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1549:Scotland
1509:Slovenia
1504:Slovakia
1479:Portugal
1334:Bulgaria
1183:Wales's
1105:See also
984:Scotland
920:Scotland
756:Scotland
688:Scotland
629:Scotland
551:Scotland
472:Stadiums
201:Scotland
166:See list
1544:England
1534:Ukraine
1484:Romania
1444:Moldova
1399:Ireland
1394:Iceland
1389:Hungary
1379:Germany
1374:Georgia
1364:Finland
1359:Estonia
1354:Denmark
1339:Croatia
1324:Belgium
1319:Belarus
1309:Austria
1304:Armenia
1299:Andorra
1294:Albania
1004:England
964:England
875:England
855:Ireland
831:England
806:England
711:Ireland
676:England
651:Ireland
617:England
569:Ireland
542:England
398:Women's
218:basis.
209:English
193:England
189:Ireland
63:(Wales)
37:Country
1637:Jersey
1579:Kosovo
1529:Turkey
1519:Sweden
1499:Serbia
1489:Russia
1474:Poland
1469:Norway
1449:Monaco
1419:Latvia
1404:Israel
1384:Greece
1369:France
1344:Cyprus
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1514:Spain
1439:Malta
1409:Italy
1122:Notes
781:Wales
736:Wales
700:Wales
640:Wales
560:Wales
315:Men's
197:Wales
101:Rugby
991:2022
971:2014
951:2002
927:1997
907:1993
893:Year
862:2025
843:2017
818:2015
793:2010
768:1999
743:1994
723:1991
663:1991
604:1908
590:Year
567:for
558:for
549:for
540:for
187:and
326:vs
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