International Rugby Hall of Fame

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The International Rugby Hall of Fame (IRHOF) was a hall of fame for rugby union. It was created in 1997 in New Zealand and is run as a charitable trust with an address at Chiswick in London. Most of the trustees are also inductees. IRHOF accepted new inductees every two years until 2007. Most inductees are former players, but others who have contributed to the game are eligible. In 2014 it was integrated into the then–IRB Hall of Fame, which then was renamed the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

1997 Inductees[edit]

Nation Inductee
 France Serge Blanco
 South Africa Danie Craven
 South Africa Frik du Preez
 Wales Gareth Edwards
 Australia Mark Ella
 Ireland Mike Gibson
 Wales Barry John
 Ireland Willie John McBride
 New Zealand Colin Meads
 Wales Cliff Morgan
 New Zealand George Nēpia
 Ireland Tony O'Reilly
 Argentina Hugo Porta
 France Jean-Pierre Rives
 Wales JPR Williams

1999 Inductees[edit]

Nation Inductee
 Wales Gerald Davies
 South Africa Morne du Plessis
 Australia Nick Farr-Jones
 Scotland Andy Irvine
 Wales Carwyn James
 Ireland Jack Kyle
 New Zealand Brian Lochore
 France Philippe Sella
 England Wavell Wakefield
 New Zealand Wilson Whineray

2001 Inductees[edit]

Nation Inductee
 Scotland Gordon Brown
 Australia David Campese
 Australia Ken Catchpole
 New Zealand Don Clarke
 Wales Mervyn Davies
 New Zealand Sean Fitzpatrick
 Australia Michael Lynagh
 Scotland Bill McLaren, commentator
 South Africa Hennie Muller
 France Jean Prat

2003 Inductees[edit]

Nation Inductee
 England Bill Beaumont
 Scotland Gavin Hastings
 Australia Tim Horan
 New Zealand Michael Jones
 New Zealand Ian Kirkpatrick
 New Zealand John Kirwan
 France Jo Maso
 Ireland Syd Millar

2005 Inductees[edit]

Nation Inductee
 New Zealand Fred Allen
 Wales Phil Bennett
 France André Boniface
 South Africa Naas Botha
 Australia John Eales
 New Zealand Grant Fox
 New Zealand Dave Gallaher
 England Martin Johnson
 Scotland Ian McGeechan
 Wales Gwyn Nicholls
 South Africa Francois Pienaar

2007 Inductees[edit]

Nation Inductee
 Wales Ieuan Evans
 South Africa Danie Gerber
 Ireland Tom Kiernan
 England Jason Leonard
 New Zealand Jonah Lomu
 New Zealand Terry McLean (journalist)
 New Zealand Graham Mourie
 South Africa Bennie Osler
 Ireland Fergus Slattery
 South Africa Joost van der Westhuizen

Inductees per nation[edit]

Nation Number of Inductees
 New Zealand 18
 Wales 10
 South Africa 9
 Ireland 7
 Australia 7
 France 6
 Scotland 5
 England 4
 Argentina 1

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  • archive of Official website
  • Joining the Legends an added Bonus for Wood - Telegraph, November 17, 2005
  • Crawford, Scott A.G.M. "New Zealand Rugby Museum" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 23 (3): 338–340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  • Gallagher, Brandan (10 October 2001). "Clear case for Pullin to enter the Hall of Fame". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2014.