 In 1931 the Army Rugby Union Referees Society (ARURS) was formed and continues to provide professional refereeing for all games.Although the activities of the ARU were curtailed during the Second World War (1939–45), as they had been during the First World War (1914–18), a series of Service International matches were played around the country by teams drawn from rugby playing servicemen; these games drew large crowds and helped to maintain the nation's morale through the dark days of the war.An international team was formed shortly after the end of World War II, known as the British Empire Forces, who played a series of games against France.