Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Austria women's national rugby union team, Belgium women's national rugby union team, Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national rugby union team, Czech Republic women's national rugby union team, Denmark women's national rugby union team, England women's national rugby union team, Finland women's national rugby union team, France women's national rugby union team, Germany women's national rugby union team, Great Britain national women's rugby union team, Hungary women's national rugby union team, Ireland women's national rugby union team, Italy women's national rugby union team, Luxembourg women's national rugby union team, Netherlands women's national rugby union team, Norway women's national rugby union team, Portugal women's national rugby union team, Romania women's national rugby union team, Russia women's national rugby union team, Russia women's national rugby union team (sevens), Scotland women's national rugby union team, Serbia women's national rugby union team, Soviet Union women's national rugby union team, Spain women's national rugby union team, Sweden women's national rugby union team, Wales women's national rugby union team. Excerpt: The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982. (Source: RFUW) Women's Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s. Early teams were established through the student network and included Keele University, University College of London, Imperial College, York University and St Mary's Hospital. Until May 1994 Women's' Rugby was run by the Women's Rugby Football Union (WRFU), formed in 1983. The WRFU was responsible for rugby in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. When the WRFU was formed there were 12 founder teams as members in the first year. These teams included: Leicester Polytechnic, Sheffield University, UCL, University of Keele, Warwick University, Imperial College, Leeds University, Magor Maidens, York University and Loughborough University. In 1994 the Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) was formed in England with each of the Home Nations governing their own countries. The RFUW currently has over 410 Clubs: 170 Senior clubs, 80 student sides, 29 Under 18's sides, 103 Under 16's sides, and 40 Schools. These clubs are slotted into regions, these being: North West, North East, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, Eastern Counties, London & South East North, South East South, South West (North) and South West (South) There are also 16 Partnership Officers developing girls rugby in their geographical regions. Until 2009 the badge and logo of England women's national teams was significantly different from that worn by men's teams. However, in 2009 - in anticipation of the merger between the RFU and RFUW - England teams adopted the men's rose. Many top men's clubs have had women's teams from time to time. These have included Wasps, Saracens, Worcester, Rosslyn Park, London Irish, London Welsh, Waterloo, Richmond, Blackheath and Harlequins, but not all of these clubs still field women's sides. One effect of the continued divis