Rugby Australia

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Finance & Law

Australia's richest man, Andrew Forrest, is involved in talks with investors including Silver Lake, CVC Capital Partners and Bruin Sports Capital about acquiring a stake in Rugby Australia's commercial…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby Australia has announced a new sponsorship agreement with RM Williams, bringing the local footwear and clothing brand back into its stable
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Governance

Rugby Australia has received support from its domestic media rights-holder Stan Sport and mining magnate Andrew Forrest as it continues to mull the prospect of exiting the Super Rugby Pacific competition
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Land Rover is thought to have doubled its investment in Rugby Australia when it signed as a major partner and ‘Official Vehicle of the Wallabies’, from 2022 to 2024, in May.
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Finance & Law

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has said Australia could exit trans-Tasman Super Rugby in 2024 for a purely domestic competition
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Luxury automaker Land Rover Australia has renewed its commercial partnership with Rugby Australia until the end of 2024.  L
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Events

World Rugby has today (Thursday) confirmed that the five editions of the various men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments spanning 2025 to 2033 will be held in England, Australia and the USA, res…
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Governance

Rugby Australia cut its losses to A$4.5m ($3.3m/€3.1m) last year after broadcast revenue increased by more than 50 per cent during another rugby union season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Events

The England national rugby union team will face Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time since 1986 as part of a three-match tour of the country later this year, Rugby Australia announced…
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Events

Australia is set to host the women's Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2029 after being named the 'preferred candidate' for the event by World Rugby
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Events

Rugby Australia has welcomed confirmation of further support from the national government for its bid to host the 2027 edition of the men’s Rugby World Cup, with investment to also be provided for a p…
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Technology

Rugby Australia has announced an agreement with ball-tracking technology company Sportable
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Industry Moves

Rugby Australia has appointed James Durbin as its new chief commercial officer, while Marissa Pace has also joined the governing body as chief marketing officer
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Events

The Bledisloe Cup, the annual rugby union competition contested by Australia and New Zealand, has been reduced from three fixtures to two
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian retailer Harvey Norman has signed a new deal as title sponsor of Super Rugby Pacific, the new format of Super Rugby competition, for the 2022 season
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Events

Australia has today (Wednesday) been named by World Rugby as the exclusive ‘Preferred Candidate’ to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with the international federation to enter into “exclusive targeted dialo…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian gas supplier Santos has upgraded its association with Rugby Australia to become a major partner of the Wallabies men’s national rugby union team.
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Events

A new format of the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby club competition will launch in 2022, with two new Pacific Islands teams joining the existing five teams each from Australia and New Zealand