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World Rugby to support two Pacific Islands franchises to join Super Rugby

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World Rugby to support two Pacific Islands franchises to join Super Rugby

World Rugby has announced it will provide a package of financial and administrative support to help facilitate two Pacific Islands teams to join Super Rugby from 2022.

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World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium underway and Schmidt to lead talk on head-contact laws

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World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium underway and Schmidt to lead talk on head-contact laws

The three-day World Rugby Player Welfare and Laws Symposium is underway and set to consider further action which could be taken to prevent injuries and advance player safety.

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First packages available as organisers aim to sell 2.6 million tickets for 2023 Rugby World Cup

  • By Geoff Berkeley
First packages available as organisers aim to sell 2.6 million tickets for 2023 Rugby World Cup

Organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have underlined plans to sell a record 2.6 million tickets for the event after the first tranche went on sale.

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Gilpin appointed World Rugby chief executive on permanent basis

  • By Michael Pavitt
Gilpin appointed World Rugby chief executive on permanent basis

Alan Gilpin has been appointed World Rugby chief executive on a permanent basis, the governing body has announced.

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World Rugby chief believes new WXV event can be "catalyst" for women’s game

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World Rugby chief believes new WXV event can be "catalyst" for women’s game

World Rugby interim chief executive Alan Gilpin has described the launched of WXV - a new women’s international competition - as a "landmark" moment for the sport and believes it will be the "catalyst" to growing the women’s game.

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Postponement of Rugby World Cup 2021 confirmed

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Postponement of Rugby World Cup 2021 confirmed

World Rugby has today confirmed the postponement of the Rugby World Cup 2021 by 12 months.

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World Rugby unveils provisional calendar for 2021 Sevens Series

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World Rugby unveils provisional calendar for 2021 Sevens Series

The World Rugby Sevens Series is set to be made up of four men's and five women's legs for the 2021 edition, which has been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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World Rugby recommends postponing Women's Rugby World Cup to 2022

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World Rugby recommends postponing Women's Rugby World Cup to 2022

World Rugby has recommended the postponement of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand until next year, with a decision expected to be made at its Executive Committee meeting on March 8 and 9.

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Hosts France to meet New Zealand in opening match at 2023 Rugby World Cup

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Hosts France to meet New Zealand in opening match at 2023 Rugby World Cup

Hosts France will take on New Zealand in the opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup after organisers published the match schedule for the tournament.

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World Rugby promise no global calendar change until 2024 as talks continue

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World Rugby promise no global calendar change until 2024 as talks continue

World Rugby has announced a new competition schedule will not come into effect before 2024, with discussions ongoing with unions, club competitions and International Rugby Players.

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Dialogue phase begins in bid race for next four Rugby World Cups

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Dialogue phase begins in bid race for next four Rugby World Cups

The dialogue phase of the process for selecting hosts for the next two men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups has started.

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Former World Rugby development director Smith dies

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Former World Rugby development director Smith dies

World Rugby has paid tribute to its former development director Lee Smith, who has died.

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World Rugby urged to improve female and player representation as governance review released

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World Rugby urged to improve female and player representation as governance review released

A working group set up to conduct a review of the governance of World Rugby has released its findings.

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Rugby unions confirm receipt of letter about concussion claims on behalf of hundreds of former players

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Rugby unions confirm receipt of letter about concussion claims on behalf of hundreds of former players

World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed receipt of a letter of claim on behalf of various former players, where they lay bare their experiences of concussion.

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Monaco to host final Olympic sevens qualifier as World Rugby agrees $4 million investment

  • By Geoff Berkeley
Monaco to host final Olympic sevens qualifier as World Rugby agrees $4 million investment

Monaco has been selected as the host for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage – the final qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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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.

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