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# irb - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Barbarians hooker Brits banned for punching Farrell
It means the Saracens player will miss the first three games of next season.
# irb - Monday 22 April, 2013
Rugby bosses promise fairer World Cup schedule for the little guys
Small nations complained bitterly during the 2011 World Cup that the timetable was skewed towards the game’s traditional superpowers who had longer rest periods.
# irb - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Romain Poite named as ref for Wales v Ireland 6 Nations clash
The Frenchman will whistleblow at the Millennium Stadium – scene of a lineout-gate in 2010.
Blacklisted: Dan Carter snubbed in New Zealand player of the year nominations
The three lads up for the main award are pretty handy though.
# irb - Monday 3 December, 2012
New Zealand sweep IRB awards, as Carter named Player of the Year
The All Blacks have won the team of the year, while Steve Hansen claimed coach of the year.
# irb - Thursday 29 November, 2012
VIDEO: Bryan Habana wins IRPA try of the year award
The South African beat out stiff competition from Julien Malzieu, Hosea Gear and Julian Savea.
# irb - Sunday 25 November, 2012
‘I can’t control it’: Gilroy walking on air after debut dream come true
The winger was determined to make the most of his chance yesterday, saying, “who knows when I’ll get that opportunity again?”
# irb - Friday 23 November, 2012
VIDEO: Hosea Gear’s devastating score against Ireland up for Try of the Year
Here’s a nice confidence booster for you Keith Earls.
# irb - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
IRB promise disciplinary review following Thomson incident
The New Zealander was only given a one-week ban for stamping.
# irb - Monday 12 November, 2012
Ireland fall behind Argentina in latest world rankings
Declan Kidney’s men are now eighth in the world, while the Pumas – who come to Dublin on November 24 – move up to seventh.
# irb - Thursday 2 August, 2012
“But the fools, the fools, the fools!” – Pearse funeral oration re-enacted at Glasnevin
Pádraig Pearse speech at O’Donovan Rossa’s graveside ended: “Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.”
# irb - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Admin: Gosper appointed rugby’s CEO
The Australian will take the top job in the IRB and oversee the game through World Cup 2015 and its Olympic debut in 2016.
# irb - Monday 4 June, 2012
Ireland begin Junior World Cup with historic win over Springboks
Tries from Jordan Coghlan and Ian Henderson saw Mike Ruddock’s U20s record a superb 23-19 victory.
# irb - Friday 30 March, 2012
Follow Friday: It’s Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
With an ostensible penchant for controversy and an obvious intelligence to boot, the Samoan centre is rugby’s answer to Eamon Dunphy.
# irb - Saturday 18 February, 2012
Column: The Ireland women’s rugby team is being ignored. They deserve better.
The squad is treated as an afterthought with a media blackout and chronic underfunding. This would never happen to the men’s team, writes Joan O’Connell.
# irb - Monday 12 December, 2011
Beaumont held up short in IRB presidency race
The International Rugby Board will re-elect Bernard Lapasset as president in Las Vegas today, according to reports.
The Morning Score: Monday
Two Irish ladies take medals, Martin O’Neill is off to a winning start and Celtic chiefs await UEFA decision.
# irb - Friday 9 December, 2011
Unnamed player fails Rugby World Cup drugs test
The IRB has confirmed that the unnamed individual played for one of the sides that failed to make it past the group stages of the tournament.
# irb - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
Varadkar open to Rugby World Cup bid
Minister Leo Varadkar says that he would support discussions on a bid to bring the 2023 Rugby World Cup to these shores.
# irb - Sunday 27 November, 2011
Tweeting Samoan loses appeal against suspended playing ban
An appeals committee has upheld the tough stance being taken against Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu over tweets made at the RWC.
# irb - Monday 10 October, 2011
England agree to play midweek matches at 2015 World Cup
Following complaints from the players such as Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, it has been confirmed that the IRB will consider altering the structure of future fixture lists.
# irb - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu’s punishment upheld by the IRB
The centre’s ban from rugby-related activity will remain in place until his disciplinary hearing reconvenes on the 15th of October.
# irb - Tuesday 4 October, 2011
Ghiraldini gets 15 weeks for Healy eye gouge
The Italian hooker will be banned from playing until mid-January, pending an appeal.
# irb - Saturday 1 October, 2011
Samoan aims second Twitter rant at IRB, Owens
Gloucester’s Eliota Sapolu Fuimaono faces a misconduct charge over comments made about referee Nigel Owens.
# irb - Thursday 29 September, 2011
Tuilagi slapped with $10,000 fine for wearing the wrong gumshield?
Samoa’s tackle-shrugging winger has been fined heavily by the IRB for wearing a branded gumshield during Sunday’s World Cup match against Fiji.
# irb - Tuesday 20 September, 2011
Poll: Can the IRB’s treatment of the smaller nations at the World Cup be justified?
The organisation has come under criticism for its treatment of smaller nations recently.
Tweet twit: Samoan centre escapes IRB punishment
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu compared Samoa’s World Cup schedule to the Holocaust and apartheid on Twitter.
# irb - Monday 19 September, 2011
Samoan centre compares Rugby World Cup schedule to the holocaust
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu expressed outrage at the fact that his side were forced to play Wales only four days after competing against Namibia.
# irb - Sunday 28 August, 2011
Column: I’ve learned lessons of last Rugby World Cup
Next up for Ireland? Eddie O’Sullivan’s USA side in New Zealand next month. It will be ‘a little strange’, the former Irish head coach writes.
# irb - Monday 21 March, 2011
Ireland up to fourth in world rankings at expense of defeated English
Win in final Six Nations game ensures Ireland are top northern hemisphere side, according to the IRB.
# irb - Monday 28 February, 2011
View from Oz: Rugby World Cup plans shaken as Christchurch looks to rebuild
New Zealand may look to Australia to host some tournament games after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
# irb - Wednesday 19 January, 2011
Let’s get ready to rumble: Irish stars gear up for Six Nations
Jamie Heaslip, Jonathan Sexton and Jerry Flannery face the camera in anticipation of the championship kick-off.
# irb - Wednesday 17 November, 2010
Here’s how Ireland should respond to the haka
There may be murder on the dancefloor if Declan Kidney’s men react incorrectly to the visitors’ haka.
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