The International Rugby Hall of Fame (IRHOF) was a

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for

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. It was created in 1997 in

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and is run as a charitable trust with an address at

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. Most of the

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s 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 then–IRB Hall of Fame, which then was renamed the

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1997 Inductees

1999 Inductees

2001 Inductees

2003 Inductees

2005 Inductees

2007 Inductees

Inductees per nation

External links

archive of Official website
- Telegraph, November 17, 2005 * * {{cite news , url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3014507/Clear-case-for-Pullin-to-enter-the-Hall-of-Fame.html , title = Clear case for Pullin to enter the Hall of Fame , publisher = The Telegraph , location = London , first = Brandan , last = Gallagher , date = 10 October 2001 , access-date = 31 July 2014 Awards established in 1997 Halls of fame in New Zealand World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees Lists of rugby union players Rugby union museums and halls of fame