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Oct 14, 20 •
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Comments Off on Rassie Erasmus and Bryan Habana appointed to influential World Rugby committee
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, and former Springbok Rugby World Cup winner Bryan Habana are among a host of leading international coaches and players who have been appointed to World Rugby interim committees. The global rugby authority...
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Jul 30, 20 •
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Australia, Europe, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Rugby Championship News, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Six Nations, Six Nations News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on International rugby set to resume in October as World Rugby Council approves temporary 2020 COVID-19 calendar
An exciting programme of international matches is set to take place later this year after the World Rugby Council approved a temporary adjustment to Regulation 9 to accommodate the release of international players for revised 2020 windows. The adjustment to...
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Jul 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby Executive Committee recommends 2020 temporary COVID-19 international calendar
The World Rugby Executive Committee has today recommended a revised temporary 2020 international calendar with the express objective of optimising recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for the betterment of the global game at all levels. Seeking to reconcile...
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Jun 8, 20 •
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Comments Off on Qualification process set for Rugby World Cup 2023
• Process designed to promote regional strength and the best teams to rugby’s showcase event • 12 teams already qualified owing to top three pool placing at RWC 2019 • RWC 2023 on track to be a spectacular celebration of rugby and France World Rugby...
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May 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on Rugby greats honoured during Hall of Fame themed week
• Hall of Fame themed week includes podcast, features, interviews and classic match footage• Physical Hall of Fame located in the town of Rugby, United Kingdom• New promotional video showcasing the greatest of our game This week, World Rugby will shine...
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May 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA RECEIVES WORLD RUGBY FUNDING BOOST
Rugby Australia has secured $14.2m AUD in funding from the game’s global governing body, World Rugby as part of its COVID-19 rugby relief strategy. The emergency relief fund of approximately $160m AUD from World Rugby is being allocated to unions on an...
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May 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby, SA Rugby joint statement on July internationals postponement
The programme of international rugby matches during the 2020 July window has been postponed due to ongoing government and health agency COVID-19 directives, World Rugby has announced on Friday. Extended travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to...
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May 13, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby challenges the rugby community to follow concussion education and get ready for rugby’s restart
World Rugby is inviting the global rugby family to use the current void in rugby to download the latest version of its concussion app, learn from experts and take the test ahead of rugby’s restart. The app designed to educate general public, players,...
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May 13, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby announces law amendment relating to scoring against the post protector
World Rugby has announced that, with immediate effect, it will no longer be possible to score a try by grounding the ball against the post protector. The minor amendment to Law 8 was approved by the World Rugby Council during its special meeting held via...
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May 12, 20 •
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Comments Off on Download the 2020 Laws of the Game and get ready for rugby’s restart
The laws of rugby union have changed significantly since the game’s first law book in 1845. Its 37 rules were printed in a booklet now on display at the World Rugby Hall of Fame in Rugby, UK. Fast forward 175 years, the World Rugby Laws of the Game 2020 are...
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May 5, 20 •
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Comments Off on Sam Cane named All Blacks Captain
All Blacks loose forward and Chiefs Captain Sam Cane has been named as the new Captain of the All Blacks. The news was announced on SKY Sport’s The Breakdown show tonight, with Cane succeeding Kieran Read who retired from the All Blacks after Rugby...
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Apr 23, 20 •
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Comments Off on ReLive RWC glory with the Springboks on SuperSport
Five months after their magnificent Rugby World Cup triumph, Siya Kolisi and his Springbok teammates will talk viewers through the final as part of a Freedom Day rugby special on SuperSport. The players and new Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber will lend fresh...
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Apr 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby confirms election nominations
World Rugby has confirmed the nominations for the positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, which will be determined at the annual meeting of Council on 12 May, 2020. In accordance with the World Rugby Bye-Laws, member unions were invited to submit nominations...
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Mar 28, 20 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup classic matches shown to rugby fans globally
World Rugby continues to offer classic men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup matches to fill the rugby void for fans created by the coronavirus pandemic. Following on from the classic RWC 1991 quarter-final between England and France which was...
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Mar 25, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby support decision to postpone Olympic Games
The New Zealand Rugby Union supports the decision made overnight by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Olympic Games. The decision stated an aim to reschedule the event in 2021. New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson said the health and...
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Mar 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on JANTJIES SIGNS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION WITH WP RUGBY
Springbok and DHL Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies has signed a two-year contract extension with Western Province Rugby. This extension means that Jantjies will remain with the DHL Stormers until at least the end of the 2022 season. A product of Kylemore...
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Mar 24, 20 •
2738 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby reacts to postponement of Olympic Games
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said that the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games, due to be held in Tokyo later this year, was disappointing news, but that the steps taken were necessary to assist in countering the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Olympic...
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Mar 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby Statement on postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
World Rugby supports the prudent and necessary decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to postpone the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The health and safety of the athletes, fans, and everyone involved is our...
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Feb 5, 20 •
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Comments Off on Reality sets in for Bok Women as RWC dates are announced
The Springbok Women have a little over 19 months to prepare for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand – news that triggered excitement and urgency for SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, and Springbok Women’s coach, Stanley Raubenheimer,...
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Feb 5, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms venues for Springboks’ 2020 home Tests
• World Champions’ home Test programme confirmed • Final Springbok Test at DHL Newlands • Rising Georgia make SA debut in Port Elizabeth • New Zealand visit the Lowveld in September The Springboks will bid an emotional farewell to DHL Newlands in...
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Jan 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on FORMER WALLABIES CAPTAIN BEN MOWEN TO JOIN JUNIOR WALLABIES STAFF IN 2020
Former Wallabies Captain, Ben Mowen has been confirmed as the latest addition to the Junior Wallabies program for 2020. A highly accomplished player with 98 Super Rugby appearances and 96 appearances in the French Top 14, Mowen will work under Head Coach,...
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Jan 14, 20 •
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Comments Off on Pools and schedule announced for World Rugby U20 Championship 2020
The future stars of rugby will converge on Italy for the 13th edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship from 28 June to 18 July, 2020 after World Rugby and the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) announced the schedule. The world’s 12 best teams will compete...
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Jan 14, 20 •
5986 Views •
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Comments Off on Big year for player welfare law trials kicks off
With rugby set to continue to experience exponential participation and fan growth as a new decade begins, World Rugby’s evidence-based drive to reduce the risk of injury in the sport continues to make a positive impact. Player welfare is the sport’s...
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Jan 13, 20 •
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Comments Off on Amor and Proudfoot join England men’s coaching team
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has appointed Simon Amor and Matt Proudfoot as his new assistant coaches. Proudfoot and Amor join defence coach John Mitchell and Steve Borthwick, who will switch roles to skills coach, alongside Jones, as the...
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Jan 10, 20 •
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Comments Off on Glen Jackson to retire from professional refereeing
Former golden boot turned New Zealand professional referee, Glen Jackson has today announced he is hanging up the whistle, and retiring from professional refereeing after an on-field career that has spanned 25 years. The five-time New Zealand Referee of the...
