Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby seeks new business development head as McCubbin moves on
Scott McCubbin, Premiership Rugby’s head of business development, has left his role and the league has started its search for his replacement.
Premiership Rugby secures live free-to-air platform with ITV deal
The top tier of English club rugby union will return to free-to-air television after Premiership Rugby agreed a new rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV
Fuller’s London Pride signs Premiership Rugby beer deal
Premiership Rugby has named Fuller’s London Pride as the league’s official beer in a multi-year agreement announced today (Wednesday).
Premiership Rugby receives insurance of Gallagher title sponsor extension
US-based insurance firm Gallagher has extended its title sponsorship agreement with Premiership Rugby in a ‘multi-year’ renewal announced this morning.
Premiership Rugby appoints RFU’s Massie-Taylor as new CEO
Premiership Rugby, the organising body of the top division of English club rugby union, has today (Tuesday) ended its six-month search for a new chief executive by appointing Rugby Football Union chief…
Consortium agrees £32m Saracens takeover deal
A consortium which includes the South African World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar has agreed a deal worth £32m (€37m/$43m) to acquire Premiership Rugby side Saracens FC.
Premiership Rugby outlines Pitch-aided international distribution, including Stan Sport deal
Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
Premiership Rugby extends freeze on relegation, will expand to 14 clubs from 2022
The Rugby Football Union Council has voted to extend the freeze on relegation from the Premiership and second-tier Championship for a further two seasons, a move which will see England's top rugby union…
Childs resigns as Premiership Rugby CEO, handed CVC advisory role
Darren Childs has resigned from his position as chief executive of Premiership Rugby to “focus on a wide range of business interests” and has been named an adviser to CVC Capital Partners, the private equ…
Premiership rugby clubs propped up with £88m government funding package
English Premiership rugby union clubs will receive £88m (€103.3m/$121.6m
Relegation put on ice for rugby’s Premiership
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council has cast a “strong majority vote” in favour of no relegation from the Premiership or the second-tier Championship for the 2020-21 season, with further talks over lea…
Premiership Rugby abandons plan to scrap relegation ‘after BT intervention’
Premiership Rugby’s plan to halt relegation and grow its league to 13 clubs next season has been put on hold due to opposition from pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, its domestic broadcast rights-holder.
Premiership Rugby extends with Land Rover in CSM-supported deal
Premiership Rugby has extended its long-term association with automotive manufacturer Land Rover
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…
BT Sport and Premiership Rugby finalise TV rights renewal
BT Sport has finalised its retention of domestic broadcast rights to Premiership Rugby in an agreement that will extend the UK pay-television broadcaster’s coverage to 2024.
BT Sport ‘drops Premiership Rugby rebate’ in pursuit of new deal
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is reportedly closing in on an extension to its rights deal with Premiership Rugby after electing not to pursue a compensation claim for disruption to the rugby union…
Free season ticket holder access as BT Sport to air all Premiership Rugby matches
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is to broadcast all Premiership Rugby matches played behind closed doors this season and will offer free access to club season ticket holders until at least the end…
The Famous Grouse sponsorship hat-trick includes Premiership and Lions deals
The Famous Grouse, the blended Scotch whisky brand, has completed a trio of rugby union sponsorship agreements