. ▁Hot ▁Water ▁Beach ' s ▁rip ▁curr ents ▁have ▁claimed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁several ▁unw ary ▁visitors ▁and ▁only ▁strong ▁and ▁experienced ▁sw imm ers ▁are ▁ad vised ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁water . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Be aches ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Hot ▁spr ings ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Th ames - Cor om and el ▁District ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Wa ik ato <0x0A> </s> ▁Rugby ▁union , ▁widely ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁rugby , ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁contact ▁team ▁sport ▁that ▁origin ated ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁codes ▁of ▁rugby ▁football , ▁it ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁running ▁with ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁hand . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁most ▁common ▁form , ▁a ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁between ▁two ▁teams ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁players ▁using ▁an ▁o val - sh aped ▁ball ▁on ▁a ▁rect angular ▁field ▁called ▁a ▁pitch . ▁The ▁field ▁has ▁H - sh aped ▁goal posts ▁at ▁both ▁ends . ▁ ▁Rugby ▁union ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁sport ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁played ▁by ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁R ules ▁do ▁not ▁differ ▁between ▁the ▁sex es . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 6   mill ion ▁people ▁playing ▁world wide , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 2 . 3 6   mill ion ▁were ▁registered ▁players . ▁World ▁Rugby , ▁previously ▁called ▁the ▁International ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Board ▁( IR FB )