There are two forms of the game of rugby: rugby union and rugby league. Rugby Union is popular throughout the world whereas rugby league is popular primarily in England and Australia. This website concentrates solely on rugby union.

Unlike many other sports, men's and women's rugby have nearly identical rules and women's rugby contains just as much physical contact as men's rugby. While rugby was primarily played by men for the majority of the sport's history, women's rugby has vastly grown in popularity starting in the 1990s.

Rugby is the world's third most popular sport and is especially popular in places such as the United Kingdom, France, Italy, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. It is vastly growing in popularity in the United States and the U.S. continually leads the world in women's rugby.