World rugby
World Rugby confirms international rugby to resume in October
All parties, including unions, club competitions and players, remain committed to continued dialogue regarding the long-term harmonisation of the international...
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World Rugby dismisses claims election 'manipulated'
The report, from lobby group Pacific Rugby Player Welfare, called for an independent review of the May election, when incumbent World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont of England defeated Argentina's pro-reform candidate Agustin Pichot.
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World Rugby unveils qualification format for 2023 World Cup
Twelve teams have already qualified by virtue of their top-three finishes in their respective pools at last year’s World Cup.
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World Rugby approves law trials to reduce risk of COVID-19 transmission
The trials are designed to reduce contact in rucks, scrums and mauls by 25%-50% and unions will be allowed to implement temporary law amendments at elite or community levels of the game.
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World Rugby rejects post-virus international cup fund-raiser plan
Francis Baron, a former chief executive of England's Rugby Football Union, put forward a scheme to stage a 16-team invitational tournament to be staged in Britain and Ireland next June and July based on the 2015 World Cup hosted by England.
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Springboks Incoming series in July postponed due to coronavirus
Monitoring of the potential impact on the remaining 2020 international windows continues in collaboration with international rugby stakeholders and the respective authorities.
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World Rugby outlaws tries against post protector
From now on the post protector will no longer be considered an extension of the goal-line.
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Rugby will likely return this year, says World Rugby medical chief
Eanna Falvey said domestic, provincial or club games would likely return first, progressing to Tests, with Australia and New Zealand best-placed to get the ball rolling.
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Beaumont pips Pichot to World Rugby chairman post
Beaumont, 68, who campaigned on the promise of opening up the sport, claimed 28 of the 51 votes to overcome the 45-year-old Pichot who planned to modernise the body and used the hashtag #GlobalGame on social media.
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World Rugby says no bail-outs for virus-stricken SANZAAR countries
Media reports have raised the possibility of a cash rescue for Rugby Australia, which is facing serious financial difficulties and has been locked in pay talks with player representatives this week.
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Argentine Pichot announces bid for top job in World Rugby
Pichot, who won 71 caps for the Pumas and has served as a World Rugby vice-chairman under former England skipper Beaumont for the last four years, promised radical change if he was elected chairman.
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USA Rugby files for bankruptcy as COVID-19 worsens financial woes
In a statement posted on its website, USA Rugby said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allows financially struggling organizations to reorganize and restructure debt.
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World Sevens in London, Paris postponed due to virus
Rugby Union's governing body also delayed a string of other sevens competitions and placed the Olympic Games repechage qualification tournament under review.
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Cancellation of World Rugby U20 Champs disappointing but necessary - SA Rugby
World Rugby announced on Friday that the World Rugby U20 Championship, which was set to be hosted in Verona, Viadana, Calvisano and Parma in Italy from 28 June to 18 July, was called off with the wellbeing of the global rugby family at heart.
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Stellenbosch World Rugby tournament postponed
The South African Women’s Sevens team were due to compete with teams from Argentina, Belgium, China, Colombia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Poland and Scotland.
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Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens postponed over virus: World Rugby
The decision was made 'in response to continued health concerns', a World Rugby statement said.
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South Africa named World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series host
The standalone event will see 12 teams who have qualified from all six World Rugby regions competing to win a coveted core place on the World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2021 season.
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Du Toit player of year as Springboks sweep World Rugby awards
Rassie Erasmus won coach of the year and South Africa also took the team award at a glittering ceremony in Tokyo, a day after they lifted the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time.
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Plato: Cape Town will make 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup best tournament ever
In September 2022, the eighth edition of the showcase event will take place in Cape Town in what will be the first time that the Sevens Rugby World Cup has been hosted on the African continent.
