Rugby Union
Japan Rugby League One takes club game into new era with ‘hybrid’ commercial model
Hajime Shoji, the COO of Japan's domestic rugby union league, explains how the competition has been extensively remodelled to capitalise on a surge of interest in rugby in Japan following the country's hosting of the 2019 World Cup.
Cardiff Rugby adds Ogi as on-shirt sponsor
United Rugby Championship team Cardiff Rugby has announced broadband company Ogi as a new on-kit sponsor.
The three-season deal will begin with the 2022-23 season
HBS appointed as Rugby World Cup host broadcaster
Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, has been awarded the host broadcast contract for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, along with the women’s Rugby World Cup taking p…
TikTok named Women’s Six Nations’ first title sponsor as part of wider deal
Six Nations Rugby has signed short-form social media video platform TikTok as the title sponsor of the Women’s Six Nations in a deal announced this morning that also includes rights to the men’s Six Nat…
Papa John’s joins Scottish Rugby portfolio
Global pizza delivery brand Papa John’s has signed as the official pizza and takeaway partner of Scottish Rugby.
Breitling signs first timing category deal across men’s and women’s Six Nations
Six Nations Rugby has signed up luxury watchmaker Breitling to its sponsorship portfolio
Turnstile appointed as EPCR’s sponsorship valuation agency
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has appointed the Turnstile agency to deliver sponsorship valuation services across its commercial portfolio for both the Heineken Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge…
Sky NZ takes naming rights to women’s Super Rugby ahead of first season
Broadcaster Sky New Zealand has expanded its association with the country’s Super Rugby Aupiki to include title sponsorship rights.
World Rugby reschedules Sevens Series events in US and Canada
World Rugby has announced rescheduled dates for its Sevens Series events in Los Angeles and Vancouver later this year
Bitpanda signs on as Italy shirt sponsor for Six Nations
Digital investment platform Bitpanda has been unveiled as the main shirt sponsor for the Italian rugby union team at the upcoming Six Nations tournament
Macron replaces Canterbury as World Rugby referee kit supplier
World Rugby has signed up Italian performance wear brand Macron to its sponsorship portfolio
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
RTÉ, Virgin sign off on Six Nations in Ireland as match split revealed
Public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Virgin Media Television, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster, have signed off on their deal to show rugby union’s Six Nations Championship in Ireland.
World Rugby launches plan to take action on climate change
World Rugby has today (Wednesday) launched a new environmental sustainability plan to support global action on climate change, with efforts to be made to cut carbon emissions and deliver climate-positive…
USA Rugby latest national team kit supply deal for Castore
USA Rugby has signed up sports performance wear company Castore as its kit supplier
Stan Sport adds exclusive Six Nations rights to rugby line-up
Australian streaming service Stan Sport has secured exclusive multi-year rights to rugby union’s Six Nations.
Under the deal, Stan will also broadcast the Autumn Nations Series later this year.
Samuelson fills new position of COO at World Rugby
World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, has appointed Charlotte Samuelson to the new role of chief operating officer
Japan cancels sporting events amid rising Covid-19 cases
The opening fixture of the inaugural Japan Rugby League One competition and the B.League all-star basketball game have been cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreaks