Match schedule for final women’s Olympic qualifier in Dublin
Russia confirmed as top seed in 16-team event With just one place remaining for teams hoping to qualify for the women's sevens event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the pools and match schedule for the eagerly...
Match schedule announced for men’s Olympic rugby sevens
World Rugby has announced the pools and schedule for the Monaco Sevens on 18-19 June, the tournament that will deliver the final men's qualifier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games HSBC Paris Sevens winners Samoa are top seeds, but...
World Rugby Nations Cup set for kick-off featuring law trials
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U20 Championship to be broadcast to 111 countries
World Rugby will broadcast this year's U20 Championship to 111 countries around the world showing how big this tournament has become as an important event in the rugby calendar. As the 12 teams get set for the tournament in Manchester, England, World...
Northern hemisphere comes into line
Northern hemisphere comes into line with minor law amendments from 1 July A number of minor law amendments, approved and announced in September 2015, come into effect from 1 July in the northern hemisphere having already been implemented in the...
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series concludes this weekend
Compelling and record-breaking HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series set for thrilling finale The biggest HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series concludes this weekend in Clermont-Ferrand with three teams still in the hunt to claim the coveted title. While Australia are...
Pools announced for Olympic Games rugby sevens
Pools announced for Olympic Games rugby sevens repechage events Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have drawn the pools for the men's and women's Olympic Games rugby sevens repechage events at the magnificent Hotel Hermitage of...
New report confirms record-breaking Rugby World Cup 2015
Rugby World Cup 2015 set new attendance, viewership and competition records Rugby World Cup 2015 was the most economically successful Rugby World Cup to date, with nearly £2.3 billion generated in economic output according to The Economic Impact of Rugby...
World Rugby Hall of Fame to be located in Rugby birthplace
Definitive and innovative home in birthplace of rugby will celebrate the greats of the game Rugby's greats and the moments that defined the sport will be celebrated in a permanent home for the first time after World Rugby and Rugby...
Webb Ellis Cup on show in Uzbekistan
The famous Webb Ellis Cup has made the trip to Tashkent for the first time and will be on display for this week's Asia Rugby Championship Division 2 tournament The event, which is the first qualifier in the Asia region...
World Rugby welcomes Guatemala and Slovakia
Brings total number of members to 121 World Rugby Council has approved the applications of Rugby Guatemala (Asociacion Deportiva de Rugby de Guatemala) and Slovenská Rugbyová Únia (Slovak Rugby Union) to become associate member unions. Both unions were supported...
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