International

Three IRB tournaments ended this weekend. In Wakes New Zealand won the inaugural Junior World Championship, in Chicago England Saxons won the Churchill Cup and in Romania Emerging South Africa - whatever that is - won the Nations Cup.

Global Results - 15 June

Mon, 16 Jun 2008

Several Tests, five international competitions and a French Top 20 that at last reached an end. It was a busy weekend.

Global Results - 18 May

Sun, 18 May 2008

Finalists are settled in the English Premiership and semifinalists in the Super 14.

Botswana v Swaziland in RWC qualifier

Fri, 16 May 2008

Botswana play Swaziland at the UB Stadium in Gaborone on Saturday afternoon, the third occasion for qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Global Results - 11 May

Mon, 12 May 2008

The Premiership in England and the Magners League ended the league part, Ireland had a final, things got more heated in France's Top 10 with a shock for Toulouse, the Super 14 has six teams on the fence between success and failure - it was a tense time.

IRB: Simultaneous World Cup bids

Tue, 06 May 2008

Simultaneous bids will be sought to host the Rugby Union World Cups in 2015 and 2019, International Rugby Board (IRB) president Bernard Lapasset said Tuesday.

Record investment for world game

Mon, 05 May 2008

The International Rugby Board (IRB) Council has underlined its continued commitment to the development of the global game by approving a new Ł48 million Strategic Investment Programme for the 2009-2012 period.

IRB unveils new executive structures

Fri, 02 May 2008

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the structure of the Board that will oversee the delivery of all Rugby World Cup tournaments over the next four years.

Hoskins gets RWC board post

Fri, 02 May 2008

South African Rugby Union (SARU) president Oregan Hoskins has been elected onto the board of Rugby World Cup Ltd.

RWC: Senegal's Harare concerns

Wed, 30 Apr 2008

The Senegalese rugby federation (FSR) expressed security concerns over their 2011 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe in Harare in July.

Global Results - 27 April

Mon, 28 Apr 2008

There were the tense Heineken Cup semis and tense matches in the Super 14. There was also a start to the Asian Five Nations while European Nations Cup rugby reached a climax.

Calypso champs of the Caribbean

Sun, 27 Apr 2008

Trinidad & Tobago won the Caribbean Championship when they beat Guyana 40-24 in the last match of the tournament on the Cayman Islands.

End of first 2011 qualifiers

Fri, 25 Apr 2008

Either Trinidad & Tobago or Guyana will go through to the next round of World Cup qualifiers after their match in the Cayman Islands on Saturday.

T&T win big again

Thu, 24 Apr 2008

Trinidad & Tobago carried on their winning ways in the semifinals of the NAWIRA Caribbean Rugby Championship which is doubling as an International Rugby Board 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifier.

Referees to 27 April

Tue, 22 Apr 2008

The Heineken Cup semifinals are upon us this weekend. European Nations Cup matches are in the process of deciding winners and promotion/relegation. While some things end a brand new competition is starting the Asian Five Nations with matches in Japan and the Arabian Gulf.

Global Results - 19 April

Mon, 21 Apr 2008

Life is getting crucial in many parts of the world as Europe's competitions get near the time for watershed decisions and the Super 14 hots up.

Trinidad & Tobago win well

Sun, 20 Apr 2008

Trinidad & Tobago were the victors of the first IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 qualifying match, overcoming Cayman Islands 39-12 at the Truman Bodden Stadium in Georgetown, Grand Cayman.

Why the Kiwis lost in France

Thu, 17 Apr 2008

Six months after it happened the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) finally produced the list of 'excuses' why the All Blacks yet again failed at a World Cup tournament.

T&T ready for RWC start

Tue, 15 Apr 2008

The Trinidad and Tobago national senior men's rugby team fly out of Trinidad on Friday 18 April bound for Cayman Islands where they will participate in the Caribbean Zone 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifier. They have the honour of starting the 2011 World Cup.

Spreadbury starts 2011 World Cup