The International Rugby Board has announced the details of rulings made by the IRB Regulations Committee relating to Regulation 8 (eligibility) and 9 (player release) to further assist Member ...

New Year's Day saw the introduction of new scrummaging rules designed to improve player safety in rugby union. The International Rugby Board passed a law late last year to bring packs closer and ...

The International Rugby Board (IRB) consequently developed a process to support team doctors in the recognition and management of players at risk of concussion, including development of a multimodal ...

The Lions won both Tests against Australia and although they lost the first three Tests in a hard-fought series against ... He later chaired the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby) and ...

Objective: to determine the incidence, nature and causes of injuries sustained during the International Rugby Board (IRB) Rugby World Cup 2007. Design: Pospective, whole-population survey. Population: ...

British and Irish Lions skipper Brian O'Driscoll has criticised the International Rugby Board over its conduct relating to new video footage of the spear tackle that ended his tour of New ...

And since October 2000, the International Rugby Board (IRB), the game's governing body, must approve any form of head protection. Headgear is usually made from light synthetic materials capable of ...