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French President Macron booed during Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony

Sheriff Owolabi BadaSep 11, 20230

French President Emmanuel Macron received widespread booing at the Stade de France as he addressed the crowd during the Opening Ceremony of the Rugby World

World Rugby welcomes Mastercard as founding global partner of Women in Rugby and unveils new marketing campaign

Sheriff Owolabi BadaJun 11, 20210

World Rugby has announced details of a transformative five-year partnership with Mastercard to accelerate the development of Women in Rugby, which will supercharge the international federation’s

Rugby sevens Olympic test event held at Tokyo Stadium

Sheriff Owolabi BadaApr 23, 2021April 23, 20210

Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held an operational test event for rugby sevens on Thursday, with 95 days to go before the first

Uganda Women’s Rugby action resumes

Sheriff Owolabi BadaApr 22, 20210

Women’s Rugby action in Uganda resumed with a lot of vigor and excitement after a year of no play. The teams were subjected to COVID19

NRFF President urges women to take on greater roles in Rugby

Sheriff Owolabi BadaMar 11, 20210

To commemorate International Women’s Day in Nigeria, Club and Community Coaches organized training games in Delta, Benin, Abia, Benue, Ogun, and the Lagos States. NRFF

World Rugby paves the way for future leaders in rugby with 12 new Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarships awarded

Sheriff Owolabi BadaMar 9, 2021March 9, 20210

On International Women’s Day, World Rugby reconfirmed its commitment and investment into the acceleration of women in leadership positions in rugby through its transformational World

Ntiense Williams Reinstated As Technical Director Of The NRFF

Sheriff Owolabi BadaJan 27, 20200

The unceremonious removal from office of Mr Ntiense Williams as the Technical Director by the Rugby Federation President Mr Kelechi Mbagwu has been declared null

Delport names Springbok Women’s Sevens squad for African qualifiers

Sheriff Owolabi BadaOct 9, 20190

The tournament will be played in Monastir on 12 and 13 October, when the Imbokodo* will try and book a qualification spot to the HSBC

Rugby: South Africa Under-20 Women seal series against Zimbabwe

Sheriff Owolabi BadaJul 2, 20190

The Zimbabwe Under-20 Women put up added impetus to their resistance as they tried to salvage some pride in their 67-10 loss against the South