Exclusive: World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees announced

By Jim Webster - World Rugby Hall Of Fame Committee The only higher honour than having played for your country in rugby is to be selected in the World Rugby Hall of Fame. That’s like receiving the Order of Australia or, if you live in other parts, being given a knighthood. Those chosen for the Hall of Fame this year have now been announced. Your writer knows the names, because he is the sole Australian on the judging panel and has just participated in this year’s selection process. We were provided with a list of 21 candidates from each of five categories - modern greats, all-time greats, sevens greats, Olympic Games and women – and then had to choose ten of those candidates and mark them from 10-1 in order of preference. We were made aware that for “obvious historic reasons” the all-time and modern greats were dominated by England representatives and that the judges “should take a balanced approach” in their choice of candidates. The results have only now been re
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