Tag: Rugby
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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…
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Japan to Play USA in JWRT Final
Dublin – Ireland, June 26, 2012: JWRT Final, Japan will play in their third straight Junior World Rugby Trophy final, this time against hosts United States after another exciting and close game – their fourth straight nail-biter of the tournament. The Japanese, who held off a strong Georgia team 36-29 to advance, have been here…
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JWRT Players Pledge to Keep Rugby Clean
Dublin – Ireland, June 26, 2012: Some of the world’s top Under 20 players, currently taking part in the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Salt Lake City, Utah, have pledged to stay drug-free in support for the IRB’s Keep Rugby Clean outreach, education and testing programmes. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the World…
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Argentina Joins Exciting Expanded HSBC SWS
Dublin, Ireland, June 26, 2012: The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the further expansion of the HSBC Sevens World Series, with Argentina joining as a 10th venue on the upcoming 2012/13 Series. The decision, approved by the IRB Executive Committee, reflects the strong global demand to host one of the hottest properties in sport…
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Lapasset Praises Exceptional IRB Junior World
Dublin, Ireland, June 25, 2012: International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 as a ‘huge success’, and has thanked the South African Rugby Union and the people of Cape Town for the way they embraced the showcase age grade tournament. The 2012 edition raised the bar again for…