WR

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WR is the standard abbreviation for World Rugby, the international governing body for the sport of rugby union.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
WR canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization ⓘ
sports governing body ⓘ
abbreviation WR ⓘ
basedInCity Dublin ⓘ
basedInCountry Ireland ⓘ
dateFounded 1886 ⓘ
formerAbbreviation IRB ⓘ
formerName International Rugby Board ⓘ
linked to: World Rugby
foundedAs International Rugby Football Board ⓘ
linked to: World Rugby
fullName World Rugby ⓘ
governs rugby union ⓘ
governsDiscipline age-grade rugby union ⓘ
men's rugby union ⓘ
women's rugby union ⓘ
governsVariant rugby sevens ⓘ
hasAbbreviation WR ⓘ
hasRole development of rugby union globally ⓘ
organization of international rugby competitions ⓘ
regulation of international rugby union ⓘ
headquartersCountry Ireland ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dublin ⓘ
introducedCompetition Rugby World Cup ⓘ
introducedCompetitionYear 1987 ⓘ
issues world rankings for national rugby union teams ⓘ
legalStatus limited company ⓘ
memberOf Association of Summer Olympic International Federations ⓘ
overseesCompetition Rugby World Cup ⓘ
Rugby World Cup Sevens ⓘ
World Rugby Sevens Series ⓘ
World Rugby U20 Championship ⓘ
World Rugby U20 Trophy ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
publishes Laws of the Game of Rugby Union ⓘ
recognisedBy International Olympic Committee ⓘ
regionServed worldwide ⓘ
renamedTo International Rugby Board ⓘ
linked to: World Rugby

World Rugby ⓘ
renamingYearToWorldRugby 2014 ⓘ
scope international ⓘ
sector sport ⓘ
setsRulesFor rugby union ⓘ
shortName World Rugby ⓘ
sportGoverned rugby union ⓘ
type non-profit organization ⓘ
website https://www.world.rugby ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Rugby → abbreviation → WR ⓘ
subject linked to: WR
World Rugby → hasAbbreviation → WR ⓘ
subject linked to: WR