Rugby Union

Rugby Union
Media

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus will reverse its decision not to pay the final fee instalment for this season’s Top 14 rugby union competition if the move severely impacts clubs’ cash flo…
Rugby Union
Governance

USA Rugby sent shockwaves throughout the US sports industry, as well as the global rugby community, when it filed for bankruptcy in March. Bob Williams examines how the organization is looking to escape from its latest financial crisis.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today (Thursday) reported a better-than-expected loss of NZ$7.379m (€4.16m/$4.5
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Adam Hodge, Octagon’s head of planning & strategy for APAC, asks how rights-holders can ‘make good’ the loss of value felt by their sponsors
Rugby Union
Events

Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup remain confident about the sponsorship prospects for the tournament, despite the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle has resigned after nearly two-and-a-half years in the position at the instigation of the governing body’s board.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has withdrawn its nomination of Francis Kean from World Rugby's executive committee and he has stood down from the international federation's council ahead of the World Rugby…
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby vice-chairman Agustin Pichot has said he will push for the British and Irish Lions to tour new destinations should he succeed in being elected as the new leader of rugby union’s world governing b…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Rugby Australia and the Rugby Union Players Association have confirmed Australia's professional players will accept a pay cut of about 60 per cent in the coming months
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Private equity group CVC Capital Partners' planned £300m ($375m/€345m) investment in rugby union's Six Nations competition has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report in th…
Rugby Union
Events

Australia has emerged as the front-runner to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup after it emerged that Argentina is set to end its bid to stage the event
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

World Rugby has announced that it has established a relief fund of $100m (£80.4m/€92.2m) as it looks to steer the sport through the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Matthew Glendinning looks at the recent commercial fortunes of the AFL and Rugby Australia, and how sponsorship revenues and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected the properties.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) have today (Thursday) agreed to a package of payment changes as the governing body looks to save NZ$25m (€13.7m/$14.9m)
Rugby Union
Events

The southern hemisphere’s Super Rugby tournament could continue until December, or even take place at the same time as The Rugby Championship, when sport returns after the Covid-19 lockdown, according t…
Rugby Union
Governance

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has pledged to undertake a major governance review if he is re-elected next month, after former ally Agustin Pichot confirmed he will run against the Englishman
Rugby Union
Events

Sanzaar, the body which oversees top-level rugby union the Southern Hemisphere, is considering a "quickfire" six-week national team competition in one country, with potentially one city hosting the event