Four legends of the game were today inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame presented by Tudor at a special ceremony in Rugby, England. Liza Burgess, Ronan O’Gara, Pierre Verillepreux and Sir Bryan Williams received their honours at the state-of-the-art physical home of the Hall of Fame, which celebrates the inspirational journey of the
World Rugby has today announced that Alhambra Nievas will take up a new full-time role as Referee Development Manager with the governing body. The Spaniard, who recently announced her retirement from refereeing, has extensive experience as a match official across both 15s and sevens and has been a regular on the HSBC World Rugby Women’s
World Rugby has announced the schedule for the women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019. Rugby sevens continues to engage global audiences and break new ground. The men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2018 saw record-breaking fan engagement figures with more than 120 million video views, a 60 per cent increase on 2017.
World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the Women’s 6 Nations 2018, which kicks off on Friday, 2 February. Following a ground-breaking year for women’s rugby on and off the field, there is huge anticipation ahead of what promises to be a hugely competitive tournament. World Rugby referee of the year and Women’s
World Rugby has underscored its commitment to furthering gender equality at all levels of the organisation by announcing sweeping reform of its Council with an ambition of at least one-third women’s representation from next year. In an historic and unprecedented decision spearheaded by Chairman Bill Beaumont, World Rugby will increase the number of people who
World Rugby has announced the shortlists for the prestigious Men’s and Women’s 15s Players of the Year awards for 2017, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo on 26 November. Following a stellar year for international rugby, the shortlists for the ultimate accolade feature players
On the eve of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland, World Rugby has announced details of a leadership forum to identify ways to inspire the next generation of female leaders and accelerate the development of women in rugby on and off the field of play. The two-day forum, which will take place in Belfast
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
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