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International Rugby Hall of Fame

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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.