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How would you feel about being ranked based on your performance 4 years ago? Pretty bad I suspect! But that's exactly what the Rugby World Cup does! If the current system remains in place this will be the top three: South Africa England Argentina The IRB has not ranked any of them th
Argentina's entry to global rugby lies within the constraints of the Tri-Nations rather than the Six Nations the IRB has decided! So, Argentina must wait, and probably wait some more - with Sanzar (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia) set to negotiate a new TV deal in 2010 for the Tri-Nations
This amused me today Press Release International Rugby Board (IRB) Rugby World Cup 2007 Following complaints to the IRB about the All Blacks being allowed to motivate themselves by performing the 'Haka' before their games, other nations were asked to suggest pre-match rituals of their own. The
That narrow victory over Italy on Friday has raised Ireland back upto Fifth in the IRB World Rankings (by gaining 0.46 rating points!), leap-frogging Argentina and pushing them back down to sixth. The Pumas took part in a non-ranking match on Saturday beating a Belgium team reinforced by French p
The IRB has scheduled the final qualifying matches for this year's World Cup. Two spots are left in the competition of 20. On 10th February Tonga will face South Korea in Auckland - the winner to earn a place alongside England, South Africa, Samoa and the U.S. in Pool A. On 20th & 27th January
The IRB is the International Rugby Board, and were found in 1886 in Dublin - they are the governing and law making body for Rugby Union. Membership: 95 Country Unions 20 Associate Member 6 Regional Assocations Day to day running is handled by a staff of just over 40, but the overall managem
