Rugby Union

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has today (Friday) completed its acquisition of a 28-per-cent stake in the Pro14 cross-border rugby union competition from league organising body Celtic Rugby DAC

The British & Irish Lions rugby union team has announced that Thelma O’Driscoll and Shane Whelan have joined the organisation as its new chief financial officer and director of digital, marketing and c…

Ed Hepworth has today (Wednesday) been appointed as the new chief financial officer of Six Nations Rugby

Rugby union stakeholders in South Africa have agreed on a plan to slash up to R1.2bn (€60.1m/$64.8

The promoter of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has said it would be "unfeasible" for it to stage a race with no fans. The race is scheduled for September 20

World Rugby has announced the postponement of international matches planned for July on the advice of government and health agencies

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments, has revealed that it is considering an expanded version of the former as it explores options…

Hamish McLennan, the former senior News Corp executive and chief executive of Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Ten, has been appointed chairman of Rugby Australia

The shutdown of professional sport in Japan will have cost the economy ¥274.7bn ($2.6bn/€2.4b

Super Rugby is considering the entry of Japanese Top League teams into a radically restructured 2021 competition

Hong Kong-based investment group Y11 Sports & Media has completed a deal to take a 75.1-per-cent stake in Welsh rugby union club Ospreys

Former Argentina scrum-half Agustín Pichot has given up his position on the World Rugby Council after his recent defeat to Bill Beaumont in the election for chairman at rugby union’s world governing bo…

Hyundai is ending its sponsorship of the Australian A-League after this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald

English Premiership rugby union side Bristol Bears has signed a kit supply contract with UK-based sportswear brand Umbro

New Zealand Rugby plans to run a series featuring its five Super Rugby teams starting on June 13, becoming the first major rugby nation to restart elite competition

Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2

Embattled Rugby Australia has been dealt a fresh blow after telecoms operator Optus said it won’t be bidding for the sport’s domestic broadcast rights.

New Zealand Rugby has had talks with private equity firms Silver Lake and CVC Capital Partners about investing in Southern Hemisphere competitions and a Club World Championship