News Archive

Multiple permutations ahead of RWC pool draw

There are 14 matches this week which could impact the IRB World Rankings, with the only certainty being that New Zealand, who have occupied top spot since 16 November 2009, will not improve their rating with victory over Italy in Rome.  more ...

Aussies hit Coral Coast en route to Dubai

Australia's men's and women's national Sevens coaches have both named 'A' sides to compete at the Coral Coast Sevens in Fiji on 15–17 November.   more ...

2012 Oceania U19s Championship Schedule launched

The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) has announced the Tournament Schedule for the 2012 Oceania U19s Championship to be staged in Apia, Samoa, between 26 November and 6 December 2012.  more ...

Women's Sevens venues to boost Rugby growth

The establishment of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series is one of the most exciting developments in the International Rugby Board's competitions programme for some time.   more ...

France climb into top four of world rankings

France’s resounding victory over Australia was more than mere payback for a run of defeats stretching back to 2005; it also gave Les Bleus a head start in the race to Rugby World Cup 2015.  more ...

McCaw: All Blacks far from perfect

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was pleased to open their Air new Zealand European tour with a convincing win over Scotland but felt there was plenty to work on in the remaining three Tests.   more ...

Maori All Blacks team named to play Leicester

The Maori All Blacks team to play the opening match of the Aotearoa Fisheries northern tour, against Leicester Tigers has been named.  more ...

NZ Women's Sevens squad named for new IRB World Series

New Zealand Women's Sevens Coach Sean Horan has named his squad of 12 to compete in the first ever IRB Women's Sevens World Series.  more ...

IRB JWC 2013 to showcase future test talent

The international Rugby Board and the Fédération Française de Rugby have announced the venues, pools and match schedule for the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 in France between June 5-23.   more ...

Australia and France women eye group of death

It is a sign of the times in women's Rugby that two of the Game's superpowers, France and Australia, are contemplating a 'group of death' scenario at the opening round of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series in Dubai.   more ...

Website goes live for Women's Sevens Series

With a little over three weeks until the start of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in Dubai, the official tournament website is now live at wsws.irb.com.   more ...

Fans race to snap up Hertz Sevens tickets

All 14,000 general admission tickets that went on sale for the 2013 Hertz Sevens at 9:00 NZ time on 7 November sold out in just 17 minutes.  more ...

Hertz Sevens tickets set to go on sale

Tickets for the popular Hertz Sevens in Wellington, round four of the HSBC Sevens World Series, will go on sale at 9am NZ time on Wednesday 7 November.   more ...

Women's Sevens set to take centre stage

In her first column for the official IRB Women's Sevens World Series website, Scrumqueens.com editor Alison Donnelly looks ahead to the first round of the Series in Dubai.  more ...

Cherry picked as Australia women's finest

Emilee Cherry has beaten off the likes of her captain Rebecca Tavo and Bo de la Cruz to be singled out as Australia's women's Rugby Player of the Year.   more ...

Rewards await France with Wallabies' scalp

The November internationals are always fiercely contested affairs but this year there’s an added incentive with victories vital in a bid to get the best possible seeding for the RWC2015 Pool Allocation Draw on 3 December.  more ...

Schedule set for Women’s Sevens Series opener

The IRB has announced the pools and match schedule for the opening round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens.   more ...

IRB ask fans for views on Law trials

The International Rugby Board is asking members of the wider Rugby community to express their views on the Law amendment trials currently underway.  more ...

RWC 2015 qualifiers lead to rankings changes

The six Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifying matches in Europe over the weekend have resulted in 33 positional changes in the latest IRB World Rankings.   more ...

IRB confirms men's schedule for Dubai

The IRB has confirmed the match schedule in addition to the pool draw for round two of the HSBC Sevens World Series, at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens on 30 November-1 December 2012.  more ...