Rugby Union

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Governance

France 2023 has sacked its chief executive, Claude Atcher, following the conclusion of an investigation into the workplace culture he oversaw at the local organising committee (GIP) for next year’s Rugby W…
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Media

World Rugby has acquired the RugbyPass digital media platform as part of a seven-year media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
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Media

Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, is to broadcast the women’s Rugby World Cup, which begins tomorrow (Saturday), along with the men’s 2023 tournament.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby will embark on a radical change in commercial strategy after the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in a bid to attract new fans and generate more revenue
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Media

European Professional Club Rugby has renewed a rights agreement in the UK and Ireland with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, while free-to-air deals have also been struck with ITV, RTÉ and S4C.
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Licensing & Merchandising

Hong Kong Rugby Union has announced an agreement with non-fungible tokens (NFT) company NuArca Labs that will see the two launch a digital trading card marketplace ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament
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Sponsorship & Marketing

England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) has secured an agreement with B2B energy supplier Pozitive Energy. The long-term contract began at the start of September.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

SA Rugby, governing body of South African rugby union, has rekindled a relationship with Nike, signing the US sportswear and equipment manufacturer as its new technical apparel provider from 2023
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Media

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired rights to the next two editions of the Rugby World Cup, which will take place in New Zealand and France
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Welsh Rugby Union has signed a sponsorship deal with UK telecoms company Vodafone, with the wide-ranging agreement to focus on growing the game for women and girls
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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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Media

UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights to this year’s Killik Cup rugby union match, which will be contested by British invitational team the Barbarians and a New Zealand All B…
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Media

Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has secured rights in Italy to show the United Rugby Championship across the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday. Warner Bros
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Media

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has agreed a two-season deal for rights to the Top10, the top division of domestic club rugby union
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Sponsorship & Marketing

International foreign exchange company OFX has launched a new sponsorship deal with the United Rugby Championship (URC)
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Governance

New Zealand Rugby has lost NZ$280,000 ($172,000/€170,000) of government funding after failing to meet gender diversity targets.
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Media

BeIN Sports and France Télévisions have renewed their rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union competitions after finalising new four-year deals with European Professional Club Rugby (…