Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Rugby union in Victoria describes the sport of rugby union being played and watched in the state of Victoria in Australia. The code was first introduced some time between the 1850s and 1880s but failed to gain popular following.Official Australian Bureau of Statistics report of 2007 on sports participation, Victoria has a very low participation in rugby union (less than 1%). The game is played by a small number of amateur senior clubs and in a small number of secondary schools in Melbourne.However, international rugby matches are popular with spectators in Victoria. This is evidenced by the large crowds which attended matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2006 Commonwealth Games and overall television ratings for blockbuster internationals.Victoria is represented in the professional Super Rugby competition by the Melbourne Rebels."@en }
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- Rugby_union_in_Victoria abstract "Rugby union in Victoria describes the sport of rugby union being played and watched in the state of Victoria in Australia. The code was first introduced some time between the 1850s and 1880s but failed to gain popular following.Official Australian Bureau of Statistics report of 2007 on sports participation, Victoria has a very low participation in rugby union (less than 1%). The game is played by a small number of amateur senior clubs and in a small number of secondary schools in Melbourne.However, international rugby matches are popular with spectators in Victoria. This is evidenced by the large crowds which attended matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2006 Commonwealth Games and overall television ratings for blockbuster internationals.Victoria is represented in the professional Super Rugby competition by the Melbourne Rebels.".
- Q7378491 abstract "Rugby union in Victoria describes the sport of rugby union being played and watched in the state of Victoria in Australia. The code was first introduced some time between the 1850s and 1880s but failed to gain popular following.Official Australian Bureau of Statistics report of 2007 on sports participation, Victoria has a very low participation in rugby union (less than 1%). The game is played by a small number of amateur senior clubs and in a small number of secondary schools in Melbourne.However, international rugby matches are popular with spectators in Victoria. This is evidenced by the large crowds which attended matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2006 Commonwealth Games and overall television ratings for blockbuster internationals.Victoria is represented in the professional Super Rugby competition by the Melbourne Rebels.".