Tag: IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset
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Record Numbers Get into Rugby in Brazil as Rio 2016 Celebrates Two Years to Go
Dublin, Aug 05, 2014: With two years to go until Rugby Sevens makes its Olympic Sevens debut at Rio 2016, Brazilian boys and girls are getting into Rugby in record numbers. Rugby participation has grown by 25 per cent since 2011 and, in 2013 alone, more than 9,000 boys and girls in Rio and Sao…
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Fight Against Illegal Betting
Dublin, June 4, 2014: The International Rugby Board has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against illegal betting, match-fixing and corruption in sport by becoming the first Summer International Federation to sign up to the International Olympic Committee’s Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS). As an intelligence-sharing digital platform, IBIS will enable the IRB and its…
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Women’s Rugby Set for Stellar Year in 2014
Dublin, Jan 31, 2014: IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset has predicted a stellar year for the Women’s Game as the Rugby family looks forward to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France. With the RBS Women’s 6 Nations kicking off a busy year of international Fifteens and Sevens action and global participation at an all-time high…
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Kieran Read Named IRB Player of the Year
Dublin, Dec 3, 2013: New Zealand number 8 Kieran Read has been named the IRB Player of the Year 2013, the third Kiwi to win the prestigious award. The 28-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic year in the heart of the All Blacks’ pack and played no small part in ensuring his team went through 2013…
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Nominees Named for IRB Player of the Year
Dublin – Ireland, Nov 22, 2013: The International Rugby Board has announced the shortlist for the prestigious IRB Player of the Year Award, with the winner set to be revealed following the final matches of the November window. The 2013 nominees are: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales and British & Irish Lions), Sergio…