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/ 13 December 2011
Bernard Lapasset has retained his position as International Rugby Board chairperson after winning elections against vice-chair Bill Beaumont.
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/ 4 September 2011
The IRB has declared New Zealand ready to host an "extraordinary" Rugby World Cup despite questions about the tournament’s make-up and unsold tickets.
The International Rugby Board on Wednesday said five pool matches have been moved from Christchurch because of damage caused by the earthquake.
Earthquake-devastated Christchurch will not host any matches at this year’s Rugby World Cup, New Zealand’s World Cup minister said on Wednesday.
International Rugby Board (IRB) president Bernard Lapasset is backing Argentina’s integration into the Tri-Nations tournament by 2012.
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/ 11 January 2008
Changes in the laws of rugby are to be given a trial at all levels of the game in South Africa from next month, the International Rugby Board (IRB) said on Thursday. The IRB has already conducted a series of trials on the Experimental Law Variations at lower levels in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, England and Scotland.
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/ 7 December 2007
Outgoing International Rugby Board (IRB) chairperson Syd Millar believes foreign invasions will have a damaging effect on European domestic rugby. Several World Cup stars — including All Blacks Chris Jack, Aaron Mauger, Carl Hayman and Luke McAlister, plus Springbok flyhalf Butch James — have arrived in the Premiership.
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/ 21 October 2007
France’s first hosting of rugby’s World Cup will leave mixed emotions on the home front. The six-week long tournament was superbly organised, the grounds were packed, and there was colour and drama aplenty. But the script that had the French hosts taking on the mighty All Blacks in the final in Paris failed to materialise.
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/ 12 October 2007
Had things turned out differently, one of the seats in the press box in the Stade de France last Sunday night might have been occupied by a 79-year-old Argentinian newspaperman whose own rugby career was blighted by asthma. But life held different challenges for Che Guevara.