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The Rugby International Championship (: Regbija Starptautiskais Čempionāts) is an International Rugby Federation tournament by the top national representative men's teams. The Championship is administered by the International Rugby Federation (IRF), and was first held in Galvia in 1895, where originates from. Tournaments for the top national men’s teams and top national women’s teams are held separately but take place during the same period of time. Its most recent edition was held in 2019 and was jointly hosted by Onaway and Huenarno. The following edition will take place in 2023, hosted by Salia.

The creation of an International Rugby Federation was put forward by Bruno Talvetis, former director of the National Rugby Board of Galvia, after the invitation of men’s teams from Renesia, Ecoralia and Aquizireiki into the annual Galvian Rugby Tournament for its 1893 edition. The IRF held its first Championship, exclusively for the national men’ teams, from 3 May 1895 to 6 June 1895, in Antonija, the capital city of Galvia. The tournament has not missed any schedule year, with the exception of 1943 and 1955 editions, canceled due to World War II and World War III, respectively.

The Championship has been hosted in 21 different countries on six continents: five times in Galvia (1895, 1907, 1919, 1947, 1983), three times in Ecoralia (1899, 1963, 1991), three times in Gemurtrak (1939, 1975, 1999), twice in Renesia (1915, 1971), twice in Ordrey (1911, 2007), twice in Lathadu (1931, 2011), twice in Onaway (1959, 2019), and one time each in the following nations: Gladomyr (1903), Edury (1923), Salia (1927), Velorenkya (1935), Shemia (1951), Yuchvan (1967), Lakau (1979), Koranel (1987), Ta'aroha (1995), Mitruhmoer (1999), Martland (2003), Jangwali (2015), and Huenarno (2019).

Qualifications
The qualifications format for the Championship has changed several times over the years as new teams have been accepted into the IRF and its laws have changed over time. Under the current system, for both the men's and women's tournaments, 24 national teams qualify for each Rugby International Championship: the national teams with the best performance during the previous World Cup per continent qualify automatically, as does the team of the host nation selected for that year, making for a total of eight teams. The remaining 16 teams are selected for the Championship based on their performance during interim regional competitions held by continental committee at the IRF.