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International Rugby Board

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Type: Organization

Name: International Rugby Board

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Consistency key for Scots - Cross

Prop Geoff Cross believes that if Scotland perform at their peak on their Australasian tour, it should be enough to claim three wins on the trot.He is part of Andy Robinson's squad that will play Australia on 5 June, followed by a Test against Fiji 11 ... [ Published 8 hours ago by BBC ]

Entities: Geoff Cross, Scotland, Fiji

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents

The social media experiment

The International Rugby Board has given the green light to a host of radical measures designed to bring fans closer than ever to the game.Worried that the forthcoming summer tours to the southern hemisphere by England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland are ... [ Published 20 hours ago by ESPN Scrum ]

Entities: Social Media, Smartphone, Instagram, Crocodile, Pinterest

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Rugby

No issue with FRU governance: IRB

International Rugby Board General Manager Oceania, William Glenwright said it has no major concerns with the current Fiji Rugby board.In fact the IRB, he said, has never had any major concerns with the FRU governance only that the constitution is being ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Fijilive.com ]

Entities: Rugby, International Rugby Board, Suva (Fiji Islands)

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Rugby Union

Drastic changes loom in 7s team

Kenya Rugby Union chairman Mwangi Muthee. Photo/FILEIn SummaryKRU chief hints at major restructuring of the squad’s playing unit and technical bench following lacklustre showing in the just-ended IRB World Sevens SeriesDrastic changes are expected in ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Nation ]

Entities: Kenya, Rugby Union, International Rugby Board

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Denis Leamy

Injury rate to players ‘no worse than in 1995’

The Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) has downplayed fears that more of its members will be forced to quit the game due to injuries.Yesterday, Ireland and Munster flanker Denis Leamy confirmed his career is over due to a debilitating hip ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Irish Examiner ]

Entities: Social Welfare, Denis Leamy, Jerry Flannery

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 4 Documents

Cricket

Wallabies can play fewer tests

Australia will not need to play as many test matches in the future after last week's deal over World Cup funding secured a bigger slice of the pie for the Australian Rugby Union, chief executive John O'Neill said.Despite a gruelling year of rugby, the ... [ Published May 22 2012 by stuff.co.nz ]

Entities: Cricket, Wales, John O'Neill, Scotland, International Rugby Board

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 5 Documents

Top sides want luck of World Cup draw

The draw for the pool stages of the 2015 World Cup in England will take place on December 3 in London, the International Rugby Board have confirmed.As was the case for the 2011 tournament, the IRB world rankings will play a key part in the draw with the ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Belfast Telegraph ]

Entities: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Rugby, Allotment, England

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

American Samoa admitted to full membership of the IRB

The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The International Rugby Board says American Samoa has been admitted to full membership after meeting the criteria to be upgraded from associate member.The American Samoa Rugby Football Union ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Brandon Sun ]

Entities: American Samoa, Bernard Lapasset, International Rugby Board

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

IRB grants UAE Rugby Associate membership status

UAE Rugby has recently been granted Associate Member status with the International Rugby Board (IRB). As an active Union, UAE Rugby fully meets the IRB membership criteria (for Associate Membership) and has been acknowledged as a driving force behind ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Meed ]

Entities: Rugby, United Arab Emirates, International Rugby Board

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Stars head abroad

THREE members of the Fiji sevens team will be playing at the Carlton Super Sevens tournament in Sri Lanka this weekend.Fiji sevens captain Setefano Cakaunivalu, rising international star Metuisela Talebula and speed merchant Joeli Lutumailagi have been ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Fiji Times ]

Entities: Mike Friday, Emosi Vucago, DJ Forbes, New Zealand, Kandy (Sri Lanka)

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Cribb teaches youth

Robbie Cribb Jr helped Cayman to regional rugby excellence and passed on his knowledge to kids.The Cayman national team player was in Cleveland, Ohio recently. While visiting with friends in Ohio, he was asked to teach a gym class at Hope Academy West. ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Cay Compass ]

Entities: Truman Bodden, Josh Clark, Mexico, Teaching

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Euro vision out of focus

It is difficult to see the European Championships coming to these shores in eight years' time, despite the news last week that the FAI is considering a joint bid with Scotland and Wales to host the European Championships in 2020. This initial expression ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Irish Independent ]

Entities: Michael Ring, Fine Gael, Rugby, Wales, Scotland

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"We have got an idea of how we think we can achieve the result we need."

