RWC 2021 coach interns to be fully embedded with national squad management teams RWC 2021 Coaching Internship Programme is supported by World Rugby, as part of IOC international development grant Fijiana prepare to compete in their first ever Rugby World Cup World Rugby and the Fiji Rugby Union today announced former Australian international and Melbourne
Rugby fans around the world will have a say in the World Rugby Awards Special Edition by selecting the best players and tries of the decade (2010-19) Six fans’ choice categories open today with nominees selected from previous World Rugby Award winners Votes can be cast on World Rugby’s website from this Thursday, 15 October until Sunday,
World Rugby Awards to take place in an innovate virtual format on Monday, 7 December, 2020 Special edition will recognise rugby’s front liners who showed great solidarity during the pandemic and honour the best from the last decade of rugby (2010-19) Rugby fans around the world to get involved and decide winners in six new
SBC World Rugby Sevens Series Award winners to be announced on 21 September Twenty-four winners to be announced across six men’s and women’s award categories Nine unions nominated across the men’s and women’s UL Mark of Excellence Award and Cigna Pressure Play Awards Fan voting opens for Cigna Pressure Play and UL Mark of Excellence
Transformational Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme opens for all RWC 2021 participating unions Programme will create quality deployment opportunities for aspiring elite female coaches in high-performance environments Selected participants to be fully embedded for 12 months in RWC 2021 national squad management teams Programme aims to address the lack of female coaches at
Funding boost of US$2.5 million to optimise teams’ Olympic preparations for Tokyo GamesHSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 contingency plans progressing towards a return to action in Hong Kong and Singapore in April 2021 Events in Hamilton and Sydney will not take place in 2021 Series, returning in 2022 Supplementary competition opportunities being developed at
It’s excellent news that Safi N’Diaye is one of the two current players to form part of the working group established by World Rugby to look into its governance. She is a familiar figure to British rugby fans, having represented France over 70 times in an 9-year career at the top level. In France she
Sir Bill Beaumont has been re-elected Chairman of World Rugby, to serve for four more years. He faced stiff opposition from Agustin Pichot, as heroic a figure in Argentinian rugby as Beaumont in English. The voting was 28 to 23. Bernard Laporte, head of French Rugby, was elected unopposed as vice-chair. Their combined strategy includes
Sixth meeting of the Rugby Athletes’ Commission takes place in Cape Town Athlete representatives discuss key issues facing players Actions agreed for 2020 building on new and existing projects Ensuring the voice of the players continues to be at the heart of rugby’s global decision-making processes as rugby accelerates into a decade of growth and
Today marks the dawn of a new era for rugby sevens as the captains competing in the first of a record six combined men’s and women’s events on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series came together in Dubai to officially launch the tournament. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Dubai Sevens takes place on
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