World Rugby confirms Hall of Fame inductees for 2021

The six inductees excel within two themes selected by the Hall of Fame panel for 2021, rugby sevens and the Olympic Games in a big Olympic year, and the 150th anniversary of the first international match between Scotland and England in March 1871.

An icon of Fijian rugby, having led the sevens team to Olympic glory in Rio in 2016 as well as back-to-back HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series titles in 2015 and 2016.

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games was a fitting stage for one of Kenyan rugby’s greats to bow out on. A veteran of 12 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, from 2004-16, Kayange, along with his brother Collins Injera, was a mainstay of a Kenyan team feared for its strength and athleticism.

A tough athlete physically and mentally, Manuel was a brilliant dual international who knew her way to the try line for New Zealand in both sevens and 15s.

McAfee’s place in Australian rugby history was assured when she led her country to glory in the inaugural women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens competition in Dubai in March 2009.

As England’s youngest captain for 57 years, Will Carling presided over one of the most successful periods in the team’s history.

The former headmaster won 25 caps for Scotland, 10 as captain, and made eight test appearances for the British and Irish Lions, on two tours, in 1966 and 1968, before becoming one of the most revered coaches in the game.