Inductees

2012 Inductee: Waisale Serevi
'The King of Sevens', Waisale Serevi's name is synonymous with the shorter version of the Game, having excelled for Fiji Sevens.

2012 Inductee: Vladimir Ilyushin
A legend of Soviet Union aviation, Vladimir Ilyushin was also instrumental in the formation of the Soviet Rugby Federation.

2012 Inductee: Alfred St George Hamersley
Alfred St George Hamersley played in the first ever rugby international match for England against Scotland on 27 March 1871.

2012 Inductees: Richard and Kennedy Tsimba
Two pioneers of rugby in Zimbabwe, brothers Richard and Kennedy Tsimba, have been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.

2012 Inductees: The USA Olympic team
The USA teams which won the last two Olympic rugby medals, in 1920 and 1924, have been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.

2012 Inductee: The Romania Olympic Team
The 1924 Olympic team won Romania's first ever medal and inspired generations of Rugby players in that country.

2012 Inductee: Yoshihiro Sakata
Japanese legend Yoshihiro Sakata was voted one of the best players in the world by the NZ Almanac in the late 1960s.

2012 Inductees: Ian and Donald Campbell
Brothers Ian and Donald Campbell both played for Chile and the former is widely regarded as the father of Chile rugby.

2012 Inductee: Gordon Tietjens
Gordon Tietjens is peerless in Sevens, having been at the helm of New Zealand since 1994 and won countless Series titles and gold medals.

2011 Inductee: John William Smit
John Smit was South Africa captain for their second Rugby World Cup triumph in 2007.

2011 Inductee: Martin Osbourne Johnson
Martin Johnson led England to their finest hour in Rugby World Cup history, victory in the 2003 tournament in Australia.














