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Super Rugby (rendered in the current competition logo as "SupeRugby") is the preeminent professional men's rugby union football competition in the Southern Hemisphere and Japan.

Building off various Southern Hemisphere competitions dating back to the South Pacific Championship in 1986, with teams from a number of southern nations, Super Rugby officially started with the 1996 season with 12 teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The competition was known as Super 12 through to the end of the 2005 season; the name was changed to Super 14 with the addition of two teams for the 2006 season; with expansion to 15 teams in the three countries for the 2011 season, the competition was rebranded as Super Rugby (no number included).

By 2006, matches were being broadcast in 41 countries.

The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly called the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport.

The side has won the last two Rugby World Cups, in 2011 and 2015, as well as the inaugural tournament in 1987.

The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union.

The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies (or Qantas Wallabies for sponsorship purposes) and competes annually with Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa in The Rugby Championship, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand, as well as the Mandela Challenge Plate with South Africa and the Puma Trophy with Argentina.

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is governed by the South African Rugby Union.

The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblems are the Springbok and the King Protea.

The team has been representing South Africa in international rugby union since 30 July 1891, when they played their first test match against a British Isles touring team.

The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in international rugby union.

Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union.

The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years., Scotland are fifth in the World Rugby Rankings.