Yesterday (6 April) on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace World Rugby announced the five organisations which have been selected to join its Spirit of Rugby programme. They are: Khelo Rugby Rio Rugby FC SOS Kit Aid Terres en Mêlées Trust Rugby International All five are using rugby for societal development, be it on
The men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will feature gold, silver and bronze medals for the first time from the 2016-17 season. In a move that will align the annual series with the Olympic Games, World Rugby has also announced an exciting restructuring of the final competition day, driving greater meaning for teams
The global rugby family has joined the international sporting community in celebrating #OlympicDay as excitement builds ahead of rugby sevens’ Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016. With 43 days to go until the Games, preparations are on track for very special and successful rugby sevens events and World Rugby has been leading the #OlympicDay celebrations
Beaumont unanimously elected Chairman and will begin term on 1 July Agustín Pichot becomes first-ever Argentinian to serve as Vice-Chairman Elections cap historic day for World Rugby as new governance model is implemented Rugby experiencing record global growth and popularity with 7.73 million players Bill Beaumont and Agustín Pichot have been elected World Rugby Chairman
More than two million women regularly playing rugby worldwide as record growth continues 25 per cent of global players are female while 36 per cent of all Get Into Rugby participants are girls Stars of women’s rugby set to make history at Rio 2016 Olympic Games Global rugby community gets behind #IWD2016 Stars from the
With 155 days to go until rugby sevens makes its Olympic Games debut, World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset believes that Rio 2016 will be a game-changing moment for a sport that is experiencing record global growth. Speaking ahead of the rugby sevens test event at the Deodoro Olympic Park this weekend, Lapasset said that Olympic
World Rugby maintained its commitment to drug-free sport with a record programme of intelligent testing, education and Keep Rugby Clean awareness in 2015. With a budget increase of almost 30 per cent, World Rugby carried out more tests in 2015 than ever before – a total of 3,562 – showing a real commitment to protecting
The HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series will reach its thrilling finale in the centre of France next May. Clermont-Ferrand adds to global schedule of HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series destinations Series off to a flying start as world’s top female sevens players eye Rio 2016 Women’s rugby experiencing unprecedented global growth The HSBC
Expanded game representation and independence at the heart of World Rugby governance reform. Expanded tier two union and regional representation on Council Executive Committee to include independent representatives Women’s Advisory Committee to be established New governance model to operate after May 2016 Council meeting Reform follows most successful Rugby World Cup to date and wide
Paves the way for a uniformed approach to player welfare All elite tournaments strongly urged to follow suit World Rugby prioritises injury prevention with concussion at the heart of the plan Evidence indicates that injury rates are not increasing In a significant step forward for player welfare, the World Rugby Executive Committee has paved the
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