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The English Rugby Football Union has confirmed its intention to bid for the 2031 World Cup and is now set to go it alone in an effort to land the tournament, according to The Guardian
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Sponsorship & Marketing

South African telco Vodacom has become the South African market title sponsor of the pan-national United Rugby Championship for the next four seasons, from 2021-22 to 2024-25
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Media

Rugby union’s cross-border United Rugby Championship will be showcased on free-to-air television in Italy thanks to an agreement announced this afternoon (Tuesday) with commercial broadcaster Mediaset.
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World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin has said a biennial Rugby World Cup would be an “interesting concept” but would need substantial stakeholder engagement before being considered.
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The Infront agency has been named as an 'Official Hospitality Partner' for 15 games at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
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Sponsorship & Marketing

French Top 14 rugby union club Toulouse has signed employment solutions specialists Actual group as a sponsor.  The deal was signed ahead of the 2021-22 season, which began on September 5. 
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Social media platform Facebook has become the 'Official Social Media Services Supplier' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be hosted in France
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Events

Plans have today (Tuesday) been revealed for a new franchise-based rugby union tournament, which intends to see the world’s best male and female players compete in 12-a-side teams annually around the w…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Capgemini, the French multinational information technology services and consulting group, has become a 'Worldwide Partner' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the second new addition to the portfolio of top-tier…
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Events

World Rugby has cancelled its Sevens Series events in Cape Town and Singapore this year due to “ongoing and variable impacts” of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Industry Moves

World Rugby has appointed Richard Heaselgrave to the new role of chief revenue and fan engagement officer
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French commercial broadcaster TF1 has extended its Rugby World Cup rights deal to take in next year’s postponed edition of the women’s tournament in New Zealand, plus France’s staging of the men’s event i…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby has agreed a two-season sponsorship deal with Cordier by InVivo, a co-operative for the winemaking industry.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The English Rugby Football Union has signed a sponsorship contract with automotive manufacturer Honda UK
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Events

A new format of the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby club competition will launch in 2022, with two new Pacific Islands teams joining the existing five teams each from Australia and New Zealand
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The United Rugby Championship, the rebranded tournament previously known as Pro14, has agreed a deal for UK public-service broadcaster the BBC to show the tournament in Wales and Northern Ireland, as well…
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French construction services company Altrad will become the new main jersey sponsor of the All Blacks rugby union team after it finalised a six-year deal with New Zealand Rugby
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New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia have agreed a new Super Rugby format, despite mounting frustrations between the two governing bodies