Rugby Union

Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

South Africa Rugby has extended its contract with multinational automotive brand Land Rover
Rugby Union
Events

Australia’s bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been boosted with the federal government reaffirming its support by granting an additional A$8.8m (€5.3m/$6.2m) in funding.
Basketball
Events

Two torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays at the postponed Tokyo Games next summer have started an eight-month tour of Tokyo
Rugby Union
Governance

Russia is campaigning for a greater say in World Rugby and its planned bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup could be strengthened after the vice-president of the Rugby Union of Russia, Kirill Yashenkov,…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Rugby World Cup France 2023 organising committee has brought in French media and entertainment company Vivendi as ‘Official Entertainment Sponsor’ for the tournament.
Cycling
Events

US sportswear and equipment firm Under Armour has agreed to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to global investment firm Francisco Partners for $345m (€295m) – Under Armour Yao
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in Australia to rugby union’s new Autumn Nations Cup and Europe’s Heineken Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global trading platform eToro has signed as Rugby Australia’s Presenting Partner for the ‘2020 Tri Nations' – the new name for the annual Rugby Championship following the recent withdrawal of South Afric…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Bill Sweeney, chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has forecast that the body will lose around £145m (€161m/$188m) in revenues in the short term as a “mid-case” scenario after the orga…
Badminton
Events

Online training sessions for volunteers at next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have resumed following a roughly eight-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Rugby Union
Events

Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing agency owned by Bruin Sports Capital, has been named as the official ticketing marketing agency in the UK and Ireland for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swiss health start-up Be.care has unveiled a two-year performance and health sponsorship with the French rugby club Racing 92. As the central part of the deal, Racing 92 will use Be
Athletics
Events

The Australian Institute of Sport is to provide funding of more than A$115m ($82.1m/€69.7
Rugby Union
Media

US-based sports streaming service FloSports has acquired rights for the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup, a new international rugby union tournament set up following the postponement of autumn Test tours
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

World Rugby has recruited Chris Synnott from WRC Promoter, the commercial arm of the FIA World Rally Championship, as its head of broadcast and media rights sales as it builds up its in-house capabilities
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has posted a loss of €35.7m ($42.2m) for the 2019-20 season as the governing body continues to deal with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Welsh rugby club Scarlets has signed a three-year ‘official travel partner’ deal with Clarity Sports, and its consumer travel provider, Sportsbreaks.com.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premiership Rugby, the organisers of rugby union's flagship domestic league in England, has extended its ball supply contract with sports equipment specialist Gilbert