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When Y11 Sports & Media, the new owners of Ospreys Rugby, appointed City Football Group and former Manchester City executive Nick Garcia to be the club’s chief executive this March, it served notice of the scale of its ambitions for the side. SportBusiness speaks to Garcia about how he plans to turn the Welsh rugby union team into a globally-recognised brand.
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Events

Cross-border rugby union competition the Pro14 has today (Tuesday) announced it has forged an agreement with four South African clubs to launch as the United Rugby Championship, with talks being held over…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

British sportswear brand Umbro has further enhanced its rugby union portfolio by agreeing a new five-year deal with Welsh Pro14 team Ospreys
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby union competition Pro14 Rugby has signed up whisky distillery Loch Lomond Whiskies as its latest sponsor
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Sponsorship & Marketing

UK telco operator BT has extended its sponsorship of the four professional rugby regions in Wales for a further three years
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Events

Backers of a new world championship for leading club rugby union teams are increasingly optimistic the first edition can be launched in 2022, according to UK newspaper The Telegraph
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Irish Pro14 rugby union club Munster has announced that Musgrave Park will revert to its original name after a mutual agreement was reached to bring an early end to a stadium naming rights deal with Independent…
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Finance & Law

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has posted a loss of €35.7m ($42.2m) for the 2019-20 season as the governing body continues to deal with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Welsh rugby club Scarlets has signed a three-year ‘official travel partner’ deal with Clarity Sports, and its consumer travel provider, Sportsbreaks.com.
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Events

Pro14 Rugby has stated it is in “early discussions” with SA Rugby to expand the number of South African franchises in the cross-border league, while it has introduced a Monday Night Rugby concept for the…
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Events

The Pro14 cross-border rugby union club competition will not feature any matches involving South African teams until at least 2021 after Port Elizabeth-based outfit Southern Kings voluntarily withdrew…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Clarity Sports has announced a renewed partnership with Pro14 rugby union side Ulster Rugby to continue as the club’s official team and business travel partner for the next three seasons.
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Finance & Law

SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa, has assumed management control of the Southern Kings, describing the move as a “last resort” to save the Pro14 team.
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Events

European private equity company CVC Capital Partners is close to buying stakes in the Six Nations and Pro14 rugby competitions, as part of wider plans to 'reshape' the sport's global competition structure,…
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Finance & Law

Ireland’s competition regulator has cleared CVC’s deal to invest in the Pro14 rugby competition, provided it alerts the competition authority if it goes onto acquire a stake in the Six Nations.
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Events

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is set to increase its interest in European rugby union after agreeing a deal in principle to acquire a 27-per-cent stake in cross-border league the Pro14
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Media

Highlights from rugby union’s Pro14 will return to public-service television in the UK after the BBC struck a deal to show an hour-long programme on Sunday and Monday evenings.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Wealth management company McCrea Financial Services will continue as a sponsor of PRO14 rugby union club Glasgow Warriors for another two years