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World Rugby reaffirms level playing field commitment

Increased education as rugby grows at record rates globally World’s top players to support Keep Rugby Clean at Rugby World Cup 2015 WADA praises World Rugby educational programmes Reaffirming its commitment to maintaining a level playing field, World Rugby has announced details of an additional 27 per cent increase in anti-doping education, testing and research

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Nominees for Women’s Sevens Player of the Year 2015 announced

World Rugby has announced the shortlist for the prestigious Women’s Sevens Player of the Year 2015 award, with the winner set to be revealed at the World Rugby Awards dinner at Battersea Evolution, London, on 1 November. After the thrilling and record-breaking Women’s Sevens World Series 2014-15 concluded in Amsterdam last weekend, this year’s nominees

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Taoiseach opens World Rugby House in Dublin

Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny TD (Prime Minister of Ireland) and World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset have officially opened the organisation’s new headquarters in Dublin in the presence of World Rugby Council members and other dignitaries. Following the launch of an exciting new logo and brand late last year, the global governing body for rugby has

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Ireland to host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017

Dublin and Belfast will host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 after World Rugby awarded the hosting rights for the prestigious tournament to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). With women’s rugby continuing to experience record global growth, the pool stages will be held at University College Dublin, before the world’s top female rugby players convene

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World Rugby rolled out record testing programme in 2014

More anti-doping tests were carried out by World Rugby last year than at any other point since testing began, underlining its commitment to maintaining a level playing field in the game. Rugby’s governing body has long believed in the preventative power of education to back-up its targeted testing programmes and delivered mandatory education workshops to

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