Inductees
2007: New inductees into IRB Hall of Fame
Five new inductees are admitted into the IRB Hall of Fame at the 2007 IRB Awards ceremony in Paris on Sunday 21 October.
2006: Rugby School and William Webb Ellis
The first to be inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame was Rugby School in Warwickshire and its most celebrated pupil William Webb Ellis.
2006 Inductee: William Webb Ellis
A biography of William Webb Ellis, Rugby School in Warwickshire's most celebrated pupil.
2006 Inductee: Rugby School
Lawrence Sheriff left his considerable fortune to fund a school for the children of Rugby and nearby areas, one that now bears his coat of arms.
2006: Current Rugby School Headmaster speech
The speech given by Headmaster Patrick Derham, the Rugby School representative, at the induction of the School and William Webb Ellis into the IRB Hall of Fame.
2006: The Rugby School Legacy - The Laws
Rugby School has left a considerable legacy in terms of the Laws of the Game, terminology, half time change of ends and the try.
2006: The Rugby School Legacy - The Ball
A boot and shoe manufacturer in Rugby is credited with making the earliest rugby balls to be used in the School foot-ball game.
2006: The Rugby School Legacy - The Cap
The cap became a sign of attainment at Rugby School and was subsequently adopted as such by rugby clubs, then England and other Unions around the world.
2006: The Bloxam Controversy
It was Matthew Bloxham, a contemporary of William Webb Ellis at Rugby School in the 1820s, who claimed in 1876 that Webb Ellis had run with the ball first.
2006: Tom Brown's School Days
Read Thomas Hughes' account of how football was played at Rugby School in the early 19th Century, immortalised in 'Tom Brown's School Days'.
2006: Old Rugbeian Investigation
In order to investigate the circumstances of the William Webb Ellis ‘exploit’, a committee of Old Rugbeians was appointed in 1895.
| 21 July 2008 | |||
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| 1(1) |  | RSA | |
| 2(2) |  | NZL | |
| 3(3) |  | AUS | |
| 4(4) |  | ARG | |
| 5(5) |  | ENG | |
| 6(6) |  | WAL | |
| 7(7) |  | FRA | |
| 8(8) |  | IRE | |
| 9(9) |  | SCO | |
| 10(10) |  | ITA | |
