World Rugby has announced that the new simplified version of its law book will be implemented globally from 1 January next year. In an attempt to simplify the laws and make the game easier to understand, World Rugby assembled a group of experts to head up the ‘Laws Simplification Project’. The complete overhaul, which shortened the law book by 42%,… Read more →
The Springboks will finish the year at No 6 in the World Rugby rankings after losing to Wales in Cardiff. The Boks were ranked third at the end of the 2015 World Cup and sixth at the end of 2016, Allister Coetzee’s first season in charge. They dropped to seventh – an all-time low – during this year’s Six Nations…. Read more →
World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper says it’s highly likely that the policy of the board recommending a host in future World Cup bidding processes will be scrapped. On 31 October, the World Rugby board’s independent evaluation committee rated South Africa’s bid to host the 2023 tournament as the best. While the board had hoped for the council to rubber-stamp that… Read more →
