A great moment for Vickii Cornborough receiving her InternationalRugbyPlayers Special Merit Award last night at the #WorldRugbyAwards 👏👏

International Rugby Players staff members Rachael Burford and Ben Broster presenting awards at the #WorldRugbyAwards in Monaco on Sunday night!

When players secure their right to a safe and healthy workplace, the entire sport benefits. For InternationalRugbyPlayers's Head of Rugby Operations and former All Black Conrad Smith, the better players are protected, the more the focus can be on the beautiful parts of the game.

Our Men's rugby manager Ben Broster on the panel at the World Players Association Player Health and Safety Summit in Spain today

With all the demands on modern players, it’s crucial they get a minimum standard of rest and recovery. International Rugby Players are working hard to ensure all players have the right to: 🏉 5 consecutive weeks away from rugby every year 🏉 A maximum of 30 matches per year or

Loved our The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast chat this week, Harry Jones & I caught up with fmr ABs great Conrad Smith from InternationalRugbyPlayers to find out just how broad a brushstroke the concept of 'player welfare' is. Really interesting. 📺youtube.com/watch?v=6YJkRs…

🚨 New release: World Players Association launches 'Best Practice Guidance for Maternity and Parental Policies in Sport' — setting new global standards for athlete-parents. 🔗uniglobalunion.org/news/world-pla… #WorldPlayersUnited #AthleteParents #MaternityRights

STATEMENT: "Player voice essential to the future of Rugby Sevens" IRP urges player inclusion in shaping the direction of the Sevens game's direction after new Series model announced. Check out rugbyplayers.org for more

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ATTN PLAYERS! A player load survey will soon be with you - please fill out and share with your team-mates so that YOUR VOICE is heard when it comes to shaping guidelines around match and training load, off seasons, breaks and welfare etc. Please contact us or your local player

‼️RED CARDS‼️ This explainer looks at the difference between permanent red cards and the new 20 minute red card. Here, our Head of Rugby Operations, Conrad Smith, explains what @worldrugby are doing and what referees are looking for. #rugby #redcard #playerwelfare

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. Our thoughts are with their family and loved ones. May they rest in peace.

This is why we love rugby 🫶 The Los Pumas congratulate @allblacks' Codie Taylor on 100 Caps 👏 🎥 Los Pumas #TheRugbyChampionship

New look. Same player voice. International Rugby Players Association. #IRPA #ThePlayersVoice

BREAKING: DAN CARTER is honoured with the InternationalRugbyPlayers Special Merit Award, 2025 at the World Rugby Awards in London. Dan Carter was instrumental in helping us to set up the Global Rugby Players Foundation to help retired players, and he has been a great friend to the

Check out the shortlist for the InternationalRugbyPlayers Women's Try of the Year! What's your favourite?

"This is astonishing!" A stunning coast to coast effort from Maia Joseph and the Black Ferns is the InternationalRugbyPlayers Women's 15s Try of the Year for 2025! #WorldRugbyAwards