The International Rugby Hall of Fame (IRHOF) is a hall of fame for rugby union. A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short It was created in 1997 in New Zealand and is run as a charitable trust with an address at Chiswick in London. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A charitable trust is a trust established for charitable purposes and is a more specific term than " charitable organisation " Chiswick ( IPA /ˈtʃɪzɪk/ is an area of West London, located west of Charing Cross, which covers the eastern part of the London Borough of Hounslow London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Most of the trustees are also inductees. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. IRHOF accepts new inductees every two years. Most inductees are former players, but others who have contributed to the game are eligible.

1997 Inductees

Serge Blanco
Danie Craven
Gareth Edwards
Mark Ella
Mike Gibson
Barry John
Willie John McBride
Colin Meads
Cliff Morgan
George Nepia
Frik du Preez
Tony O'Reilly
Hugo Porta
Jean-Pierre Rives
JPR Williams

1999 Inductees

Gerald Davies
Morne du Plessis
Nick Farr-Jones
Andy Irvine
Carwyn James
Jack Kyle
Brian Lochore
Philippe Sella
Wavell Wakefield
Wilson Whineray

2001 Inductees

Gordon Brown
David Campese
Ken Catchpole
Don Clarke
Mervyn Davies
Sean Fitzpatrick
Michael Lynagh
Bill McLaren, commentator
Hennie Muller
Jean Prat

2003 Inductees

Bill Beaumont
Gavin Hastings
Tim Horan
Michael Jones
Ian Kirkpatrick
John Kirwan
Jo Maso
Syd Millar

2005 Inductees

Fred Allen
Phil Bennett
André Boniface
Naas Botha
John Eales
Grant Fox
Dave Gallaher
Martin Johnson
Ian McGeechan
Gwyn Nicholls
Francois Pienaar
Keith Wood

2007 Inductees

Ieuan Evans
Danie Gerber
Tom Kiernan
Jason Leonard
Jonah Lomu
Terry McLean (journalist)
Graham Mourie
Bennie Osler
Fergus Slattery
Joost van der Westhuizen

Inductees per nation

Nation	Number of Inductees
New Zealand	15
Wales	10
South Africa	9
Ireland	8
Australia	7
France	6
Scotland	5
England	4
Argentina	1

