— 30 November 2023
Can major international sporting events be sustainable? This question has long been observed from afar, within the Olympic movement. Today, it has become central. On Wednesday November 29, it... Read more »
— 10 August 2023
Casting change at World Rugby. The governing body based in Dublin, Ireland, has announced the arrival next month of a new Chief Financial Officer. Unsurprisingly, he is British. Neil... Read more »
— 18 July 2023
World Rugby breaks new ground. The governing body has announced the launch of its first podcast entirely dedicated to the 2023 World Cup in France. The first episode, recorded... Read more »
— 15 May 2023
World Rugby has three new member countries. The body announced that it had accepted Nepal, Qatar and Turkey as full members at its annual Council meeting, held in virtual... Read more »
— 12 May 2023
World Rugby has definitively turned the page on Bernard Laporte. The body announced in a press release on Thursday 11 May that the Scotsman John Jeffrey (photo above) had... Read more »
— 28 April 2023
Beautiful setting for a newcomer. At the Paris 2024 Games, rugby 7s will have its third Olympic adventure, after Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, on the pitch and in... Read more »
— 14 April 2023
The position was vacant. It is no longer vacant. The International Rugby Federation (World Rugby) has announced the appointment of Scotsman John Jeffrey (pictured above) as vice president of... Read more »
— 27 March 2023
The planets are aligning. For the organizers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and the Paris 2024 Games, the countdown has moved from the distant future to... Read more »
— 2 February 2023
No respite for World Rugby. The day after the announcement of the appointment of England’s Gill Whitehead as independent chair of the 2025 Women’s World Cup Board, the body... Read more »
— 14 December 2022
World Rugby’s executive committee has an empty seat. The international body announced on Tuesday 13 December that its vice-president, Bernard Laporte, had withdrawn “temporarily and voluntarily” but with immediate... Read more »
