Ligue Nationale de Rugby
LNR claims French first with league-wide NFT platform
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has claimed a first for a French sports body with the launch of a league-wide NFT project through agreements with Web3 technology specialists Bamg Sports and LegendaryPlays
French government unveils energy reduction plans for sport
Sports bodies and venues in France will introduce energy-saving measures over the coming months as part of government plans to cut energy use by 10 per cent over the next two years
LNR deal marks Alain Afflelou’s rugby return
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has signed optician brand Alain Afflelou as a sponsor of its flagship Top 14 league.
LNR issues NFT tender process
Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organising body of the top two divisions of French club rugby union, is seeking partners to deliver a global non-fungible token (NFT) offering
Stade Vélodrome to host Top 14 final in 2024
Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome will host the final of France’s Top 14 rugby union club competition in 2024, with the Stade de France set to be unavailable due to Paris’s staging of the summer Olympic Games.
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LNR toasts new deal with Cordier by InVivo
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby has agreed a two-season sponsorship deal with Cordier by InVivo, a co-operative for the winemaking industry.
Ex-Stade Toulousain president Bouscatel to succeed Goze as LNR president
René Bouscatel, the former president of French Top 14 club Stade Toulousain, has been elected president of France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), the rugby union body that operates the country’s Top …
EPCR suspends Champions, Challenge Cups after French government verdict
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced the suspension of its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions after the French government ruled that the participation of Top 14 clubs at the…
International rugby to restart in October
The World Rugby Council has approved dates for a temporary international calendar in 2020, paving the way for the Six Nations to resume in October
Duracell backs Supersevens in Lagardère-brokered deal
The Lagardère Sports agency has brokered a deal between France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) and Duracell for the battery manufacturer to sponsor the Supersevens, a new professional rugby sevens ch…
Lagardère brokers PPA sponsorship for France’s Supersevens
PPA Business School has been announced as an official supplier of the Supersevens, a new professional rugby sevens championship in France, in a deal brokered by the Lagardère Sports agency.
Extenso Group titles inaugural rugby Supersevens in France
French rugby union’s governing body, the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has signed a title deal with professional services firm the Extenso Group for the first professional rugby sevens championship i…
LNR to launch rugby sevens competition on Feb 1
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby, the governing body of the Top 14, will launch its new Super Sevens competition on February 1 next year, it said on Tuesday
Domestic Top 14 rights tender set for late January
Paul Goze, the president of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, has said that the auction for the domestic rights to the Top 14, the top division of rugby union in France, will take place before the end of January.
Barcelona’s Camp Nou to host Top 14 final
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), the governing body of the Top 14, has announced that the final of the 2015-16 season of the top division of French club rugby union will be played at Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium.