Tag: Bernard Lapasset
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HSBC Sevens World Series Event Postponed
Dublin – Ireland, August 16, 2012: The International Rugby Board can confirm that the Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has reluctantly postponed hosting its round of the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series. The decision follows a review of all operational requirements by the Union taken in full consultation with all stakeholders. The UAR will now…
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London Olympic Inspires Future Olympians
Dublin – Ireland, August 10, 2012: International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset is confident that the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games will inspire Rugby Sevens players hoping to participate in the world’s largest sporting event in four years’ time. Rugby Sevens will make its Games debut at Rio 2016 and Lapasset, in London…
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Gosper Appointed IRB Chief Executive
Dublin – Dublin, July 21, 2012: Brett Gosper has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the International Rugby Board by the global governing body’s Executive Committee. Vastly experienced and with an impressive sport and business track record, Gosper will start the role on August 15 and joins the federation at an exciting time for a…
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Broadcast Coverage of CAR Africa Cup
Dublin – Ireland, July 13, 2012: CAR Africa Cup, In a major boost for the profile of Rugby across Africa, the Confédération Africaine de Rugby’s (CAR) showcase Africa Cup Division 1A tournament is being broadcast to an unprecedented number of countries in the region. The Africa Cup 2012 champions will be crowned on Saturday when…
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Moscow Preparing to Party as RWC Sevens
Dublin – Ireland, June 29, 2012: With one year to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off in Moscow, tournament organisers are anticipating an exceptional sporting and cultural event that will showcase Rugby Sevens at its exciting best in a country where the sport is capturing hearts and minds. The quadrennial event, hosted at…
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Inclusion of Women’s Rugby Sevens at 2014 CACSO Games
Dublin-Ireland, may 22, 2012: CACSO Games, International Rugby Board (IRB) Chairman Bernard Lapasset has welcomed the announcement that men’s and for the first time women’s Rugby Sevens will feature at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico in 2014. The announcement comes after the IRB and the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO)…
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Lapasset Hails IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup Success
Dublin-Ireland, May 13, 2012: International Rugby Board Chairman, Bernard Lapasset, has hailed the success of the IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup events this season and underscored the IRB’s commitment to continue driving forward the Women’s Game. “The IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup events in Dubai, Hong Kong and London have underlined the significant strides the…
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NZ Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens inducted into IRB Hall of Fame
Dublin-Ireland, May 13, 2012: The International Rugby Board has inducted New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens into the IRB Hall of Fame. IRB and IRB Hall of Fame Chairman Bernard Lapasset presented the commemorative cap and gold pin to Tietjens at an awards ceremony at Twickenham Stadium, shortly after his team had clinched the 2011/12…
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IRB Unveils Shortlist for IRB Sevens Player of the Year
IRB Unveils, A shortlist of three nominees, two New Zealanders and one Englishman, has been unveiled for the IRB Sevens Player of the Year Award, in association with HSBC. With just one round left to play in the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series, in England’s capital London, Tomasi Cama (NZ), Frank Halai (NZ) and Mat…
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Oceania Qualification Process Set for Rugby World Cup 2015
Oceania Qualification Process, The Oceania region qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2015 will kick off with the Oceania Cup in 2013, the International Rugby Board and Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) announced today at the FORU AGM in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The announcement was made in the presence of the Webb Ellis Cup,…