World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the RBS Six Nations 2015, which gets underway in February. Appointments were made by the World Rugby Match Official Selection Committee at its meeting in Dublin last week and follow a detailed review of recent performances during the November internationals. The championship opener between Wales and […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union, today, formally announced its intention to submit a bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, both of whom pledged their support for the tournament bid. Speaking at the event, which took place […]
Pic Credit Getty An all-Ireland bid to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup is set to be officially unveiled. Officials from the IRFU will tomorrow join representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive and Irish government to outline their ambition to jointly host the sport’s showpiece event. Both administrations have been engaged in a preliminary assessment […]
The charity will raise awareness and generate support for those affected by catastrophic sports injuries Australia’s Phillip Hughes: died two days after he was struck in the head by a ball. He had emergency surgery before being placed in an induced coma. Photo: Philip Brown/Reuters The horrific passing of 25-year-old Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes from […]
The Webb Ellis Cup has completed its journey around Dubai as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The full Trophy Tour video package, plus additional interviews and footage can be found here. Rights free images are available here. The first day of the visit saw pupils from Rashid School for Boys got a […]
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 tender process opens Just months after a record-breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup in France, the tender process has now opened to host the event in 2017. The tournament, which was won by England after a thrilling final in Paris last August, will move to 2017 to maximise synergy with the […]
PIC CREDIT: A visualisation of the Rugby World Cup 2015 logo on the Tyne Bridge – http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/illuminated-tyne-bridge-sign-kick-start-8182092 Rugby World Cup 2015 mark will be unveiled on the Tyne Bridge on New Year’s Eve City will play host to three RWC 2015 matches at St James’ Park The bridge will provide one of the iconic images of Rugby […]
All remaining Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets will go back on general sale at 12:00 GMT on Friday November 28, 2014. Tickets will be sold in real time, on a first come first served basis, (unlike the application/ballot process which was used for the September general sale), and will be available online only at tickets.rugbyworldcup.com […]
World Rugby U20 Championship 2015 Match Schedule Announced The match schedule and kick-off times for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship (formerly IRB Junior World Championship) have been announced.The tournament which runs from 2-20 June, 2015 in northern Italy sees England returning to defend their crown which they retained in June in New Zealand after […]