Rugby Union

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Events

Fiji and Japan will line up alongside the Six Nations sides in an eight-team international rugby union competition in Europe in November and December
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The British & Irish Lions have signed Vodafone as lead sponsor ahead of the team's tour to South Africa in 2021. The brand will take the role of front-of-shirt sponsor for the tour
Cricket
Events

The 2020-21 English Premier League season will kick off on September 12 and run until May 23 - Sky Sports Japanese football's J
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Rugby has hired veteran sports executive Mark Yates as its new chief commercial officer
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Events

Rugby Australia has said it will reject New Zealand Rugby’s plans for a revamped Super Rugby competition, and is said to be speaking to the rugby unions in Argentina and Japan about alternative models.
Basketball
Events

Rugby Australia said it will reject New Zealand Rugby's proposal for a revamped Super Rugby competition, and is speaking to the rugby unions in Argentina and Japan about alternative models - Sydney Morning…
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Media

The British & Irish Lions rugby union body will restart the invitation to tender process in August for free-to-air highlights rights in the UK to next year’s Great Britain and Ireland tour of South Africa.
Rugby Union
Events

A temporary international rugby union Test match window between October 24 and December 5 has been recommended by World Rugby's executive committee
Rugby Union
Events

Jurie Roux, chief executive of the SA Rugby national governing body, has confirmed that the men’s national team will not play any home Tests in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cricket
Events

The Thai football league season may restart earlier than planned due to pressure from domestic broadcast partner TrueVisions, the Football Association of Thailand has said - Bangkok Post
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

The Welsh Rugby Union’s chairman Gareth Davies has said that the body is seeking a £20m ($25.3m/€22m) loan to help it deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The Irish Rugby Football Union has extended its contract with kit supplier Canterbury as the brand looks to retain its presence across major rugby events
Badminton
Events

The Chinese Basketball Association’s first chief executive officer Wang Dawei has left his post after just 14 months in the job citing “personal reasons”. The
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers has signed up tile retail chain Topps Tiles as the club’s new main sponsor in a two-year deal, starting next season.
Rugby Union
Business

SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions have created a joint venture to maximise the appeal of the Lions’ Tour of South Africa in 2021.
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has effectively put an end to the current format for Super Rugby, announcing plans for a new eight-to-ten team club competition that will exclude sides from South Africa and Argentina
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Events

Sanzaar, the umbrella body of the South African, New Zealand, Australian and Argentinian rugby unions, has identified New Zealand as the preferred destination for the 2020 Rugby Championship, adding that…
Rugby Union
Media

The low value of Rugby Australia's recent media-rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has increased the financial pressure on the union