Rugby Union
France Télévisions strikes deal to retain Six Nations
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has reached an agreement in principle to retain rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship.
Covid-19 continues to plague Diamond League events in China, rugby in Japan
The two Diamond League athletics events due to take place in China later this year have been cancelled because of the country’s quarantine requirements and travel restrictions, World Athletics has announced.
Casino Brands signs with FFR, as IHG strikes EPCR deal
Food distribution group Casino Brands has signed as an Official Partner of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a three-year sponsorship until 2024.
Rugby Australia cuts losses as media rights income hits A$40m
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.
SA Rugby posts R8.9m surplus as Alexander re-elected as president
South Africa Rugby has reported a surplus of R8.9m (€536,000/$564,000) for the 2021 financial year, while its president Mark Alexander has been re-elected for another four years.
Castore furthers rugby presence with Scarlets deal
Castore has signed its latest kit supply deal in rugby union with Welsh club Scarlets
NZ Rugby records first profit since 2017, media rights income hits NZ$80m
New Zealand Rugby has recorded its first profit since 2017 after revenue increased by 36 per cent to NZ$188.8m ($123m/€116.8m) during another challenging year for the rugby union association.
Mansell and Y11 Sport & Media acquire Hurricanes stakes
Hong Kong-based investment group Y11 Sport & Media and Horowhenua-Kāpiti Rugby Football Union director Richard Mansell have acquired minority stakes in the Hurricanes rugby union franchise.
Koesio latest addition to RWC Official Supporters group
The organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France have added numerical services specialist Koesio to the group of Official Supporters
Warner Bros. Discovery secures free-to-air Women’s RWC rights in Spark deal
New Zealand telecoms operator Spark has finalised a deal with media company Warner Bros
NZR-Silver Lake deal delayed after provinces request information
The proposed private equity investment deal by Silver Lake in rugby union in New Zealand has been delayed after the country's provincial unions requested more information on the agreement and more time…
BeIN to show World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and Mena; CBC strikes deal in Canada
Pan-regional pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and all 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
SCG, Optus Stadium and Suncorp Stadium named as venues for England tour of Australia
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…
New Zealand returns to World Rugby Sevens Series in time for Singapore event
The upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series event in Singapore will feature all 16 of the circuit’s teams for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed.
BT Sport extends backing of Premier 15s
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended its commitment to the Premier 15s, the top-tier club competition of English women’s rugby union.
RWC2023 adds to Official Supporter tier with PPA Business School
The organisers of the men's Rugby World Cup 2023 have signed up PPA Business School to the tournament’s sponsorship portfolio.
Italian Rugby Federation secures extended front-of-shirt deal with Bitpanda
The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has extended and expanded its main shirt sponsorship agreement with digital investment platform Bitpanda
Australia named ‘preferred candidate’ for 2029 women’s Rugby World Cup
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