▁regularly ▁play ▁the ▁other ▁European ▁countries ; ▁mainly ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Germany , ▁Spain , ▁Roman ia , ▁Poland , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁inst ig ated ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Rugby ▁Federation , ▁FI RA ▁( F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁Rugby ▁Am ateur ) ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁organ ise ▁rugby ▁union ▁outside ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁IR FB . ▁The ▁found ing ▁members ▁were ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Other ▁European ▁rugby ▁playing ▁nations ▁of ▁note ▁include ▁Russia , ▁whose ▁first ▁officially ▁recorded ▁match ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁an ▁encounter ▁between ▁Dynam o ▁Moscow ▁and ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Institute ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Rugby ▁union ▁in ▁Portugal ▁also ▁took ▁hold ▁between ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁World ▁Wars , ▁with ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁National ▁XV ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁an ▁official ▁championship ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁FI RA ▁agreed ▁to ▁place ▁itself ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁IR B , ▁transform ing ▁itself ▁into ▁a ▁strictly ▁European ▁organ ising ▁body . ▁According ly , ▁it ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁FI RA – A ER ▁( F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁Rugby ▁Am ateur ▁– ▁Association ▁Europ é enne ▁de ▁Rugby ). ▁It ▁adopted ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁of ▁Rugby ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁South ▁America ▁ ▁Although ▁Argentina ▁is ▁the