▁next ▁year ▁Argentina ▁recorded ▁its ▁first ▁game : ▁' B anks ' ▁v ▁' City ' ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁seven ▁countries ▁have ▁adopted ▁rugby ▁union ▁as ▁their ▁de ▁fact o ▁national ▁sport ; ▁they ▁are ▁F iji , ▁Georgia , ▁Mad agas car , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Sam oa , ▁T ong a ▁and ▁Wales . ▁ ▁O ce ania ▁A ▁rugby ▁club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ; ▁while ▁the ▁sport ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁by ▁Charles ▁Mon ro ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁who ▁played ▁rugby ▁while ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁College , ▁Fin ch ley . ▁ ▁Several ▁island ▁nations ▁have ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁rugby . ▁Rugby ▁was ▁first ▁played ▁in ▁F iji ▁circa ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁by ▁European ▁and ▁F ij ian ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Const ab ul ary ▁at ▁Ba ▁on ▁V iti ▁Lev u ▁island . ▁F iji ▁then ▁sent ▁their ▁first ▁over se as ▁team ▁to ▁Sam oa ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁set ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁union ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁T ong a , ▁other ▁countries ▁to ▁have ▁national ▁rugby ▁teams ▁in ▁O ce ania ▁include ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands , ▁Ni ue , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁In ▁North ▁America