1.0Neds Bloghttps://www.neds.com.au/blognedshttps://www.neds.com.au/blog/author/nedsteam/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PF25Gn7Qgv"><a href="https://www.neds.com.au/blog/rugby-union/">Rugby Union News, Tips & Previews</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.neds.com.au/blog/rugby-union/embed/#?secret=PF25Gn7Qgv" width="600" height="338" title="“Rugby Union News, Tips & Previews” — Neds Blog" data-secret="PF25Gn7Qgv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.neds.com.au/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Rugby Union’s popularity has somewhat faded in Australia through recent years, but it remains a time-honoured sport and will perpetually hold a place with the country’s and indeed the world’s die-hard sports fans. The Super Rugby tournament has experienced several changes during its reasonably short existence, but the competition has expanded recently to include additional franchises based in Argentina and Japan and that progression does not appear to be slowing. While there is also a selection of impressive provincial rugby tournaments held in the northern hemisphere, rugby is at its best and most tribal at International level and the World…