Ireland U-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, named for World Rugby Under-20 Championship For immediate release: Monday 27 April 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union The Ireland Under-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, has been announced for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. The tournament is taking place in Parma, Italy from the 2nd – […]
Record Hong Kong Sevens kicks off with a bang 27 March 2015 Hong Kong’s Rowan Varty is appearing in his 10th Hong Kong Sevens – Photo: World Rugby/Martin Seras Lima – Series leaders SA looking for first-ever win in Hong Kong – Uruguay, Russia and Zimbabwe top qualifier pools – Record broadcast for 40th […]
World Rugby seeks applications for research funding As part of its commitment to delivering evidence-based enhancements to player welfare and medical practices, World Rugby is calling for submissions for potential funded research projects. The move comes after World Rugby outlined its priority research areas for 2015-16, which includes four areas of concussion research and community […]
Rugby World Cup 2015 Official Fanzones and 100 day Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour route announced England Rugby 2015 announce the locations of the Official Fanzones and the route for the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour in the UK & Ireland 15 Fanzones: one in each Host City, one at the birth place of the […]
Irish Rugby Bid for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 The Irish Rugby Football Union, today, announced that is has submitted a bid to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup in August 2017 at locations in both Dublin and Belfast. Irish Rugby intends to host the tournament pool stages at University College Dublin before moving to […]
World Rugby U20 Championship 2015 launched in Rome The World Rugby U20 Championship 2015, which will take place across four venues in northern Italy from 2-20 June, was officially launched in Rome on Friday. With less than four months to go, representatives from the global governing body and Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) were in attendance […]
World Rugby’s new television show and content hub set for launch New ‘World Rugby’ TV show to air first on Thursday 5 February Engage Sports Media (ESM) to produce new World Rugby content hub to power digital and broadcast output World Rugby selects Engage Sports Media video platform World Rugby has announced the launch of […]
Rugby World Cup 2015 flagship store opens its doors The Oxford Street store has opened its doors With global excitement and anticipation building ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015, the flagship official retail store has opened its doors in London’s Oxford Street. Located in the heart of one of the world’s best-known and busiest retail […]
Top 10 Earners in World Rugby Johnny Sexton fifth in rugby rich list – here are the top 10 Following the news that Dan Carter will become rugby unions’s hifghest paid player after signing a £1m-a-year contract with Racing Metro, here are the top 10 earners in world rugby. Dan Carter, Racing Métro: £1 million […]
The Coca-Cola Company’s Rugby World Cup 2015 Ambassador Brian O’Driscoll runs a surprise skills session for children in London yesterday The Coca-Cola Company has been appointed official soft drink of Rugby World Cup 2015, extending its successful sponsorship of rugby’s showcase event stretching back to 1995. Under the deal, the Coca-Cola Company will make its […]