Tag: IRB
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Madagascar promoted to CAR Division 1A in 2013
Dublin – Ireland, July 09, 2012: Madagascar played some irresistible rugby in front of 40,000 ecstatic fans at the Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo on 8 July to defeat Namibia 57-54 in extra time and become CAR (Confédération Africaine de Rugby) Division 1B champions for 2012. Madagascar will take their place in the CAR Division 1A…
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Kit Aid Support Grassroots Rugby in Madagascar
Dublin – Ireland, July 09, 2012: Kit Aid Support, Madagascar was the latest destination for Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifying last week, playing host to the Confédération Africaine de Rugby (CAR) Championship Division 1B competition. It is fitting that the journey to England 2015 for African nations should begin in a country where Rugby is…
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International Rugby Board Committed to Acquisition
Dublin – Ireland, July 04, 2012: Acquisition, The application by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to acquire the .RUGBY internet domain name is the only .RUGBY application supported by the representatives of the global Rugby community and is in the best interests of the sport.…
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Africa Rugby World Cup 2015 Qualification
Dublin – Ireland, July 04, 2012: Africa Rugby World Cup, The road to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England continues today with Madagascar hosting the beginning of the African qualification process that will deliver at least one team from the Region to Rugby’s showcase event. The Confédération Africaine de Rugby (CAR) Championship Division 1B event…
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JWRT Raises Game’s Profile in USA
Dublin – Ireland, July 1, 2012: JWRT, The IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2012, which just concluded in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday has made an enormous positive impact on the Game in the USA and beyond, according to CEO of USA Rugby Nigel Melville. Speaking after a hugely successful tournament, which the home…
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USA Lift IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
Utah – USA, July 01, 2012: IRB Junior World Rugby, In the most thrilling of circumstances, the United States won the Junior World Rugby Trophy in front of its home crowd on Saturday. Clinging to a four-point lead over Japan, the Americans held up a desperate Japanese attack in the closing seconds to win 37-33…
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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…
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Marks Stellar Year for Women’s Rugby
Dublin – Ireland, June 29, 2012: Marks Stellar, This weekend sees qualification for Rugby World Cup Sevens Women’s 2013 begin in earnest, signalling the beginning of a stellar year for one of the fastest growing female team sports in the world. Over the next 12 months a global qualification process involving all six IRB regions…
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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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Direct Qualification Begins as RWC Sevens
Dublin – Ireland, June 28, 2012: Direct Qualification, With one year to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 kicks off in Moscow, a major milestone in the delivery of the showcase event will be passed this weekend with the first of a series of regional competitions around the world from which teams will qualify…