Tag: Rugby
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Canada Qualifies for Rugby World Cup 2015
Dublin – Ireland, August 25, 2013: Canada is the first direct qualifier for Rugby World Cup 2015 in England after defeating USA 13-11 at BMO Field in Toronto on Saturday. The victory followed last weekend’s 27-9 win in Charleston to give the home side a 40-20 win on aggregate, booking a place in Pool D…
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São Paulo Joins Expanded Women’s Sevens World Series
Dublin – Ireland, August 22, 2013: The International Rugby Board has announced the inclusion of São Paulo as a host city of an expanded IRB Women’s Sevens World Series for 2013/14. The new series aims to capitalise on a stellar debut season with rounds across the globe, kicking off with Dubai (November 28-30), then Atlanta…
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Exciting IRB-Financed Tier Two November Test Schedule
Dublin – Ireland, Aug 12, 2013: Tier two nations will play a record total of 20 Test matches in this year’s November internationals as the build-up to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England continues. The strong programme is being financed and supported by the IRB, which invests more than £10.5 million each year in high-performance…
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IRB Elite Referees Ready for Scrum Trial Debut
Dublin – Ireland, august 12, 2013: The International Rugby Board’s top referees gathered at the Fédération Française de Rugby’s (FFR) Centre National de Rugby in Marcoussis, near Paris, last week for a workshop to finalise consistent management of the new ‘crouch, bind, set’ scrum engagement sequence that will begin global trials this month. Twenty-one referees,…
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Expert Concussion Group Endorses Rugby Approach
Dublin – Ireland, Aug 9, 2013: Independent neurologists, Rugby medics and the players Union have given their unanimous backing to the IRB’s Pitch-side Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA) protocol, recommending continuation of the current global trial in elite Rugby. The concussion management working group unanimously agreed that the trial should be extended for another 12 months…
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South Africa claim World Games Rugby 7s Gold
Cali – Colombia, August 3, 2013: South Africa’s Rugby Sevens team performed heroics to finish unbeaten at the World Games in Cali, Colombia, Seabelo Senatla scoring two of their five tries in a fine final as they beat Argentina 33-24 to claim a deserved gold medal. One month after the disappointment of exiting the Rugby…
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Commitment to Outstanding Rugby World Cup
Dublin, Aug 02, 2013: Japan’s top ministers have reaffirmed their collective cross-party commitment to the delivery of an outstanding Rugby World Cup 2019 that will deliver significant and wide-ranging benefits for Japan, Asia and the global Rugby community. At the general meeting of the Members of Parliament Group for Success of Rugby World Cup 2019…
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Highest number of tests carried out
Dublin – Ireland, July 30, 2013: The International Rugby Board is pleased to announce that no positive results were returned from testing conducted in-competition at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 tournament in Moscow. Tests from the RWC Sevens show that of the 133 samples collected during the tournament from June 28-30, all returned negative…
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Rugby World Cup 2014 Qualifiers Announced
Dublin – Ireland, July 24, 2013: The International Rugby Board has announced the dates for the qualifiers that will decide the final two places at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France. The final African qualifier will take place on September 7 when South Africa host Uganda in East London. South Africa are bidding to…
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IRB and Unions Reaffirm Commitment to Concussion
Dublin – Ireland, July 17, 2013: The International Rugby Board and its Member Unions have reaffirmed their commitment to ensure best-practice concussion management procedure delivery by undertaking a full review of the first year of the application of the Pitch side Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA) protocols to further enhance the delivery of the important player…