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Thu 05 May 2007Calendar a priority for new forumFollowing fast on the rapprochement exhibited by the stakeholders in European rugby, the first ever forum involving all of the stakeholders in the world game is due to meet this year to discuss the international calendar. No date or venue has yet been set for the meeting.Following a 15-month analysis of the international game by financial services company Deloitte, the International Rugby Board (IRB), announced yesterday that this forum will take place in order to discuss and to possibly rearrange the current calendar. That could mean that the traditional windows for international matches involving the Irish team in the autumn series and in June could be changed.