Articles Posted in the IRB News Category

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    UWC and Stellenbosch to host JWC 2012

    The International Rugby Board has announced the dates, pools and venues for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in South Africa. Cape Town and Stellenbosch will host the world’s premier Age Grade tournament between June…

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    Oregan Hoskins elected IRB Vice-Chairman

    International Rugby Board (IRB) Chairman Bernard Lapasset (pictured below) has been re-elected for a second consecutive term in office until 2016 by members of the IRB Council at its reconvened Interim Meeting in Los Angeles, USA,…

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    Edinburgh Sevens loses out to Glasgow

    A few years ago, I was fortunate to spend a glorious month traveling around the picturesque Scotland, courtesy of Rotary International’s Group Study Exchange Programme. As I was a sports administrator at the time, I…

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    Hong Kong side for Dubai Cup of Nations

    Hong Kong, 29 November 2011 The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) today announced the XVs Touring Squad for the inaugural Cup of Nations in Dubai. Hong Kong will join three nations Brazil, Kenya and…

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    HK Development Teams moving up

    Hong Kong men’s and women’s rugby sevens development teams were named runners-up in the 2011 Jonah Jones Sevens Tournament in Malaysia today. The men’s team was 15-26 down against the Malaysian host Royal Selangor Club…

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    Hong Kong beat China to win Goa Sevens

    Hong Kong has won the Goa Sevens, beating China 43-0 in Sunday’s Cup final. Despite blooding six new caps in Goa and fielding another sevens side in a tournament in Australia this weekend, Hong Kong…

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    Sevens World Series: Core Teams

    The HSBC Sevens World Series has a number of core teams who contest the 9-city Series. irb.com has been running a feature highlighting these teams ahead of the Series kick-off on Australia’s Gold Coast next…

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    League convert joins Aussie 7s

      (Source: irb.com) The Australian Rugby Union has announced that former Gold Coast Titan, Shannon Walker (pictured below by The Daily Telegraph) has signed an Australian Sevens contract and would join the squad this weekend.…

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    EP Kings’ Nations Cup starts today

    The IRB’s Nations Cup kicks off in the Romanian city of Bucharest today.  The EP Kings, led by former SA Sevens skipper Mzwandile Stick, are South Africa’s representatives in the tournament. As the tropical rainstorm…

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    Nkosi Sikilel’i (Cecil) Afrika

    *Nkosi Sikilel’ iAfrica is the name of the South African national anthem and means ‘God Bless Africa’ Mike Jansen, Hong Kong (31 May 2011) In Fabian Juries a few season ago, Springbok Sevens rugby produced…

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    Afrika nominated for IRB Player of the Year

    A shortlist of three nominees, two New Zealanders and one South African, has been unveiled for the IRB’s Sevens Player of the Year Award, in association with HSBC. At the end of the 2010/11 HSBC…

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    Junior World Rugby Trophy Live

    The 2011 Junior World Rugby Trophy (JRWT) kicked off in Georgia on Tuesday. The tournament in Tbilisi runs until Sunday 5th of June and includes: Samoa, Uruguay, Russia, USA (Pool A) Georgia, Japan, Zimbabwe and…