▁are : ▁ ▁Rugby ▁Africa , ▁formerly ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁African ▁Rugby ▁( C AR ) ▁ ▁Asia ▁Rugby , ▁formerly ▁Asian ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Union ▁( AR F U ) ▁ ▁Rugby ▁Amer icas ▁North , ▁formerly ▁North ▁America ▁Car ib bean ▁Rugby ▁Association ▁( N AC RA ) ▁ ▁Rugby ▁Europe , ▁previously ▁F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁Rugby ▁Am ateur   – ▁Association ▁Europ é enne ▁de ▁Rugby ▁( FI RA - A ER ) ▁ ▁O ce ania ▁Rugby , ▁formerly ▁Federation ▁of ▁O ce ania ▁Rugby ▁Un ions ▁( FOR U ) ▁ ▁Sud am érica ▁Rugby , ▁formerly ▁Conf ed era ción ▁Sud amer icana ▁de ▁Rugby ▁( S outh ▁American ▁Rugby ▁Confeder ation , ▁or ▁CON S UR ) ▁ ▁S AN Z A AR ▁( S outh ▁Africa , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia ▁and ▁Argentina ▁Rugby ) ▁is ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Rugby ▁Union , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rugby , ▁Rugby ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁( U AR ) ▁that ▁oper ates ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁and ▁The ▁Rugby ▁Championship ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Tri ▁Nations ▁before ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁Argentina ). ▁Although ▁U AR ▁initially ▁had ▁no ▁representation ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁S AN Z AR ▁board , ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁input ▁into ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁issues , ▁especially ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁The ▁Rugby ▁Championship , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁S AN Z A AR ▁member ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( when ▁the ▁country ▁entered ▁Super ▁Rugby ). ▁