Rugby Union

Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese consumer appliances firm TCL has become a sponsor of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a three-year deal announced today (Thursday)
Rugby Union
Media

TF1 has agreed a sublicensing deal with fellow French commercial broadcaster M6 and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions for rights to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which France is hosting from S…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Japan's revamped rugby union league, Rugby League One, has reported revenue of 3.3bn yen ($25m/€23m) and a surplus of 270m yen ($2m/€1.9m) in its first financial year. Sponsorship revenue generated 2.1bn
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

French Top 14 rugby union team Stade Français has signed climatic and thermal solutions company Airwell as a major sponsor in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Rugby Sevens
Events

The Qatar Rugby Federation has expressed an interest in hosting a British & Irish Lions Test match in 2025 as part of plans to bring more major sports to the country following the Fifa World Cup
Rugby Union
Governance

Bernard Laporte has decided to abide by a recommendation from the Ethics Committee of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to step aside as president of the governing body, ahead of a meeting with Sports…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Australian Super Rugby Pacific team Western Force have said they are reviewing their sponsorship agreements with Altrad Group after the French construction engineering company’s f…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Bernard Laporte, president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), has stepped down as vice-chairman of World Rugby after he received a two-year suspended prison sentence for corruption
Rugby Union
Governance

Premiership Rugby has outlined plans to “relaunch” the top tier of English club rugby union, with Rob Calder, commercial director of the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been recently appointed to …
Rugby Union
Media

Streaming platform Eleven Italy has acquired domestic rights to European club rugby union tournament the Challenge Cup
Rugby Union
Media

Infront and River Media Partners have distributed broadcast rights for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to broadcasters spanning over 100 countries ahead of the start of the new season tonight
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Patsy Reddy has been appointed as the first female chair of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) as the governing body prepares to declare another financial loss for 2022
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) and the top-tier Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) have teamed up with conglomerate Sony to establish a new marketing company
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions
Rugby Union
Events

Rugby Australia (RA) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have sealed a deal securing the long-term future of Super Rugby Pacific following a year in which the club competition has been called into question amid…
Rugby Union
Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has further strengthened its rugby union coverage in Southeast Asia by agreeing a two-season rights deal for European club competitions the Champions Cup and Challenge…
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has outlined a new framework for the future of its Sevens World Series, with plans to transform the competition into a “sportainment” brand with fully combined and equal men’s and women’s tournam…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Six Nations Rugby’s chief executive Ben Morel is to leave at the end of the current 2022-23 season. Six Nations announced this afternoon that Morel “decided to step down”. M