Latest Inductees Into the World Rugby Hall of Fame

It has recently been a surprising weekend for the world of rugby. Scotland climbed their highest position since 2011 by moving up to the seventh place in the World Rugby Rankings, with a 19-16 win at Murrayfield over Argentina. This makes Scotland move ahead of Argentina and France with 80.57 points, with less than a point separating the three.

After a defeat against Ireland in Chicago a few weeks ago, top ranking New Zealand gained revenge by being the very same opponent 21-9. At the World Rugby Awards in London a few days ago, the All Blacks claimed the Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and Team of the Year honours.

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On the othr ehand Italy defied all the odds in the November series to produce a shocker 20-18 victory against South Africa in Florence. Ranked 13th in the world, Italy was given a standing ovation at the end of the match after their home victory against fourth ranked South Africa. Italy grew in confidence as South Africa did repeated mistakes, while both teams scored 2 tries. This game came after the heavy defeat of the southern hemisphere giants against England a week before. For the Rugby Union Autumn Internationals, England registered a record win of 58-15 against Fiji with not less than nine tries at Twickenham.

Meanwhile, the World Rugby Hall of Fame was officially launched after Cllr Sally Bragg Mayor of the town of Rugby, England, and Bill Beaumont, World Rugby Chairman cut the ribbon in the famous town where the sport started. This star studded event saw the induction of 12 additional greats of rugby, making it a total of 132 inductees. An Australian, a Canadian, a Japanese, an Irishman, a Scot, three Welsh, and four England players were honoured at this prestigious ceremony.

The inductees for 2016 are Jeremy Guscott, Lawrence Dallaglio, Jonny Wilkinson, and Maggie Alphonsi from England, Shane Williams, John Dawes, and Arthur Gould from Wales, GPS Macpherson from Scotland, Brian O’Driscoll from Ireland, Daisuke Ohata from Japan, Heather Moyse from Canada, and Daniel Carrol from USA and Australia. The hall of Fame is now open to the public and for its inaugural year, you can have admission for free.