Unrelenting quest for perfection puts Ireland boss in league of his own – with Michael Cheika second When Joe Schmidt took over as coach of the national side, Ireland were in ninth position in the IRB world rankings. A precarious position – Ireland were out of the top eight seeded teams. Ireland would have gone […]
Former Referee Bob Francis Honoured with IRB Distinguished Service Award New Zealander Bob Francis QSO, MBE has been presented with the International Rugby Board Referee Award for Distinguished Service 2014. During a career that started in 1961, Bob made an exceptional contribution at all levels of the Game, as both a referee and referee selector. […]