When does rugby season start and end

Different countries play their professional and club rugby tournaments at different times of the year. There is no standardized world calendar, although there are often calls to make the seasons more consistent across rugby-playing countries.

This article gives you the calendars for international and professional club rugby across the world.

Note that many of the schedules had to change in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, but I’m giving you the traditional calendars in normal times.

A Summary Of The International Rugby Seasons

World Rugby, the governing authority, has approved windows within the year when clubs must release players to play for their countries.

Here is a summary of when international rugby matches are played in the calendar year:

The Rugby World Cup occurs once every four years.

During that year, the end-of-year international tests are curtailed.

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