Ospreys out to be Leinster and take Pro12 trophy [Wales Online - 3 hours ago]

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Ospreys out to be Leinster and take Pro12 trophy [ Published 3 hours ago by Wales Online ]
Smith too busy for controversy [ Published 8 hours ago by Waikato Times ]
Consistency key for Scots - Cross [ Published 8 hours ago by BBC ]
Exclusive: UK Home Nations can qualify a Britis... [ Published 13 hours ago by Insidethegames.biz ]
Schwalger wants Samoan PM out [ Published 17 hours ago by Rugby Rugby ]
Schwalger calls for PM to be replaced [ Published 18 hours ago by Planet-Rugby365.co.za ]
The social media experiment [ Published 20 hours ago by ESPN Scrum ]
IRB President welcomes inclusion of women's rug... [ Published May 25 2012 by Insidethegames.biz ]
The Breakdown \| Leicester and Leinster hold whi... [ Published May 24 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
IRB to grant Namibia tests [ Published May 24 2012 by Namibian ]
No issue with FRU governance: IRB [ Published May 24 2012 by Fijilive.com ]
Drastic changes loom in 7s team [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Nation ]
IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset welcomes inclusio... [ Published May 23 2012 by Around The Rings ]
Injury rate to players ‘no worse than in 1995’ [ Published May 23 2012 by Irish Examiner ]
MPs revel in Rugby World Cup hospitality [ Published May 23 2012 by Otago Daily Times ]
Fifty MPs received World Cup gifts [ Published May 23 2012 by New Zealand Herald ]
Australian Rugby Union secures ongoing Qantas s... [ Published May 22 2012 by Australasian Leisure Management ]
Wallabies can play fewer tests [ Published May 22 2012 by stuff.co.nz ]
RWC deal means Wallabies to play less tests [ Published May 22 2012 by Waikato Times ]
Top sides want luck of World Cup draw [ Published May 22 2012 by Belfast Telegraph ]
Lighter schedule beckons for Wallabies [ Published May 22 2012 by Yahoo! UK and Ireland Eurosport ]
World Cup deal means Wallabies can play [ Published May 22 2012 by Yahoo! News ]
American Samoa admitted to full membership of t... [ Published May 22 2012 by Brandon Sun ]
UAE Rugby gains IRB associate status [ Published May 22 2012 by Individual.com ]
Stars head abroad [ Published May 22 2012 by Fiji Times ]
Draw for World Cup 2015 pools on December 3 [ Published May 21 2012 by Fijilive.com ]
Irb Grants Uae Rugby Associate Membership Status [ Published May 21 2012 by Dubai City Info ]
Rugby World Cup 2015 draw in December [ Published May 21 2012 by Mail Online UK ]
International sides on alert with 2015 World Cu... [ Published May 21 2012 by Mail Online UK ]
World Cup draw date confirmed [ Published May 21 2012 by Sky Sports ]

Blogs

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Sanzar comp dictates RWC start [ Published May 15 2012 by Keo.co.za ] The start of the 2015 World Cup will be moved back a fortnight so that the Rugby Championship is not disrupted. According to reports in England, the Rugby Football Union had been pressing for a 4 September start to the tournament. This would, however, ...
Meyer calls up Baby Boks trio [ Published May 02 2012 by Keo.co.za ] SA U20 players Pat Howard, Kobus van Wyk, and Oliver Kebble have been called up to the Springbok planning camp in Cape Town. The Cape Town-based trio was drafted into the two-day camp after Bok coach Heyneke Meyer consulted with the national selectors, ...
The points system is not the problem in rugby [ Published Mar 26 2012 by The Roar - Your Sports Opinion ] Though it comes up every year without fail, the annual debate about what penalty goals should be worth seems to have popped up earlier in 2012 than ever. The motivation for it all is quite simple; there are too many penalty goals in rugby, and teams ...
IRB hail financial success of World Cup [ Published Mar 22 2012 by The Roar - Your Sports Opinion ] Last year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be the second most commercially successful edition of all time, the International Rugby Board (IRB) said Thursday. In a statement issued from its Dublin headquarters, the IRB said the tournament was ...
Du Preez reconsiders international retirement [ Published Mar 13 2012 by Keo.co.za ] Fourie du Preez says he feels like he has unfinished business with the Springboks. In a 2011 interview the former Springbok and Bulls scrumhalf told SA Rugby magazine that the 2011 World Cup would be his last international assignment. However, with ...

Press Releases

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American National Rugby League Merges With Gran... [ Published May 11 2012 by Business Wire ]