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
Sean Horan, New Zealand women’s silver medal-winning coach at Rio 2016, is set to lead another side at an Olympic Games after his new charges China used their recent HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series experience to overpower a largely youthful Hong Kong team and win the Asia Rugby qualification tournament on home soil in Guangzhou,
Eight women’s teams will compete at the Asia Women’s Sevens in Guangzhou, China on 9-10 November for Asia’s second place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The winners of the two-day tournament, hosted at the Guangzhou University Town Sports Centre, will earn automatic qualification to next year’s summer Games with the teams finishing in second
South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit and England’s Emily Scarratt have been named World Rugby Men’s and Women’s 15s Player of the Year 2019 in association with Mastercard respectively at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday.On a night to remember at The Prince Park Tower, only 24 hours after South Africa had lifted
World Rugby has announced the shortlists for the prestigious Women’s 15s Player of the Year awards for 2019, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards at The Prince Park Tower in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 November. Following a stellar year for international rugby culminating in a very special Rugby World Cup 2019, the
Asia’s first Rugby World Cup will leave an important and lasting legacy for tens of thousands of children in the region 25,000 children and youth to benefit from their involvement in rugby for development programme ChildFund Pass It Back More than 1.8 million tickets sold, with 50 per cent increase in opt-in ticket donations in
Typhoon Hagibis has hit the 2019 World Cup hard and caused a massive reaction from disappointed players, officials and spectators. It has its bearing too on the course of the next World Cup, to be fought out in New Zealand in two years time. As two greats of the Italian game, Leonardo Ghiraldini and Sergio
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