Defunct National Sides
Various national sides have ceased to exist for political reasons. In the case of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, there is more than one successor team. In the case of Catalonia, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's crackdown put an end to it, and in the case of East and West Germany, reunification led to their amalgamation into a single German side.
- Arabian Gulf* - dissolved by the end of 2010 and replaced by separate unions and national teams
- Catalonia
- CIS*
- Czechoslovakia
- East Africa* - a combination of Kenya, Tanzania/Tanganyika and Uganda. It has not played for about a decade but the Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA) still exists and there have been recent talks to resurrect the team
- East Germany
- Rhodesia
- Soviet Union
- Wallis and Futuna - has not played since 1971 and so moribund
- West Germany
- Yugoslavia
Read more about this topic: List Of International Rugby Union Teams
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