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Rugby World Cup 2015 anti-doping organisation appointed

1 decade ago by IRB

World Rugby has underscored its commitment to the promotion of drug-free rugby with the appointment of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) to deliver the Rugby World Cup 2015 anti-doping testing programme.

Rugby Featured At Sponsorship Awards

1 decade ago by Running Rugby

The UK Sponsorship Awards, run annually for the sponsorship industry in sports and the arts, is featuring two rugby union oriented awards in 2016 with a nod towards to hosting of the Rugby World Cup. A...

France qualify for men's rugby sevens at Rio 2016

1 decade ago by IRB

France become the eighth team to qualify for the men's rugby sevens event in Rio 2016 after winning the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series in some style, while Spain go through to next year's world...

Romania and Jaguars get off to a winning start in Nations Cup

1 decade ago by IRB

There were contrasting fortunes for the two competing RWC 2015 nations on the opening day of World Rugby Nations Cup 2015, with host nation Romania recording a 35-9 win against Spain and Namibia going...

Pool A: England U20s hungry for more success

1 decade ago by IRB

England reveal the squad that they hope will take them a third straight World Rugby U20 Championship title, but first they will have to get by Wales, France and Japan in Pool A.

Pool C: Moli returns to lead New Zealand U20s

1 decade ago by IRB

New Zealand have named a squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship that head coach Scott Robertson believes strikes a good balance between talent and experience.

Australia motivated by disappointing exits

1 decade ago by IRB

Australia coach Tim Walsh insists that the disappointments of Atlanta and Langford have only served to make his young squad work even harder ahead of the World Series climax.

Fiji juggernaught rolls into London Sevens

1 decade ago by IRB

Former New Zealand star and now TV commentator Karl Te Nana looks back to an enthralling Glasgow Sevens, with one round of the HSBC Sevens World Series remaining.

Heyneke Meyer resigns

1 decade ago by Ultimate Rugby

Heyneke Meyer has fallen on his sword and resigned as head coach of the Springboks. Meyer, who was appointed in 2012, resigned under serious pressure from the public after a rather uneventful 4 years with...

Matfield warms to his call of duty

1 decade ago by IRB

Victor Matfield tells World Rugby TV that the prospect of another Rugby World Cup winner’s medal gives him a spring in his step.