The World Academy of Sport has announced at the International Rugby Board ( IRB ) General Assembly in Paris that it will deliver administrator programmes through the newly established “IRB Administrators Academy” to IRB member unions.
The IRB Administrators Academy is a joint initiative of the World Academy of Sport and the IRB, and was officially launched today during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.


This marks the establishment of the fourth in a series of partnerships between World Academy of Sport and International Sport Federations in order to establish educational academies. The IRB has long recognised the need to provide educational opportunities for stakeholders involved in Rugby and have found in the World Academy of Sport, a delivery partner that meets the needs of their administrators. All administrator programmes will be produced in conjunction with Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester.

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