Tag: IRB Hall of Fame.

  • USA Teams Inducted into IRB Hall of Fame

    USA Teams Inducted into IRB Hall of Fame

    Dublin – Ireland, June 30, 2012: In a move that will help to deepen the ties between Rugby and the rest of the Olympic family, the International Rugby Board has inducted the ground-breaking USA Olympic Rugby teams from the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games into the IRB Hall of Fame. Comprising players selected mainly from…

  • NZ Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens inducted into IRB Hall of Fame

    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…