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Organisation: South African Rugby Board

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State Archives: Outrage at IRFU involvement in South Africa
State Archives: Outrage at IRFU involvement in South Africa

Details of correspondence and government letters on the 1989 rugby tour controversy have been released by the National Archives as part of the 30-year rule.

Mon, 30 Dec, 2019

State Archives: Irish government ā€˜outraged’ over IRFU participation in 1989 South Africa sports event
State Archives: Irish government ā€˜outraged’ over IRFU participation in 1989 South Africa sports event

The Irish government was ā€œoutragedā€ after the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) took part in a rugby event in apartheid South Africa, state papers have revealed.

Sun, 29 Dec, 2019

The return of brave little mouse Allister Coetzee
The return of brave little mouse Allister Coetzee

When Allister Coetzee touched down in Port Elizabeth with his team last Sunday afternoon, he had a spring in his step, and not just from the previous night’s series-levelling victory over Ireland.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Bid to get Fortey ban backdated fails

NIGEL MELVILLE is remembered as a will-o’-the-wisp, slippery scrum-half from his distinguished playing days and he has lost none of his touch, if one is to judge by the sleight of hand he has attempted in a bid to clear banned Gloucester hooker Chris Fortey for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup tie at Kingsholm.

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