World Rugby definition

World Rugby means the world Governing Body of the Game. At the date of the adoption of these Rules it was known as the International Rugby Board of which the Union is a member.
World Rugby means the unincorporated association with its principal office in World Rugby House, 8-10 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland.Revised – 28 July 2020
World Rugby means the world governing body of the game of rugby union

Examples of World Rugby in a sentence

  • World Rugby compliant pitches To enable 3G pitches to host competitive rugby union matches, World Rugby has developed the Rugby Turf Performance Specification.

  • A World Rugby compliant pitch also enables the transfer of match demand from grass pitches onto 3G pitches, which alleviates overplay of grass pitches and as a result protects quality.

  • It should be noted that for an AGP to be suitable for contact rugby, it must have a 3G surface and must be approved by World Rugby.

  • There are currently no World Rugby Compliant AGPs in Wellingborough and it is not considered to be a strategic target area for the RFU.

  • World Rugby produced the ‘Performance Specification for artificial grass pitches for rugby’, more commonly known as ‘Regulation 22’ that provides the necessary technical detail to produce pitch systems that are appropriate for rugby union.


More Definitions of World Rugby

World Rugby means the game’s world governing body.
World Rugby means the unincorporated association with its principal office in World Rugby House, 8 – 10 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland.
World Rugby means the association of national rugby football unions in membership therewith in accordance with its bye-laws, that is the world governing body for the Game;
World Rugby means the global governing body of the sport of rugby union and any successor thereto; and
World Rugby means World Rugby, formally known as the IRB.
World Rugby means World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby union.