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

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🙌 A Landmark Moment for Rugby 🙌 Player welfare takes centre stage 🏉💪 For the first time, global guidelines have been approved to protect players from excessive demands — on and off the pitch. What this means: ✨ 5 weeks guaranteed time off every year ✨ 30-game season max

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

BREAKING: DAN CARTER is honoured with the @IntRugbyPlayers Special Merit Award, 2025 at the @WorldRugby Awards in London. @DanCarter 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

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

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

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.

‼️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

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

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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 https://t.co/fCSq920kfj for more

🚨 New release: World Players Association launches 'Best Practice Guidance for Maternity and Parental Policies in Sport' — setting new global standards for athlete-parents. 🔗 https://t.co/in0OMxjfDw #WorldPlayersUnited #AthleteParents #MaternityRights

Loved our @89combo chat this week, @haribaldijones & I caught up with fmr ABs great Conrad Smith from @IntRugbyPlayers to find out just how broad a brushstroke the concept of 'player welfare' is. Really interesting. 📺 https://t.co/dzsZgdTrmw

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

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

When players secure their right to a safe and healthy workplace, the entire sport benefits. For @IntRugbyPlayers'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.

International Rugby Players staff members @RachaelBurf12 and Ben Broster presenting awards at the #WorldRugbyAwards in Monaco on Sunday night!

A great moment for @V_Cornborough receiving her @IntRugbyPlayers Special Merit Award last night at the #WorldRugbyAwards 👏👏