"World in Union", (Dunya dina Union) kalawan rumpakana ku Charlie Skarbek,  nyaéta hiji lagu téma pikeun Piala Dunya Rugbi. Mélodina mangrupa "Thaxted" — téma ageung ti bagian tengah "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity", hiji pagerakan ti "The Planets"-na Gustav Holst, jeung aslina diadaptasi ku Holst pikeun dipaké dina himne patriotis Inggris/Anglikan, I Vow to Thee My Country.

Lagu ieu dikomisi ku Badan Rugbi Internasional (keur éta Badan Football Rugbi Internasional), badan babon olah raga ieu, dina 1991 jeung hartina jadi sarupa jeung gathering of the nations ("ngariungna bangsa-bangsa") nu ngawakilkeun turnamén opat taunanna.

Jujutan rekaman

Lagu ieu geus ditembangkeun ku rupa-rupa artis nu kawentar, dina sawatara Upacara pamukaan turnamén Piala Dunya Rugbi (Sababaraha sanggeusna dirilis dina single):

 1991 — Dame Kiri Te Kanawa di Britania Raya
 1995 — Ladysmith Black Mambazo jeung PJ Powers di Afrika Kidul
 1999 — Shirley Bassey jeung Bryn Terfel di Wales
 2003 — United Colours of Sound di Australia
 2007 — All Stars di Perancis
 2011 — Hayley Westenra di Selandia Anyar

Sababaraha interpretasi ti lagu ieu geus direkam, kadang kalawan variasi rumpakana atawa basa nu béda.

Vérsi Shirley Bassey jeung Bryn Terfel

Vérsi ieu dirilis ku Shirley Bassey jeung Bryn Terfel di 1999. Lagi ieu dipidangkeun langsung ku dua artis éta dina pamukaan séri di Juni 1999. Tilu vérsi aya dina singel CD-na: duét Shirley Bassey jeung Bryn Terfel,  Shirley Bassey solo, jeung nu paduan sorana wungkul. Vérsi duétna dipidangkeun sabagian dina basa Wales ku Bryn Terfel. Vidéo resmina direkam di Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, jeung mintonkeun lanskap-lanskap Wales.

UK 3 track maxi CD single 
"World in Union" (Duét: Bryn Terfel & Shirley Bassey — 3.42
"World in Union" (Shirley Bassey) — 3.45
"World in Union" (Welsh Mountain Mix) — 3.45

Personél
Shirley Bassey — Vokal (trék 1 jeung 2)
Bryn Terfel — Vokal (trék 1)
The Black Mountain Male Chorus — Paduan Sora (kabéh)
The Morriston Rugby Club Choir — Paduan Sora (kabéh)
Robert Fardell jeung Charlie Skarbek — Penembang pangiring (trék 2)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchesta — Orkéstra
Llio Rydderch — Harpa tilu Wales
Troy Donockley — Pipa Uilleann
David Thomas — Drum
Terl Bryant — Perkusi
Simon Hale — Susunan orkéstra
Tim Rhyes Evens jeung D. Huw Rees — Susunan paduan sora

Vérsi Hayley Westenra

Album resmi ti Piala Dunya Rugbi 2011 di Selandia Anyar diluncurkeun dina 9 Agustus ku Hayley Westenra. Dirilis ku Universal Music dina 26 Agustus jeung kasadia dina CD jeung dina iTunes sarta panyadia digital lianna, fituran 22 trék. Westenra teu ngan ngarekam laguna dina Basa Inggris jeung Maori, sakumaha nu kadangu dina album ieu, tapi dina basa Italia, Perancis, jeung Jepang ogé.

Daptar trék Album Resmi
World In Union - Hayley Westenra
Swing Low '99 - Arr. C. Skarbek/ T.R. Evans - Russell Watson, Royal Choral Society
Land of My Fathers - Padua Sora Fron Male Voice
Ireland's Call - Brian Kennedy, Paul Byrom
Scottish Medley - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Jerusalem - The Coldstream Guards Band, Alfie Boe
Glorious - Mary-Jess
Now's The Time - Luigi Corvi
Calon Lan - Katherine Jenkins
O Verona - Only Men Aloud
Pokarekare Ana - Hayley Westenra, Francois Rive, Robbie McIntosh, Metro Voices, Te Tau Choir, Jenny O'Grady, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Déan
Waltzing Matilda - André Rieu, Mirusia Louwerse
We'll keep a welcome - Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Gareth Jones, The Black Mountain Choir, The Risca Choir
Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika - Kenyan Boys Choir
Men of Harlech - Fron Male Voice Choir
God Defend New Zéaland - Hayley Westenra
The Fields Of Athenry - Mairéad Carlin
Cwm Rhondda - Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Gareth Jones, The Black Mountain Choir, The Risca Choir
La Marseillaise - Roberto Alagna
Swing Low - All Angels
World In Union (Basa Inggris / Maori) - Hayley Westenra
Kakari (Haka 2011) - Qube

Panembang séjénna 
Roberto Alagna (Perancis)
Katherine Jenkins (Wales)
Russell Watson (Inggris)
Hayley Westenra (Selandia Anyar)
Lesley Garrett (Inggris)
Aled Jones (Wales)
All Angels (Inggris)
Vittorio Grigolo (Italia)
Jonathan Ansell (Inggris)
Will Martin (Selandia Anyar)
Rhydian Roberts (Wales)
RyanDan (Kanada)
Blake (Inggris)
Elin Manahan Thomas (Wales)
Tommy Fleming (Irlandia)
Nicky Spence (Skotlandia)
The Ten Tenors (Australia)
Deborah Cheetham (Australia)
Danielle de Niese (Australia)

Réferénsi

Tumbu kaluar
2007 Vérsi all-star ti laguna, mintonkeun panembang ti sababraha nagara pamaén utama rugbi, ngawengku Hayley Westenra (Selandia Anyar); Roberto Alagna (Italia); Katherine Jenkins, Elin Manahan Thomas, Aled Jones, jeung Bryn Terfel (Wales); Lesley Garrett jeung Jonathan Ansell (Inggris), grup Britania All Angels jeung ansambel Australia The Ten Tenors.

Lagu 1991
Singel 1999
Musik téma
Piala Dunya Rugbi
Lagu Shirley Bassey