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• Caribbean kick off for RWC 2011 qualifying
  • Thursday 3 April 2008The IRB announces that for the first time ever Rugby World Cup qualifying will start in the Caribbean.
• Twenty teams to compete at Rugby World 2011
  • Friday 30 November 2007The IRB announces that the Rugby World Cup 2011 tournament in New Zealand will comprise 20 teams.
• Rugby World Cup 2007 declared clean
  • Wednesday 14 November 2007Rugby World Cup Limited announces that the record RWC 2007 Anti-Doping programme has returned no positive tests.
• Game Analysis: How South Africa won RWC 2007
  • Monday 5 November 2007The IRB's Game Analysis department has compiled an in depth study into the major Game play trends of the participating teams at RWC 2007.
• Smit: I can't take my eyes off the cup
  • Sunday 21 October 2007South Africa's captain John Smit and coach Jake White have eyes for only one thing after their defeat of England in the world cup final in Paris on Saturday.
• Robinson confident for England's future
  • Sunday 21 October 2007The England full back may have now bowed out of rugby, but he predicts more success will follow with the talented young players in the ranks.