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A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in a sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports. However, it can be applied to groups of individuals representing a country in where regular play is individuals by aggregating individual scores to a get a team result. National teams often compete at various levels and age groups and there are number of different selection criteria for national teams. National teams are not always composed of the best available individual players. National teams, like other sporting teams, are often grouped by sex, age or other criteria. The most prestigious national teams are often the senior men's and women's teams. However, they may not be the most popular or successful. In most cases, a national sports team represents a single sovereign state. In several sports, the Anglo-Celtic Archipelago divides along internal boundaries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are represented by separate national teams, while in the Olympic Games they combine to form a United Kingdom team. The Ireland national rugby union team represents the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in rugby union, and all-island teams are fielded in a number of other sports. ==Popularity and notability== The popularity and notability of a national team depends on a number of factors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National sports team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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