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CountryRegistered PlayersTotal PlayersBahamas (1994)529529Barbados (1995)4251,096Bermuda (1992)7941,598British Virgin Islands (2001)Associate MemberCanada (1987)27,512156,571Cayman (1997)4102,633Guyana (1995)522703Jamaica (1996)1,5183,511Mexico (2006)6,16856,403St Lucia (1996)Associate MemberSt Vincent & The Grenadines (2001)1,8062,800Trinidad & Tobago (1992)1,4032,929USA (1987)119,6821,527,561Total 160,7691,756,334CountryRegistered PlayersTotal PlayersAndorra (1991)3271,392Austria (1992)01,258Azerbaijan (2004)Associate MemberBelgium (1988)12,20634,261Bosnia & Herzegovina (1996)8622,076Bulgaria (1992)1,9902,360Croatia (1992)1,5572,882Cyprus (2014)Associate MemberCzech Republic (1988)4,54914,989Denmark (1988)2,2617,373England (1890)382,1542,139,604Finland (2001)6075,734France (1978)542,242634,028Georgia (1992)7,85912,551Germany (1988)11,18929,191Greece* (2009)Hungary (1991)1,1035,630Ireland (1886)101,922190,422Israel (1988)1,3156,265Italy (1987)87,21188,232Latvia (1991)1,0172,225Lithuania (1992)2,0265,925Luxembourg (1991)7233,768Malta (2000)2,48021,780Moldova (1994)3,7294,188Monaco (1998)220670Netherlands (1988)13,44064,440Norway (1993)1,0101,853Poland (1988)7,25475,254CountryRegistered PlayersTotal PlayersBotswana (1994)12,67412,904Burundi (2004)Associate MemberCameroon* (1999)Ghana (2004)Associate MemberIvory Coast (1998)3,3486,423Kenya (1990)50,54150,541Madagascar (1998)34,39357,005Mali (2004)Associate MemberMauritania (2003)Associate MemberMauritius (2004)4642,094Morocco (1988)6,9508,010Namibia (1990)8,19212,072Nigeria (2001)1,6252,210Rwanda (2004)18,24318,243Senegal (1999)16,51416,624South Africa (1949)405,438467,856Swaziland (1998)11,72220,757Tanzania (2004)Associate MemberTogo (2004)Associate MemberTunisia (1988)14,65424,049Uganda (1997)23,03424,228Zambia (1995)8,73010,300Zimbabwe (1987)26,31838,143Total 642,840771,459* Union data not availableCountryRegistered PlayersTotal PlayersArgentina (1987)105,151138,241Brazil (1995)16,659137,827Chile (1991)11,97726,620Colombia (1999)5,71577,025Costa Rica (2014)Associate MemberGuatemala (2016)Associate MemberParaguay (1989)4,8606,856Peru (1999)10,56419,114Uruguay (1989)8,91633,206Venezuela (1998)1,72521,537Total 165,567460,426Rugby is now played in more countries around the world than ever before, boosted by record funding through the World Rugby Development Programme (£8.9m), Regional Tournament Funding (£3.8m) and High Performance Programme (£7.3m)GLOBAL RUGBY PARTICIPATION44 WORLD RUGBY YEAR IN REVIEW 2016