Uzbekistan Welcomed as Full Member Union of IRB Sizable population with significant growth potential Costa Rica accepted as an Associate Member Total number of IRB Member Unions grows to 121 The International Rugby Board has welcomed the Uzbekistan Rugby Federation (URF) as a Full Member Union after IRB Council approved its application at the annual […]
IRB Launches Enhanced ‘Recognise and Remove’ Global Concussion Education Programme IRB prioritising global education campaign Resource to be rolled out to 119 Member Unions Compulsory education programmes at IRB tournamentsThe International Rugby Board has stepped up its commitment to the promotion of concussion awareness with the delivery of a new resource aimed at […]
Rugby Introduced to Rio’s Public Schools Rio 2016 and CBRu working hard to make the most of Olympic feeling More than 10,000 new players since April thanks to IRB’s Get Into Rugby Nearly half of new participants are female ‘It was love at first sight, the children really identify with the sport’ As Rugby counts […]
THE BARBARIANS – We meet Barbarians Team Manager and former Lion, Derek Quinnell ahead of the Lions match against the Baa Baas this weekend in Hong Kong JAMIE ROBERTS & GEORGE NORTH – The two Lions are flying high at the Red Bull Hanger in Austria LIONS MEMORIES – Bleddyn Williams, Jack Kyle, Dickie Jeeps, […]
Applicable in the Northern Hemisphere from August 2012 A conversion kick should be taken within 90 seconds from the time the try has been awarded and teams are to be given five seconds to use the ball at rucks as part of an extensive trial of Law amendments sanctioned by the International Rugby Board. The […]