World rugby
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.
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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.
