1·Australians love sport, and the most popular sport is Rugby Union.
澳洲人热爱运动，而这里最流行的运动就是橄榄球了。
2·Tindall has long been in the public eye as he is one of England's top rugby union players.
丁达尔在大众眼里一直以来是英国橄榄球联盟的顶尖球员之一。
3·Ballymore rugby union ground has been short listed as a possible home for Queensland softball.
巴利·莫尔橄榄球联盟球场已经被列为昆士兰垒球队的候选主场之一。
4·The other major Oxbridge competitions are the Rugby Union Varsity Match and the Rugby League Varsity Match.
牛桥其他的赛事主要是橄榄 球联合会对抗赛和橄榄球联盟对抗赛。
5·He suffered a retinal detachment after being kicked in the head during an end-of-term rugby union match at his old school.
在学期末的橄榄球比赛中，他被踢到了头部，因而导致视网膜脱落。
6·The competition was inaugurated in 1999 when the Sydney-based Lansdowne Club donated the trophy to the Australian Rugby Union.
1999年，位于悉尼的兰斯顿俱乐部把这个奖杯赠送给澳大利亚橄榄球联合会，两国之间的这项赛事正式开始。
7·There are 4 other sporting codes that attract a greater following - Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules, and Cricket.
另有四项更得民心深受喜爱的体育运动，英式橄榄球联赛、橄榄球联盟、澳式橄榄球和板球。
8·In 2007 the Welsh Rugby Union and Australian Rugby Union announced plans for a trophy to commemorate 100 years of competition between the countries.
2007年威尔士和澳大利亚双方宣布，设立此赛事，以纪念双方首场测试赛100周年。
9·The Prince William Cup was launched in 2007 by the Welsh Rugby Union in order to commemorate 100 years of competition between Wales and South Africa.
威廉王子杯赛于2007年展开，威尔士为纪念球队和南非队首场较量100周年而设立此赛事。
10·The game grew in popularity, and in 1871, the Rugby Union was formed in London. It drew up the modern rules for a 15-a-side game using an oval ball.
这项运动日见普及，到1871年，“橄榄球联盟”在伦敦成立，拟定了现代的规则：每一队15人，使用椭圆形球比赛。