The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the dates for the HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14, with another season set to kick off on Australia’s Gold Coast and climax in London, England. The 15th edition of the record-breaking Series will visit the same nine countries as in 2012/13, although there are two changes in the […]
– Romania continue to host popular tournament – RWC 2015 hopefuls go head to head – Valuable competition for Italy and Argentina A teams There will be an unprecedented calendar of international matches in June 2013 for the rising forces in world Rugby, the International Rugby Board has announced. Confirmation follows the announcement of the […]
• Enhanced player welfare the guiding principle • Stationary platform and straight feeds to be enforced • Support from players and coaches critical to success The International Rugby Board Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the “crouch, bind, set” scrum engagement sequence, which is aimed at enhancing player welfare by reducing […]
LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO & BRETT GOSPER – England’s World Cup winner and the IRB Chief Executive and Managing Director of Rugby World Cup Limited give their reaction to the announcement of the Rugby World Cup 2015 venues and match schedule CLICK HERE to listen WARREN GATLAND & SAM WARBURTON – We hear from the Lions Head […]
– New online resource available to all – Creates awareness of threats to Rugby from corruption – Educates stakeholders on how to Keep Rugby Onside The International Rugby Board has launched an interactive online awareness and educational resource dedicated to the fight against betting, match-fixing and corruption. The fully interactive Keep Rugby Onside programme is […]
Waisale Serevi, ‘The King of Sevens’, is the latest individual to be inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame. Fittingly, Fiji’s most famous player was bestowed with the honour at the sixth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, a tournament he has graced many times and with unrivalled […]
A global snapshot of what’s going on in the world of Rugby Asia With snow lying thick on the ground and temperatures consistently stuck below zero, this time of year in Mongolia is not really conducive to playing the great Game of Rugby. However, in an effort to keep interest in the sport going through […]
The International Rugby Board has today announced the pools and match schedule for the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2013 in Antofagasta, Chile, from May 28 to June 9. Eight teams will participate in this year’s tournament in hosts Chile, Canada, Italy, Japan, Namibia, Portugal, Tonga and Uruguay. The Under 20 tournament format will be […]
– TMO to be able to rule two phases out, potential foul play – Recommendation made by expert representative group – Global trial to kick off at the beginning of the next season in each hemisphere The International Rugby Board and its Member Unions have underscored their ongoing commitment to consistent and accurate match officiating […]