The Rugby World Cup - Some Interesting Stats

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30th October 2006 : The Rugby World Cup - Some Interesting Stats

With 15 of the final 20 teams already known (the other 5 will be decided over the next 3 months) and the groupings determined, I thought it would be interesting to see how the teams size up against each other, statistically.

Pool	Union	Players	%	Clubs
A	England	1.2 mill	2.4	2,000
A	S. Africa	430,000	0.96	1,200
A	Samoa	23,500	13.2	125
A	USA*	60,000	0.02	7 regions
B	Australia	165,000	0.8	750
B	Wales	70,000	2.3	250
B	Fiji	80,000	9.5	600
B	Canada*	55,000	0.2	10 provinces
C	N Zealand	140,000	3.5	520
C	Scotland	100,000	2.0	232
C	Italy	15,000	0.04	70
C	Romania	7,000	0.03	80
D	France	237,000	0.4	1700
D	Ireland	60,000	1.5	200
D	Argentina	80,000	0.2	317

Key: Players = Number of Registered Rugby Players; Clubs = Number of Officially Recognised Rugby Clubs; % = Percent of the Population that are Registered; * = No exact figures available