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 […]
Fresh from their fourth-successive victory at the Port Elizabeth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, New Zealand’s men now sit in pole position in the seedings for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow. In the women’s seedings, defending champions Australia lead the way, closely followed by England, Canada and Spain. The RWC Sevens […]
Rugby League Ireland is now starting it’s preparation for the 2013 Student Rugby League World Cup. Team management want to update the database and are looking for student rugby league players currently in third level or further education to fill in the small questionnaire below and return it to Brendan Guillfoyle at the details below. […]
Staging Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow will be a shot in the arm for Rugby in Russia and the catalyst for accelerated growth in that country, according to the Vice-President of the Rugby Union of Russia (RUR). Speaking in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where he was making a presentation to the Confédération Africaine […]
– Rugby’s governing body aims to have six million people in the Game by 2016 – “Try, Play and Stay” strategy to encourage players of all ages – Aim to develop new coaches and referees at all levels – A brand new global participation project from the International Rugby Board aims to have over six […]
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Rugby World Cup Limited Chairman Bernard Lapasset believes that Rugby World Cup 2015 will capture hearts and minds the length and breadth of England, taking one of the world’s must-see sporting events to another level. Speaking at the Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool Allocation Draw in London on Monday as the tournament rapidly approaches the […]
With just over 1,000 days to go until Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off in England, the Pool Allocation Draw has today taken place at an iconic London art gallery. The 12 directly qualified teams from RWC 2011 and the eight qualification places were drawn as follows: Pool A Australia England Wales Oceania 1 Repechage […]
Star-studded draw begins countdown in earnest England set to welcome the world for spectacular festival of Rugby and culture IRB World Rankings race creates unprecedented buzz Draw televised live on ITV4 and rugbyworldcup.com Mayor of London Boris Johnson will take centre stage at what promises to be a star-studded Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool Allocation […]