Rugby World Cup

Rugby Union
Events

USA Rugby is taking the first official steps towards a likely bid to host the Rugby World Cup by conducting and financing a feasibility study to explore the operational and financial capabilities of hosting…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

State-owned railway company SNCF and building equipment rental firm Loxam have become the latest official sponsors of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, as French organisers announced they have filled all eight…
Rugby Union
Events

This year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship is in danger of not going ahead as planned due to the second wave of Covid-19 cases in expected host country New Zealand, and infections in the Argentina s…
Athletics
Events

Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has announced that it will select the next two hosts for both its men’s and women’s World Cups at the same time, running a joint bidding process for the four events.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Rugby Australia has appointed two-time World Cup winner Phil Kearns as the executive director of its bid for the 2027 edition of the national team tournament
Rugby Union
Events

The Russian Rugby Federation has been given a major boost to its mooted bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, after confirming that the country’s president Vladimir Putin has backed the proposal.
Cricket
Events

The Thai football league season may restart earlier than planned due to pressure from domestic broadcast partner TrueVisions, the Football Association of Thailand has said - Bangkok Post
Rugby Union
Events

Nearly £4.3bn ($5.37bn/€4.75
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby is in talks to sell its main shirt sponsorship inventory, from the All Blacks down to U20 level, to a single investor
Australian Rules Football
Events

The governor of Tokyo has questioned whether the Olympic Games can go ahead next year without an international deal on travel and quarantine
Rugby Union
Events

Francis Baron, the former chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has devised a financial rescue plan for the sport that would centre on a World Cup-style tournament held across the U…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced British sports apparel brand Umbro as its new kit supplier
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup remain confident about the sponsorship prospects for the tournament, despite the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak
Rugby Union
Events

Australia has emerged as the front-runner to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup after it emerged that Argentina is set to end its bid to stage the event
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Matthew Glendinning looks at the recent commercial fortunes of the AFL and Rugby Australia, and how sponsorship revenues and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected the properties.
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has said it may still be possible to schedule international rugby matches this November although it appears increasingly likely that Northern Hemisphere countries’ s…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby has signed up event services company GL Events group as the first tournament sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup