World Rugby

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World Rugby is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of rugby union worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international sports governing body
rugby union governing body
abbreviation WR
basedInCity Dublin
basedInCountry Ireland
currentChairman Bill Beaumont
currentChairmanStartYear 2016
formerName World Rugby self-linksurface differs
surface form: International Rugby Board

World Rugby self-linksurface differs
surface form: International Rugby Football Board
foundedBy Irish Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union
Scottish Rugby Union
Welsh Rugby Union
foundingDate 1886
governsDiscipline international rugby union matches
hasMemberType national union
regional association
hasOfficialRankingSystem World Rugby Men’s Rankings
World Rugby Women’s Rankings
headquartersCountry Ireland
headquartersLocation Dublin
introducedFormat professional Rugby World Cup era
legalForm association
maintains World Rugby Hall of Fame
officialLanguage English
organizesCompetition Rugby World Cup
rugby sevens
surface form: Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (regional involvement)
surface form: World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup

World Rugby Sevens Series
World Rugby U20 Championship
World Rugby U20 Trophy
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series
oversees international rugby union rankings
presidentTitle Chairman
publishes World Rugby self-linksurface differs
surface form: World Rugby Laws of the Game
recognisedBy International Olympic Committee
regionServed worldwide
renamedFrom World Rugby self-linksurface differs
surface form: International Rugby Board
renamedInYear 2014
responsibleFor anti-doping regulations in rugby union
global development of rugby union
player welfare policies in rugby union
setsRulesFor Laws of the Game of rugby union
sportGoverned rugby sevens
rugby union
viceChairman Bernard Laporte
website https://www.world.rugby

Referenced by (36)

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New Zealand Rugby affiliatedTo World Rugby
USA Rugby affiliatedWith World Rugby
Oceania Rugby affiliation World Rugby
Freedom Cup confederation World Rugby
Super Rugby confederation World Rugby
World Rugby formerName World Rugby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: International Rugby Football Board
World Rugby formerName World Rugby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
Rugby World Cup formerOrganiser World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
1987 Rugby World Cup governingBody World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
1999 Rugby World Cup governingBody World Rugby
2015 Rugby World Cup governingBody World Rugby
Rugby World Cup governingBody World Rugby
this entity surface form: World Rugby Council
New Zealand Rugby memberOf World Rugby
Rugby Australia memberOf World Rugby
USA Rugby memberOf World Rugby
Welsh Rugby Union memberOf World Rugby
1995 Rugby World Cup organisedBy World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
1999 Rugby World Cup organisedBy World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
2011 Rugby World Cup organisedBy World Rugby
2011 Rugby World Cup organisedBy World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
Rugby World Cup organisedBy World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
1987 Rugby World Cup organiser World Rugby
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
Oceania Rugby parentOrganization World Rugby
World Rugby publishes World Rugby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: World Rugby Laws of the Game
World Rugby renamedFrom World Rugby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: International Rugby Board
Welsh Rugby Union represents World Rugby
this entity surface form: Wales at World Rugby
All Blacks union World Rugby