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November 27 - Rugby sevens inclusion in the Olympics will see the smaller countries invest more into the sport, England's record-breaking fly-half Ben Gollings (pictured) predicted today.
By Tom Degun in London
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November 23 - Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe today officially launched the Women’s 2010 Rugby World Cup at the home of English Rugby, Twickenham.
November 19 - Guyana’s male and female rugby squads have returned home after clinching the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association Sevens Championships which was hosted in Mexico City last week.
November 13 - England Sevens coach Ben Ryan has kept a familiar look to his squad for the opening tournaments of the 2009-2010 International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens World Series in Dubai and South Africa next month with a squad that includes Ben Gollings (pictured).
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November 12 - Paul John (pictured), the man who guided Wales to victory at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai earlier this year, has been voted the country's Coach of the Year, it was announced today.
November 9 - A record four countries are set to bid to follow England in 2010 and host the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, it has been announced today.
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November 7 - Fiji has named 18 players for a training squad ahead of the first leg of the 2009-10 International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens World Series in Dubai next month.
By Tom Degun
October 14 - Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio (pictured) has claimed that rugby sevens will make a big impact in the Olympics because the sport represents many of the core values associated with the Games.
By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen
October 9 - Golf and rugby sevens were today added to the Olympic programme for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, the first sports to be added since 2000.
By Tom Degun
October 1 - England head coach Martin Johnson (pictured) today claimed that the World Cup would always remain the ultimate target for a rugby union player despite the fact that the sport is on the verge of returning to the Olympics in 2016.
FANS from across the globe can watch live and on demand action from the men's and women's tournaments at next month's Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 through the official tournament web site, it was announced today.
August 28 - The race to host rugby's showpiece tournament for women has kicked off with the International Rugby Board today launching the tender process for the 2014 World Cup.
HAVING rugby as part of the Olympics would help make it more commercially successful, the sport's chief executive claimed today.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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