Rugby Union

Alan Gilpin has today (Thursday) been named World Rugby’s chief executive on a permanent basis, after serving in a temporary capacity for the past two months.

World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union, is in the midst of a media rights invitation to tender in Australia, one of its most lucrative markets, and will invite broadcasters to submit…

Japanese rugby's Top League is targeting star players from England and other Northern Hemisphere nations to join its clubs, in ambitious plans to make the competition the best league in the world

Major League Rugby has partnered with global rugby union content platform RugbyPass to create the free streaming and digital content service The Rugby Network ahead of the 2021 season.

World Rugby has announced the launch of WXV, a new three-tier 15s competition that will see a full overhaul of the global women’s international calendar starting in 2023. 

The British & Irish Lions have signed up English beer brand Fuller’s London Pride as a sponsor.

England’s 23-20 victory over France in rugby union’s Six Nations on Saturday was watched by a peak audience of 8.2 million viewers on French public-service broadcaster France 2.

CVC's £365m investment to acquire a 14.3 per-cent stake in the Six Nations rugby championship will encourage the six unions to think more collectively and instil a more professional approach in rugby union according to sources familiar with the deal. Ben Cronin reports.

World Rugby has appointed South African agency Megapro as its exclusive sponsorship sales agent for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, which is taking place in Cape Town

Private equity giant CVC Capital Partners has today (Thursday) sealed its investment deal with Six Nations Rugby, the official organising body of rugby unions’ Six Nations Championship and Autumn Internationals.

World Rugby has reached an agreement with Rugby Australia to stream live coverage of the Super Rugby Australia competition in selected markets, including the UK and Ireland

World Rugby’s Executive Committee has formally authorised a recommendation to postpone this year's Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand to 2022.

Rugby Australia is stepping up its efforts to secure private equity investment as it looks to prop up finances that were already stretched even before the Covid-19 pandemic

Major League Rugby has made its first significant move into the sports betting industry by striking a data and streaming partnership with sports data company Genius Sports

The British and Irish Lions have signed up insurance firm Royal London to their sponsorship portfolio

The British and Irish Lions have turned down a bid by Rugby Australia to host this summer’s tour against South Africa.