| Article importance grading scheme
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Base criteria: Article is extremely important and crucial to understanding rugby union. Reserved only for articles that have achieved international notability.
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| Rugby union-related criteria
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- Organization and administration: Power wielding organizations that set the rules for the game, and organizing the major international tournaments among Tier 1 countries. Regional unions among several nations. Anchor article/s introducing Rugby administration. No biographical articles.
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- Rules and terminology: Anchoring articles that outline the basic gameplay, or outline fundamental elements of the game structure. Field positions, field dimensions. Should not include articles that are subsidiary to these basic elements detailing nuances.
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- Competitions and Tournaments: General overviews of major international competitions.
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- National Teams: General overviews of Tier 1 national teams that have reached the Rugby World Cup semi-final.
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- Club and provincial teams: None
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- Coaches: Anchor article/s introducing Rugby Coaching. No biographical articles.
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- Match Officials: Anchor article/s introducing Rugby Match Officiating. No biographical articles.
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- Culture and History: Anchor article/s introducing Rugby culture or history.
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- Statistics and Lists: None
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Base criteria : Article is extremely notable and has achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent/ international region.
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- Organization and administration: General overview of top level domestic unions of Tier 1 nations. National unions of Tier 1 and Tier 2 countries. CEO's of national unions of major international unions/boards confederations, or of Tier 1 country unions. World Rugby Development Award recipient.
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- Rules and terminology: Articles that provide detail to the anchoring article/s. Major rule variations or changes.
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- Competitions and Tournaments: General overviews of major international club competitions. General overviews of top provincial competition in Tier 1 nation.
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- National Teams: General overviews of Tier 1 and Tier 2 national teams. National sevens teams of Olympics finalists, and top three in the World Rugby Sevens Series
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- Club and provincial teams: General overviews of Super Rugby and European Rugby Champions Cup championship teams.
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- Players: Player elected to International Rugby Hall of Fame and World Rugby Hall of Fame. Player holding a major record for a Tier 1 country at any point in history. Player named World Rugby player of the year. Rugby World Cup player of the tournament. Players of Tier 1 teams who have played as a consistent starter at international level for over ten years.
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- Coaches: World Rugby International Coach of the Year. Coach of team winning a Rugby World Cup. Coach of Tier 1 national team/s for a period of over eight years.
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- Match Officials: Referee of a Rugby World Cup semi-final or final. World Rugby Referee Award for Distinguished Service. Referee of matches in RWC, Tri-Nations or Six Nations for a period of over five years.
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- Culture and History: Overview articles of culture or history of rugby in Tier 1 countries. Main subsidiary articles that support culture or history articles of Top importance.
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- Stadiums: Home stadium(s) past and present of Tier 1 nations for at least ten years.
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- Equipment and kit: Articles related to essential equipment used in playing the game.
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- Statistics and Lists: Anchor articles that outline the rugby statistical analysis.
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Base criteria: Article is only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area.
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Examples
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- Organization and administration: CEO's of national unions of Tier 1 countries. CEO's of top-level professional competitions in Tier 1 nations.
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- Rules and terminology: Articles that outline specific rugby gameplay strategies, techniques or playing styles. Articles that detail particular rugby skills.
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- Competitions, Matches and Tournaments: Individual tournaments of the major international test competitions. First tour of a Tier 1 nation. Individual tournaments of the major international club competitions: Super Rugby and European Rugby Champions Cup. Individual tournaments of top provincial competition in Tier 1 nation. General overviews of international tournaments between Tier 2 nations. Overview of minor international level club competitions. Match articles of RWC finals. General overview of mid-level provincial competition in Tier 1 nation. Top provincial competition in Tier 2 nation.
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- National Teams: General overview of national sevens teams of World Series core teams not included above. General overview of Tier 3 rugby teams that have competed in the Rugby World Cup.
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- Club and provincial teams: Club or province that has competed in the top professional domestic competition of a Tier 1 rugby nation within the last 5 years and is not included above. All other club teams of the Super Rugby and European Rugby Champions Cup.
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- Players: Player from Tier 1 national team who has played more than 5 years as a consistent starter at international level. Player holding a major record for a Tier 2 country at any point in history.
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- Coaches: Coach of Tier 1 or Tier 2 national team for four years. Coach of a national sevens team that wins an Olympic Gold medal. Coach of a European Rugby Champions Cup or Super Rugby champion side.
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- Match Officials: Referee of regular round Rugby World Cup matches. Match official of RWC finals match. Referee of Super Rugby, European Rugby Champions Cup and Pro12 Finals.
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- Culture and History: Overview articles of culture or history of rugby in Tier 2 countries. Events that took place that had a shaping influence on the game. Controversies surrounding the game, involving international level rugby
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- Stadiums: Stadium that has hosted the Rugby World Cup knockout rounds. Stadium that has hosted the final of the European Rugby Champions Cup or Super Rugby. Stadium that has hosted a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series for at least ten years.
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- Equipment and kit: Articles subsidiary to top importance articles: equipment suppliers. Ancillary equipment used for training rugby skills.
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- Statistics and Lists: Article or list that outlines general statistics of the game of rugby at the international level.
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Base criteria: Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within its field of study. It may only be included to cover a specific part of a notable article.
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- Organization and administration: Overviews of rugby union in Tier 3 nations. Any Administrator who meets notability guidelines and is not covered by above
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- Competitions and Tournaments: Team A v Team B history. Season results and seasonal competitions. Provincial competitions not covered above. All Tier 1 nation tours not covered above
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- National Teams: General overview of 'A' teams of Tier 1 nations. Rugby World Cup squad listings. Tier 3 rugby teams that have not competed in the Rugby World Cup.
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- Club and provincial teams:
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- Players: Any player who meets notability guidelines and is not covered by above.
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- Coaches: Any coach who meets notability guidelines and is not covered by above
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- Match Officials: Any match official who meets notability guidelines and is not covered by above
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- Culture and History: Overview articles of culture or history of rugby in Tier 3 countries. Culture or history articles related to lesser domestic competitions, teams, or unions. Any other notable culture or history article not covered by above criteria.
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- Stadiums: Any rugby stadium that meets notability guidelines and is not covered by above.
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- Equipment and kit: Any rugby equipment that meets notability guidelines and is not covered by above.
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- Statistics and Lists: Any other statistic or list article not covered by above criteria.
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What is NOT in the scope of this project
Base criteria: Articles pertaining to notable subjects, which include merely side-notes related to rugby do not fall into the scope of this project.
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| Operating principle: If all other notability of the subject were subtracted, the subject should still be notable under the above guidelines, and falls into the scope of this project. For example Alan Jones (radio broadcaster) is most notable for his role as a radio talk show host, however his role as a head coach of the Wallaby team still makes him notable enough in the scope of this project, the radio presentation career aside. However, the article Bill Clinton who happened to play rugby casually while studying at Oxford University does not fall into the scope of this project. George W. Bush on the other hand was a keen rugby player while at Yale making the 1st XV and was quite successful, and while his main article would not fall under the scope of this project, IF his achievements in rugby are notable enough, a subsidiary article such as Rugby achievements of George W. Bush which detailed his rugby achievements would fall under the scope of this project.
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