The World Rugby Hall of Fame covers players, coaches, administrators, match officials, institutions and other individuals.
[1] The Hall of Fame recognises the history and important contributions to the game, through one or more induction ceremonies that have been held annually except in 2010.
[4] The second induction to the Hall of Fame took place in Paris on 21 October 2007, the night after the 2007 Rugby World Cup final.
[7] For 2011, induction ceremonies were held at various locations around the world,[8][9] with the year's final ceremony taking place as part of the 2011 IRB Awards on 24 October in Auckland, the day after the Rugby World Cup final in that city.
According to the IRB, it "celebrates Rugby's expansion to become a global sport played by millions of men and women worldwide.