See also

• IRB Hall of Fame established in 2006 by the International Rugby Board (IRB). Serge Blanco (born 31 August 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Rugby union footballer who played for Biarritz Olympique and France Daniël Hartman Craven (11 October 1910 Lindley Free State, South Africa died 4 January 1993 Stellenbosch, South Africa more famously known as Danie Craven Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe, Wales is a former Welsh Rugby union footballer who played scrum-half, considered by Mark Gordon Ella (born 5 June 1959 in La Perouse Sydney is an Indigenous Australian former Rugby union player often considered as one of his country's all-time Barry John (born 6 January 1945 in Cefneithin, Wales is a former Welsh Rugby union footballer William James McBride MBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940 Toomebridge, County Antrim) is a former Rugby union Colin Earl Meads, DCNZM, MBE (born 3 June 1936 in Cambridge New Zealand) nicknamed "Pinetree" is a former New Zealand Rugby union Cliff Morgan (born 7 April 1930 at Trebanog, Rhondda) is a former Welsh Rugby union player who played for Cardiff RFC and earned 29 caps for George Nepia (25 April 1905 &mdash 27 June 1986 was a Māori Rugby union and Rugby league player Frik du Preez (born Frederick Christoffel Hendrik du Preez on 28 November 1935 is a former Northern Transvaal and Springboks Rugby union player Sir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly PhD often known simply as "Tony O'Reilly" born 7 May 1936 is a Dublin -born billionaire who holds both Irish and British Hugo Porta (born 11 September 1951 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine Rugby Union footballer an International Rugby Hall of Fame inductee and arguably Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952 is a French former Rugby union player who won 59 caps for France as a flanker. John Peter Rhys Williams (born 2 March 1949 in Cardiff, Wales known universally as J Thomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE (born 7 February 1945 in Llansaint) is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 Morne du Plessis (born 21 October 1949 in Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, now Gauteng) is a former South African Rugby union player Nicholas Campbell Farr-Jones (born 18 April 1962 in Caringbah, New South Wales) is a former Australian Rugby union footballer Andrew Robertson "Andy" Irvine (born 16 September 1951 is a former President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU and a former Scottish international Carwyn James (2 November 1929&ndash10 January 1983 was a Welsh Rugby union footballer and coach John Wilson Kyle (born 10 January 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland) commonly referred to as Jack Kyle or Jackie Kyle, is a former Rugby Sir Brian James Lochore, ONZ, KNZM, OBE (born 3 September 1940 in Masterton New Zealand) is a former Rugby union footballer and coach Philippe Sella (born 14 February 1962 in Tonneins) is a French former rugby union player who until recently held the record for most international appearances in Sir William Wavell Wakefield 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898 Beckenham -12 August 1983 was a Rugby union player for Harlequins and England Sir Wilson James Whineray, KNZM, OBE, (born 10 July 1935 is a former captain of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national Rugby union team Gordon Lamont Brown (1 November 1947 - 19 March 2001 was a Scottish international Rugby union footballer David Ian Campese (born 21 October 1962 in Queanbeyan from an Italian father and an Australian mother Ken Catchpole (born in Paddington in 1939 is a former Australian Rugby union footballer Donald Barry Clarke (10 November 1933&ndash29 December 2002 was a New Zealand Rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches as an All Black Thomas Mervyn Davies (born 1946 in Swansea) is a former Welsh Rugby union player who won 38 caps for Wales as a No Sean Brian Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 4 June 1963 in Auckland) is a former Rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand, and is widely regarded Michael Lynagh (born 25 October 1963 is an Australian Rugby union footballer who was a fly-half. Bill McLaren CBE (born 1923 is a Scottish former Rugby union Commentator, known as 'the voice of rugby' renowned the world over until his Hendrik "Hennie" Scholtz Vosloo Muller (born 26 March 1922 in Witbank) is a former South African Rugby union footballer Jean Prat (1 August 1923 &ndash 25 February 2005 was French Rugby union footballer William "Bill" Blackledge Beaumont CBE (born 9 March 1952 Chorley, Lancashire, England was captain of the England rugby union team Andrew Gavin Hastings OBE (born 3 January 1962 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish Rugby Union player Tim Horan (born 18 May 1970 is a former Australian Rugby union footballer Michael Niko Jones (born 8 April 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand is a former Rugby union player and coach Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick (born 24 May 1946 in Gisborne) is a New Zealand Rugby union player who was captain of the All Blacks. John James Patrick Kirwan ONZM MBE (born 16 December 1964 is a New Zealand born Rugby union footballer turned coach Jo Maso (born 27 December 1944 in Perpignan, France is a former Rugby union and Rugby league footballer who played for Narbonne, Toulonnais Sydney "Syd" Millar, (born 23 May 1934 CBE MBE, is the outgoing chairman of the International Rugby Board. Fred Allen (born 9 February 1920 in Oamaru, New Zealand is a former Rugby union footballer and coach Phillip Bennett (born 24 October 1948 was a Welsh international Rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978 André Boniface (born August 14 1934 in Montfort-en-Chalosse) is a former international Rugby union player for France. Hendrik Egnatius Botha, commonly known as Naas Botha (born 27 February 1958 is a Northern Transvaal and Springboks former Rugby union player John Eales AM (born 27 June 1970 is a former Australian Rugby union footballer and arguably the most successful captain in the history of Australian Rugby. Grant James Fox (born 6 June 1962 in New Plymouth) is former Rugby union player from New Zealand for other people called David/Dave Gallagher/Gallaher see Gallagher David "Dave" Gallaher (30 October 1873 – 4 October Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970 is a former Rugby union footballer who represented and captained England and Leicester. Ian Robert McGeechan (born on 30 October 1946 is a highly successful former Rugby union footballer and coach Erith Gwyn Nicholls (July 15 1874 - March 24 1939 was a Welsh Rugby union player who gained 24 caps for Wales as a centre Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967 in Vereeniging, South Africa captained and played for the South African Springboks national Rugby union Keith Gerard Mallinson Wood (born 27 January 1972 Killaloe County Clare) and educated at St Munchin's College, Limerick is a former international rugby union Ieuan Evans (born 21 March 1964 in Pontarddulais, Wales is a former Rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Wales. Danie Gerber (born 14 April 1958 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is a former South African Rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1980 Thomas Joseph Kiernan (born 7 January 1939 is a former Ireland international Rugby union player. Jason Leonard OBE (born Barking, Essex, 14 August 1968 also known as "The Fun Bus" is an English former Rugby union, who held the Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM (born 12 May 1975 is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie (born 8 September 1952 in Opunake Taranaki New Zealand is a former New Zealand All Black and coach of the Hurricanes. Benjamin Louwrens Osler (23 November 1901 – 28 April 1962 was a Rugby union footballer who played internationally for South Africa. John Fergus Slattery (born 12 February 1949 in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland is a former Rugby union footballer who represented Ireland. Joost van der Westhuizen (born 20 February 1971 is a former South African Rugby union footballer who was the Springboks' first choice in the mid-to-late 1990s The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches The IRB Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame operated by the International Rugby Board (IRB that recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of Rugby The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football.
• List of footballers (Rugby Union) (in alphabetical order)
• List of footballers (Rugby Union) by country
• Rugby union positions

External links

• Official webpage
• Joining the Legends an added Bonus for Wood - Telegraph, November 17, 2005