Eng Martin Johnson Nominated for IRB Hall of Fame

England's Martin Johnson Nominated for the IRB Hall of Fame along with Jonah Lomu Public voting has begun for the 2008 IRB Hall of Fame. The induction process is controlled by a six-strong panel of well-known rugby media personalities: Don Cameron of New Zealand, Gerald Davies of Wales, Henri Garcia of France, Norman Mair of Scotland, Pablo Mamone of Argentina and Nigel Starmer-Smith of England

England's Martin Johnson Nominated for the IRB Hall of Fame

Public voting has begun for the 2008 induction into the IRB Hall of Fame, which will take place later this year at the IRB Awards.

Last year, for the first time, members of the public were invited to cast their vote by email on nominees from three different centuries of rugby and Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Wilson Whinerary, Dr Danie Craven, Gareth Edwards and John Eales were inducted in November in Paris. They joined William Webb Ellis and Rugby School, the first entrants in 2006.

Martin Johnson and Jonah Lomu are two of the 21st Century nominees for the IRB Hall this year.

The IRB Induction Panel has compiled a list of candidates for the 2008 Induction, again divided into three sections:

- 19th Century
- 20th Century

Rugby followers around the world can now vote for a maximum of two candidates from both the 19th Century and 20th Century and one from the 21st Century, simply by noting down the reference number(s) of the candidate and emailing halloffame@irb.com.

More information on the voting and nominees to be found at   www.irb.com