Tag: Rugby
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Canada and USA Win Places in RWC Sevens
Ottawa, August 27, 2012: Canada and USA qualified for the men’s section of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 while Canada’s women also made it through at the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens in Ottawa. For the men, it was the final everyone had expected between the North American rivals and it lived up…
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Australia and Tonga Qualify for RWC Sevens
Dublin – Ireland, August 26, 2012: Australia and Tonga have become the latest nations to qualify for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow after safely negotiating the Oceania regional qualifier in Sydney this weekend. They will join the region’s automatic qualifiers New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa in Russia from 28-30 June next year. The…
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Canada Set for RWC Sevens Qualifiers
Dublin – Ireland, August 24, 2012: Oceania Nations, Canada’s men and women are both fancied to secure places at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 this weekend as the NACRA (North American Caribbean Rugby Association) Sevens 2012 takes place on home soil in Ottawa. In the women’s section, the Canadians are the top seeds in the…
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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…
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Ambitious Unions Seek a Life at the TOP
Dublin – Ireland, August 17, 2012: Unions, The 2012 edition of the innovative IRB Talent Optimization Programme (TOP) has brought 32 up-and-coming Rugby professionals from 20 different countries to the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport in South Africa. Since its inception in 2005, TOP has grown in stature and importance among the IRB’s Member Unions with…
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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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Road to Rio Underway for Sevens Referees
Dublin – Ireland, August 08, 2012: Referees, The IRB has announced the match official appointments for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series, which kicks off on Australia’s Gold Coast on October 13-14 and adds a new venue in La Plata, Argentina. Opportunities open up as appointments are announced for HSBC Sevens World Series 2012/13, 15…
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IRB High Performance Match Official Manager
Dublin – Ireland, August 04, 2012: The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of Joël Jutge as IRB High Performance Match Official Manager. The Frenchman will start on September 3 and joins the global governing body at an exciting time for the sport, which is experiencing unprecedented growth. Jutge succeeds Paddy O’Brien, who starts…
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Around the Regions, A global snapshot
Dublin – Ireland, August 01, 2012: AROUND, South America: August will be a truly historic month for Rugby in South America as Argentina makes its debut in The Rugby Championship, facing South Africa in Cape Town on August 18. Then, a week later, it will host the return fixture against the Springboks in Mendoza for what…