Rugby Union

Football
Events

French prime minister Jean Castex has announced the French government will maintain a 5,000-spectator limit in sports stadiums until October 30 at the earliest
Football
Media

Simon Green, head of broadcaster BT Sport, talks about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on media rights values and consumer habits and says closed-door sport is not the product the broadcaster paid for. Adam Nelson reports.
Rugby Union
Events

The final weekend of Super Rugby Aotearoa could be postponed due to new Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Baseball
Events

The Korean KBO basketball league yesterday increased the number of fans allowed into games from 10 per cent of stadium capacity to 25 per cent - Naver
Boxing
Events

Germany will not allow fans into football stadiums until at least the end of October - Reuters/CNA Portimao in Portugal will host the final race of the 2020 MotoGP season - Reuters/CNA
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premiership Rugby club Saracens has signed a sponsorship deal with Rentokil Initial to manage the club’s Covid-19-related hygiene procedures ahead of the 2019-20 season restart.
Rugby Union
Events

The South African government has given permission for professional rugby to resume in the country after the Covid-19 shutdown
Rugby Union
Media

BT Sport has struck a deal with Premiership Rugby that will see it air every game that is played behind closed doors for the rest of the season after the league’s resumption. 
Cricket
Events

Next year's Tokyo Olympics will take place even if the Covid-19 pandemic is still underway, said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the Games' organising committee
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Rugby Australia has appointed two-time World Cup winner Phil Kearns as the executive director of its bid for the 2027 edition of the national team tournament
Rugby Union
Fan Engagement

Welsh Pro14 rugby union club Ospreys has appointed PumpJack Dataworks to drive its data-based engagement and commercial programmes. The deal follows the acquisition of 75
Rugby Union
Events

Hong Kong Rugby Union has been hit with a significant fiscal setback but says its cash reserves will sustain it for at least one more year
Rugby Union
Events

The World Rugby Council has approved dates for a temporary international calendar in 2020, paving the way for the Six Nations to resume in October
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

England Rugby has agreed a six-year extension to its deal with Britvic Soft Drinks, which will continue as the organisation’s official soft drink partner until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

James Thompson, senior account manager at Cake, looks at creative ways rugby union's sponsors can activate and leverage their partnerships as the sport prepares to return behind closed doors.
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has announced the cancellation of the Dubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 HSBC World Sevens Series due to Covid-19
Australian Rules Football
Events

The Australian state of Queensland will from Saturday deny entry to visitors from Sydney, prompting some sports leagues and teams in the country to once again rejig their plans for current seasons
Rugby Union
Events

The Russian Rugby Federation has been given a major boost to its mooted bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, after confirming that the country’s president Vladimir Putin has backed the proposal.