World Rugby President Bernard Lapasset welcomes the approval by the IOC membership at the 127th IOC Session in Monaco of the 40 recommendations that comprise Olympic Agenda 2020, a strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. Lapasset said: “This is a significant moment for the Olympic Movement and World Rugby is delighted to […]
Player Load and Concussion Protocols Top IRB Medical Commission Conference Agenda Understanding the impact of training and playing loads on Rugby players, along with strategies to enhance player welfare will be the focus of a five-day meeting in London this week. The IRB Game Load and Monitoring Meeting will bring together medical experts and player […]
THE IRFU IS ready to embrace men’s rugby sevens again, with qualifying an Ireland team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan the long-term target. Ireland has been without a senior international men’s sevens squad since 2009, when a side including Munster’s Felix Jones and Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall finished as runners-up in the bowl […]