2014 in rugby union

International tournaments

Worldwide

Rugby sevens

News
  • March 24: The Australian Rugby Union announces the launch of the National Rugby Championship, the newest attempt to establish a nationwide domestic competition in that country. The inaugural season will feature nine teams and will begin in August 2014.[1]
  • April 10 – An agreement is reached to replace the current European club championships, the top-level Heineken Cup and second-tier European Challenge Cup, with a new structure. Details are as follows:[2]
  • 31 July – The International Rugby Board announces that it and Global Rugby Enterprises Limited, owner of the International Rugby Hall of Fame, have reached an agreement to merge the International Hall into the IRB Hall of Fame. The merger is to take effect by the end of 2014, and will see all 37 members of the International Hall not previously honoured by the IRB enter what will eventually become the World Rugby Hall of Fame (see 28 August item below for more details).[3]
  • 28 August – The IRB announces that effective 19 November, it will change its name to World Rugby.[4]

See also

References
  1. "ARU Board approves nine team National Rugby Championship to start in August 2014" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 2014-03-24. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. "European Rugby Cup: Heineken Cup replacement gets go-ahead". BBC Sport. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  3. "Rugby greats to join definitive Hall of Fame" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. "IRB to change name to World Rugby" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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