Rugby Union

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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Events

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