BUENOS AIRES -- La International Rugby Board tiene pensado eventos durante 2014 y 2015 para darle lugar a las estrellas del pasado, con la inclusión de 37 jugadores al Hall of Fame, donde ya estaban los argentinos Agustín Pichot y Hugo Porta.
Se destacan las presencias del sudafricano Joost van der Westhuizen y de los ex All Blacks John Kirwan, Sean Fitzpatrick y Grant Fox. Además, el ex Wallaby Tim Horan y el irlandés Keith Wood.
LOS 37 NUEVOS: Fred Allen, Bill Beaumont, Phil Bennett, Naas Botha, Gordon Brown, Don Clarke, Gerald Davies, Mervyn Davies, Morne du Plessis, Ieuan Evans, Sean Fitzpatrick, Grant Fox, Danie Gerber, Tim Horan, Andy Irvine, Carwyn James, Barry John, Michael Jones, Tom Kiernan, Ian Kirkpatrick, John Kirwan, Jason Leonard, Michael Lynagh, Bill McLaren, Terry McLean, Jo Maso, Colin Meads, Graham Mourie, Hennie Muller, George Nepia, Gwyn Nicholls, Jean-Pierre Rives, Fergus Slattery, Joost van der Westhuizen, Wavell Wakefield, JPR Williams, Keith Wood
LA LISTA COMPLETA DEL HALL OF FAME: William Webb Ellis y Rugby School, Pierre de Coubertin, Danie Craven, Wilson Whineray, Gareth Edwards, John Eales, Joseph Astbury Warbrick y el equipo de Nueva Zelanda 1888, Ned Haig y Melrose RFC, Jack Kyle, Hugo Porta, Philippe Sella, William Maclagan, Barry Heatlie, Benjamin Osler, Cliff Morgan, Tony O'Reilly, Frederik de Preez, Sydney Millar, Willie John McBride, Ian McGeechan, Jean Prat, Andre y Guy Boniface, Lucien Mias, Serge Blanco, Harry Vassall y Alan Rotherham, Cardiff RFC y Francis Escott Hancock, David Gallagher, William Percy Carpmael y The Barbarians FC, Mike Gibson, Ian Roger Vanderfield, Richard Littlejohn, Nicholas Shehadie, John Kendal-Carpenter, David Kirk, Brian Lochore, Nick Farr-Jones, Bob Dwyer, Francois Pienaar, George Christie, Rod MacQueen, Gareth Rees, Clive Woodward, Jonah Lomu, Jake White, Brian Lima, Agustin Pichot, Martin Johnson, John Smit, Gordon Tietjens, Ian y Donald Campbell, Yoshihiro Sakata, Romanian Rugby team, USA Olympic team, Richard y Kennedy Tsimba, Alfred Hamersley, Vladimir Iliushin, Waisale Serevi, Gavin Hastings, Ronnie Dawson, Bleddyn Williams y Jack Matthews, David Bedell-Sivright, Robert Seddon (y el equipo de 1888), John Thornett, George Gregan, Mark Ella, Ken Catchpole, David Campese, Thomas Lawton, Colin Meads, George Nepia, Don Clarke, Sean Fitzpatrick, Michael Jones, Ian Kirkpatrick, John Kirwan, Fred Allen, Grant Fox, Terry McLean, Graham Mourie, Michael Lynagh, Tim Horan, Wavell Wakefield, Bill Beaumont, Jason Leonard, Jean-Pierre Rives, Jo Maso, Keith Wood, Tom Kiernan, Fergus Slattery, Andy Irvine, Gordon Brown, Bill McLaren, Gavin Hastings, Morne du Plessis, Hennie Muller, Naas Botha, Danie Gerber, Joost van der Westhuizen, Barry John, JPR Williams, Gerald Davies, Carwyn James, Mervyn Davies, Phil Bennett, Gwyn Nicholls, Ieuan Evans.