WATTBIKE STRENGTHENS RUGBY RELATIONSHIP WITH ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER As a further endorsement of its work with England Rugby, Wattbike, creators of the world’s leading indoor bike, have announced that England’s and Darlington Mowden Park Sharks’ Tamara Taylor will be an ambassador for the brand. Thirty three year old Taylor is the second English rugby […]
World Rugby rolls out record testing programme in 2014 More anti-doping tests were carried out by World Rugby last year than at any other point since testing began, underlining its commitment to maintaining a level playing field in the game. Rugby’s governing body has long believed in the preventative power of education to back-up its […]
Sydney to host World Rugby Sevens Series event from 2015-16 Sydney joins 10-destination Series from 2015-16 cycle Sydney joins Vancouver as a new host on record-breaking Series Rugby sevens experiencing record-growth in Olympic qualification year World Rugby has announced that the Australia leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series will re-locate to Sydney from 2015-16, […]
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World Rugby signs historic agreement with International Gay Rugby World Rugby and International Gay Rugby (IGR) have signed an historic agreement to collaborate on the continued promotion of equality and inclusivity in rugby. The agreement, signed at World Rugby House in Dublin this week, outlines a commitment between the two organisations to work together to […]
World Rugby announces Rugby World Cup 2023 host selection timelines RWC 2023 host selected in May 2017 Hosting interest high prior to launch RWC an attractive proposition for unions and nations The Rugby World Cup 2023 host nation will be announced in May 2017 following announcement by World Rugby of the host selection process and […]
Host cities and venues announced for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan A total of 12 venues will host matches Geographical spread across the length and breadth of the country Tournament legacy plans designed to grow the game in Japan and throughout Asia Excitement building ahead of first Rugby World Cup to be held in […]
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 Anti-Doping education prioritised in RWC year Close to 3,400 players and coaches given face-to-face anti-doping education by World Rugby in 2014 More than 3,600 complete online anti-doping education Keep Rugby Clean day to take place on 26 September at Rugby World Cup 2015 World Rugby underscored its commitment to drug-free sport with a […]