadrennial [1]
  Women's Six Nations Championship	England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland , Wales	1996	2007	Annually	Originally the Home International Championship. Became the Five Nations in 1999 when France joined. Spain was added in 2000, but Ireland did not play all the other countries in 2000 or 2001, making the first true Women's Six Nations the 2002 competition. Spain were replaced by Italy effective in 2007.
  Canada Cup	Canada , plus up to three other invitational teams.	1993	2005	Approximately biennial	International women's tournament generally including the USA (missing only in 2005), plus New Zealand and/or England.
  Churchill Cup	Canada , England Saxons , United States and three invitational teams.	2003	2007	Annually	The England Saxons are England's A side. The invitational teams are also normally a national team's A side.
  FIRA Women's European Championship	Up to 16 European national teams	1988	2007	Annual	Tournament for European women's national teams. Number of participants varies from year to year. The tournament is often divided into two "pools", dependent on playing strength. France and England, when they take part, normally enter "A" teams.
  European Nations Cup	31 European national teams	2000	2006/2008	Biannually	Excludes European sides in the Six Nations Tournament. Played over two years on home and away basis with the competition split into three divisions.
  Pacific Nations Cup	Australia A , Fiji , Japan , Junior All Blacks , Samoa , Tonga	2006	2007	Annually	Originally Pacific Five Nations — replaced the Pacific Tri-Nations .

  
  * IRB Pacific 5 Nations — Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Japan, and the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand's senior A-level side)
  * Nations Cup — Argentina A, Italy A, Portugal, Russia
  * Four Nations tournament Belgium, Spain, Welsh club XV, France amateur
  * Pan-American Championship — Uruguay, Canada, United States and Argentina
  * Super Powers Cup — Canada, Japan, Russia and United States
  * IRB Under-21 World Championship - Worldwide
  * Unofficial Rugby Union World Championships - Worldwide
  * Autumn internationals - A name which referes to a series of Tests which take place usually in November each year in the Northern Hemisphere
  * Africa Cup - The main tournament for African nations.
  * Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament held annually in Japan
  * Ulster Schools Cup — Annual schools competition
  * Munster Schools Senior Cup — Annual schools competition
  * Craven Week — Annual South Africa schools competition
  * Bingham Cup — Held every two years, this is the largest international gay rugby tournament and honours 9/11 hero, Mark Bingham.
• * Guinness Premiership - Club competition in England
  * Currie Cup — South African provincial tournament
• * North America 4 - Franchise teams from the USA and Canada
  * Rugby Canada Super League - Canadian club competition
  * Nacional de Clubes - Club competition in Argentina
  * Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby - Club competition in Brazil
  * Rugby Super League - USA club competition
• * Top League - Club competition in Japan