Tag: Bernard Lapasset
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Shaun the Sheep Joins Rugby World Cup 2015 Flock
Dublin – Ireland, Sept 30, 2013: Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) is delighted to announce that Shaun the Sheep, star of the global hit TV series, has joined the Rugby World Cup 2015 flock. The exciting merchandising programme between multi-award-winning creators Aardman Animations and Rugby World Cup 2015 master licensee Elite Sports Properties (ESP) will…
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Official Rugby World Cup Gilbert Ball Launched
Dublin – Ireland, September 2, 2013: With two years to go until the world’s top players arrive in England for Rugby World Cup 2015, Gilbert Rugby has launched the design of the official match ball that will play its part in every pass, kick and try at the showcase event. With the 2011 design proving…
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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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Rugby Lapasset Relishing Russia Opportunity
Dublin – Ireland, June 21, 2013: Rugby World Cup Limited Chairman Bernard Lapasset believes that RWC Sevens 2013 in Moscow will be a catalyst for the further development of the Game across Russia. With seven days to go until the finest men’s and women’s Sevens players on the planet take to the iconic Luzhniki Stadium,…
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Bernard Presents Manifesto for SportAccord Presidency
Dublin – Ireland, May 23, 2013: International Rugby Board (IRB) Chairman Bernard Lapasset today presented an election manifesto for his bid to become President of SportAccord, which includes four key principles to enhance the work of the organisation. Lapasset, who has a wealth of experience in sports administration, including senior level positions with the International…
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Lapasset to Stand for Presidency of SportAccord
Dublin – Ireland: International Rugby Board President Bernard Lapasset has announced that he is standing for the Presidency of SportAccord, the umbrella organisation for both Olympic and non-Olympic international sports federations as well as organisers of international sporting events. Lapasset said: “SportAccord is a key organisation for the development and promotion of sport, its values…
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Lapasset and Rogge Excited About R7s YOG Debut
Dublin – Ireland, Feb 14, 2013: IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset is confident Rugby Sevens will be a hit with players and fans when it makes its Youth Olympic Games debut in Nanjing in 2014 ahead of its Olympic introduction at Rio 2016. The competition in China will bring together the finest up and coming Sevens…
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IRB International Series as Teams Entertain
Dublin, Nov 10: IRB International Series, IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed the IRB November International Series as “a major milestone in the drive to increase the competitiveness of Test Rugby” as Colwyn Bay kicked off an unprecedented November schedule for Tier 2 and 3 Unions. The action kicked-off at a packed Parc Eirias last…
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Pakistan Launches First Domestic League report
Dublin – Ireland, Oct 12, 2012: Domestic League, Rugby in Pakistan has received a huge boost with the announcement that a national club Fifteens league has been established to serve the burgeoning interest that exists in the Game there. The league consists of 20 teams playing across a number of divisions with the winners being…
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TMO’s role to be expanded and enhanced
Dublin – Ireland, August 20, 2012: The IRB and its Member Unions have underscored their commitment to consistent and accurate match officiating by sanctioning and supporting two trials that will see the powers of the television match official (TMO) extended for the next season of the Aviva Premiership in England and South Africa’s Absa Currie…