Rugby World Cup
Events

UK Sport has outlined its event plans for the next decade, with World Cups in football, rugby union, cricket and hockey among 97 competitions included on a list of hosting opportunities
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby has signed up Asahi Group, the Japanese alcoholic and soft drinks company, as a global sponsor for the next edition of the Rugby World Cup, which is being held in France in 2023
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Media

World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union, is in the midst of a media rights invitation to tender in Australia, one of its most lucrative markets, and will invite broadcasters to submit…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Mastercard has extended its long-running association with the Rugby World Cup in a sponsorship renewal
Rugby Union
Events

The four 'home unions' in the UK and Ireland are contemplating a joint bid for the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup after World Rugby launched the host selection process for both the 2027 and 2031 tournaments.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby and its global master licensee IMG will launch the consultation process to select a global sports apparel supplier for all competitions during the 2021 to 2024 period this month
Baseball
Events

Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have added telco Orange as the latest sponsor of the event
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Industry Moves

Brett Gosper, chief executive of World Rugby since 2012, is leaving the organisation to become the National Football League’s head of Europe and UK.
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby is changing the way it awards the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups in an attempt to make the process more transparent and bring it in line with host selection best-practice.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has renewed with long-term sponsor, transport provider RATP Group
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Sponsorship & Marketing

South Africa Rugby has extended its contract with multinational automotive brand Land Rover
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Events

Australia’s bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been boosted with the federal government reaffirming its support by granting an additional A$8.8m (€5.3m/$6.2m) in funding.
Basketball
Events

Two torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays at the postponed Tokyo Games next summer have started an eight-month tour of Tokyo
Rugby Union
Governance

Russia is campaigning for a greater say in World Rugby and its planned bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup could be strengthened after the vice-president of the Rugby Union of Russia, Kirill Yashenkov,…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Rugby World Cup France 2023 organising committee has brought in French media and entertainment company Vivendi as ‘Official Entertainment Sponsor’ for the tournament.
Rugby Union
Events

Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing agency owned by Bruin Sports Capital, has been named as the official ticketing marketing agency in the UK and Ireland for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby has signed an extension with long-term sponsor, Société Générale, making the French bank the first company to become a top-tier worldwide sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will be …