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Ireland name 30-man squad for World Rugby Junior World Championship in Georgia

The Irish Times 10 Jun 2026

Head coach Andrew Browne has included several new faces in a 30-man Ireland squad for the upcoming World Rugby Junior World Championship in Georgia, where they have been drawn in Pool C alongside England, Argentina and the USA.

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World Rugby issues law clarification after NZ Rugby request

RNZ 04 Jun 2026

A long-standing practice used by halfbacks at every level of the professional game has received World Rugby's official backing after a request from New Zealand Rugby ... NZR asked World Rugby whether a ...

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Fergus Slattery: A colossus of Irish and world rugby who never forgot where it all began

The Irish Times 04 Jun 2026

Slattery was quite simply a world-class player when Irish rugby was not noted for having such players, as could be seen in the landmark British & Irish Lions tours of 1971 and 1974 to New Zealand and South Africa.

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Springbok injuries continue to mount as World Rugby procrastinates over global season

Independent online (SA) 31 May 2026

One of my favourite rugby writers, the Englishman Chris Hewett, coined a classic phrase to describe World Rugby. Hewett, semi-retired now and formerly of the London Independent, calls World Rugby the ...

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USA Referee Luke Rogan named to 2026 World Rugby Junior World Championship panel

Ballinger News 28 May 2026

With World Rugby summer match official appointments now confirmed, MLR and USA Rugby are pleased to highlight a series of significant international selections for North American based match officials.

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Tol�n traslada a World Rugby que la candidatura para el Mundial 2035 re�ne "todas las ...

Europa Press 26 May 2026

La ministra de Educaci�n, Formaci�n Profesional y Deportes, Milagros Tol�n, recibi� este ...

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Sacrilege to science: Why World Rugby is shrinking the rugby ball

Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 2026

World Rugby are introducing smaller balls for women’s rugby and not all players are pleased ....

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World Rugby whacks Georgian players, doctor with hefty bans for urine sample substitution

Independent online (SA) 12 May 2026

A parallel investigation between World Rugby and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was triggered when irregularities in urine samples were identified by World Rugby’s athlete passport management ...

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Ruck Yeah! IMG, World Rugby Strike Partnership to “Accelerate U.S., Global Growth”

The Hollywood Reporter 30 Apr 2026

"The United States is a ...

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World Rugby to expand trial of smaller ball in women’s game

The Independent 19 Apr 2026

Exclusive. A smaller ball will be in use at WXV later this year after being trialled on the sevens circuit .

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World Rugby boss Robinson hails Hong Kong’s ‘global influence’ at WXV announcement

South China Morning Post 19 Apr 2026

Announcing the decision on Sunday on the sidelines of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, World Rugby ...

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Hong Kong recognised as ‘global player’ in world rugby after record-breaking Sevens party

South China Morning Post 19 Apr 2026

... crowd on Sunday, and with the head of World Rugby calling the city a “significant global player”.

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World Rugby Nations Cup slated for Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as part of 4thFEST

Denver Post 01 Apr 2026

The World Rugby Nations Cup is coming to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 4 with a doubleheader featuring Zimbabwe opposite of Tonga followed by the headline matchup pitting the USA Eagles against Portugal.

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La World Rugby destac� a la Bombonera como posible sede del Mundial 2035: qu� dice ...

Clarin 29 Mar 2026

La Copa del Mundo va a camino a tener su primera vez en Sudam�rica.Argentina ser�a el principal anfitri�n, con Chile, Uruguay y Brasil como sat�lites.El director general de la WR se reuni� en Casa Rosada y ponder� a la cancha de Boca ....

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Owen Doyle: Oscar Jegou incident shows why World Rugby needs to look at disciplinary protocols

The Irish Times 23 Mar 2026

World Rugby must look into why it was not dealt with on the spot, it looked fairly awful ... It’s certainly very far from being a pandemic, but it is something World Rugby should monitor carefully, and a chat with the TV companies wouldn’t go astray.