World rugby
Lions find a friend in France's Laporte
The British and Irish Lions have found an unlikely ally in Bernard Laporte, with the Frenchman saying it is vital their 'legend lives on'.
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COVID has cost game £1 bn, says World Rugby chief exec Gilpin
Gilpin was speaking as World Rugby, the 15-a-side code's global governing body outlined a four-year strategic plan until 2025 that includes confronting what he said were "the three Cs of COVID, calendar and concussion".
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Saliva test a 'game-changer' in rugby's fight against concussion
Concussion has become a major concern within the contact sport as fears grow about the impact of its increasing ferocity on elite-level players.
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World Rugby launches new global competition for women
Sixteen teams will be involved and the competition will take place within a new September-October global window, except in a World Cup year.
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Habana, Mtawarira and Du Plessis all named in World Rugby’s Team of the Decade
With international rugby taking a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing less matches and certainly less tours and tournaments, the 2020 awards saw fans vote for their favourite tries and players of the decade.
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Rugby greats see red over rash of cards 'ruining the game'
Former All Blacks John Kirwan and Christian Cullen, along with ex-Wallabies Phil Kearns and Tim Horan, argued that red cards were 'ruining the spectacle' as referee Nic Berry's strict application of the laws took the gloss off Australia's upset 24-22 victory.
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Coronavirus has devastated rugby's finances, says World Rugby's Gosper
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) is traditionally the wealthiest in the northern hemisphere.
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Carter and McCaw head nominees for World Rugby's Player of the Decade
Both players, who took New Zealand to World Cup glory in 2011 and 2015, are three-time winners of the World Player of the Year Award.
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World Rugby scraps more 7s tournaments, offers $2.5 million in Olympic funding
The governing body said it had called off the Sydney and Hamilton rounds of the World Sevens Series scheduled for January “due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
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Sanzaar dismiss report Springboks to skip Rugby Championship
World Rugby vice-president Bernard Laporte told French newspaper 'Le Progres' that the Springboks would replace Japan in the European tournament, which has been organised in place of the usual November internationals.
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World Rugby introduces joint men's, women's World Cup host selection
The hosts of the four Rugby World Cups will be announced in May 2022.
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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 calendar for the betterment of all.
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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.
