International 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
  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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  • 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.