Rugby Union

Rugby Union
Fan Engagement

SportBusiness takes a look at the All Blacks Experience, newly-opened facility in Auckland celebrating New Zealand rugby union's national teams the All Blacks and the Black Ferns.
Rugby Union
Events

The emergence of new strains of Covid-19 in the UK and South Africa have cast doubt over whether the British and Irish Lions rugby union tour to South Africa tour can go ahead as planned this year
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Rugby Australia has confirmed the appointment of Andy Marinos as its new chief executive officer following his unanimous endorsement from its board
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

French DIY chain Brico Dépôt has become a sponsor of French rugby union’s Top 14 in a deal that will begin with this weekend’s round of matches. T
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

UK telco operator BT has extended its sponsorship of the four professional rugby regions in Wales for a further three years
Rugby Union
Media

BT Sport has finalised its retention of domestic broadcast rights to Premiership Rugby in an agreement that will extend the UK pay-television broadcaster’s coverage to 2024.
Rugby Union
Events

The Hong Kong Rugby Union and World Rugby have rescheduled the 2021 Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens from April 2-4 to November 5-7
Rugby Union
Media

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is reportedly closing in on an extension to its rights deal with Premiership Rugby after electing not to pursue a compensation claim for disruption to the rugby union…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos is being lined up to be the next chief executive of Rugby Australia, according to media reports
Rugby Union
Marketing

Two Circles CEO Gareth Balch explains why 2021 will present a once-in-a-generation opportunity to grow the world’s engagement with sport – making it more important than ever to be a sports marketer
Baseball
Events

Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
Rugby Union
Media

Sky and Amazon have struck a carriage deal in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Austria, making Amazon’s premium football content available to certain Sky subscribers for the first time.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have added telco Orange as the latest sponsor of the event
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Logistics company DHL Express has signed as the official logistics provider for the 2021 British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa
Football
Governance

The Scottish government has announced that it will release £55m (€60m/$73m) in emergency funding for sports which have missed out on vital ticketing revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic. 
Rugby Union
Events

Backers of a new world championship for leading club rugby union teams are increasingly optimistic the first edition can be launched in 2022, according to UK newspaper The Telegraph
Esports
Events

Sanzaar says it is open to hosting the Rugby Championship in a centralised location again after this year’s edition was reduced to three teams and played entirely in Australia due to the Covid-19 pandemic –…
Rugby Union
Media

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a two-year broadcast deal for rights to European Professional Club Rugby competitions