Rugby Union

Rugby Union
Stadia

Sports Travel & Hospitality UK is to sell 2023 Rugby World Cup hospitality packages in England, Scotland and Wales
Rugby Union
Media

RugbyPass, the global digital rugby union platform owned by pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand, has agreed an exclusive long-term deal with virtual sports exchange ASX Sports that will bring NFT-enabled…
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Events

Sports events have begun to be affected as authorities around the world seek a quick response to the risks posed by the new 'Omicron' Covid variant
Rugby Union
Stadia

Premiership Rugby, the organising body of the top division of English club rugby union, has agreed a deal with Ticketmaster Sport to become the competition’s 'Official Ticketing Partner' for the next f…
Rugby Union
Governance

Six Nations Rugby has announced the appointment of Rohan Dunne as non-executive chairman of the newly-formed Six Nations Board, effective from January 1, 2022
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Hotel operator Accor has won the naming rights to Stadium Australia, formerly known as ANZ Stadium, which will now be called Accor Stadium under a seven-year deal
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

UK-based sportswear brand Castore has been named as the new kit supplier to the Samoan national rugby union team
Rugby Union
Media

Commercial broadcaster TV Asahi has acquired rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 until the end of the season.
Rugby Union
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…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Logistics company DHL has been added as a sponsor of rugby union’s Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. EPCR has announced DHL as its ‘Official Logistics Partner’. U
Rugby Union
Marketing

The United Rugby Championship, the rebranded tournament previously known as Pro14, has announced a new collaboration with Roc-Nation-owned music platform Equity Distribution (EQ) that will give it access…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

French insurance company GMF has expanded its involvement in rugby union by signing as a sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union
Events

The Hong Kong Rugby Union has been forced to further postpone its flagship rugby sevens tournament until November 2022 amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding travel measures for teams due to Covid-19
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rugby has extended its association with Land Rover as the automotive manufacturer becomes a sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

France’s National Rugby League (LNR) has signed an extension to its sponsorship contract with battery manufacturer Duracell.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have signed up Mitsubishi Electric as a supplier of the event
Rugby Union
Events

Diables de Barcelona has been named the first team of a proposed new international club rugby union league that will launch next year, reportedly involving clubs from across Europe and South Africa
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

French hospitality company Accor Group has been unveiled as a national sponsor of the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, while its ResaEvents subsidiary has agreed a deal with the organising…