International Rugby Hall of Fame

Not to be confused with World Rugby Hall of Fame.

The International Rugby Hall of Fame (IRHOF) was a hall of fame for rugby union. It was created in 1997 in New Zealand and is run as a charitable trust with an address at Chiswick in London. Most of the trustees are also inductees. IRHOF accepted new inductees every two years until 2007. Most inductees are former players, but others who have contributed to the game are eligible. In 2014 it was integrated into the IRB Hall of Fame, which then was renamed the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

## 1997 inductees

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Inductee  | Nation

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Serge Blanco |  France
Danie Craven |  South Africa
Frik du Preez |  South Africa
Gareth Edwards |  Wales
Mark Ella |  Australia
Mike Gibson |  Ireland
Barry John |  Wales
Willie John McBride |  Ireland
Colin Meads |  New Zealand
Cliff Morgan |  Wales
George Nēpia |  New Zealand
Tony O'Reilly |  Ireland
Hugo Porta |  Argentina
Jean-Pierre Rives |  France
J. P. R. Williams |  Wales

## 1999 inductees

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Inductee  | Nation

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Gerald Davies |  Wales
Morne du Plessis |  South Africa
Nick Farr-Jones |  Australia
Andy Irvine |  Scotland
Carwyn James |  Wales
Jack Kyle |  Ireland
Brian Lochore |  New Zealand
Philippe Sella |  France
Wavell Wakefield |  England
Wilson Whineray |  New Zealand

## 2001 inductees

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Inductee  | Nation

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Gordon Brown |  Scotland
David Campese |  Australia
Ken Catchpole |  Australia
Don Clarke |  New Zealand
Mervyn Davies |  Wales
Sean Fitzpatrick |  New Zealand
Michael Lynagh |  Australia
Bill McLaren (commentator)  |  Scotland
Hennie Muller |  South Africa
Jean Prat |  France

## 2003 inductees

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Inductee  | Nation

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Bill Beaumont |  England
Gavin Hastings |  Scotland
Tim Horan |  Australia
Michael Jones |  New Zealand
Ian Kirkpatrick |  New Zealand
John Kirwan |  New Zealand
Jo Maso |  France
Syd Millar |  Ireland

## 2005 inductees

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Inductee  | Nation

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Fred Allen |  New Zealand
Phil Bennett |  Wales
André Boniface |  France
Naas Botha |  South Africa
John Eales |  Australia
Grant Fox |  New Zealand
Dave Gallaher |  New Zealand
Martin Johnson |  England
Ian McGeechan |  Scotland
Gwyn Nicholls |  Wales
Francois Pienaar |  South Africa

## 2007 inductees

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Inductee  | Nation

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Ieuan Evans |  Wales
Danie Gerber |  South Africa
Tom Kiernan |  Ireland
Jason Leonard |  England
Jonah Lomu |  New Zealand
Terry McLean (journalist)  |  New Zealand
Graham Mourie |  New Zealand
Bennie Osler |  South Africa
Fergus Slattery |  Ireland
Joost van der Westhuizen |  South Africa

## Inductees per nation

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Nation  | Number of inductees

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New Zealand | 18
Wales | 10
South Africa | 9
Ireland | 7
Australia | 7
France | 6
Scotland | 5
England | 4
Argentina | 1

## See also

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* World Rugby Hall of Fame – established in 2006 by World Rugby (previously known as the International Rugby Board)

## External links

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* archive of Official website
* Joining the Legends an added Bonus for Wood \- Telegraph, November 17, 2005
* Crawford, Scott A. G. M. "New Zealand Rugby Museum" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 23 (3): 338–340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
* Gallagher, Brandan (10 October 2001). "Clear case for Pullin to enter the Hall of Fame". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 31 July 2014.