Rugby Union

Rugby Australia has suspended talks over its next broadcast rights deal, as chief executive Raelene Castle today (Tuesday) conceded that the rugby union governing body may need to approach the government…

Premiership Rugby has said it is working on exclusive content to fill the void left by the postponement of its season, with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) also deciding to suspend the Champions…

The UK’s Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has called for rugby union’s Six Nations to be included in the ‘Category A’ list of sports events that must be shown on free-to-air televis…

The French government has announced a decree which will ban all public gatherings of over 1,000 people until April 15 in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country

World Rugby has signed up event services company GL Events group as the first tournament sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Telecoms operator Optus is considered the leading candidate to acquire pay-television rights in Rugby Australia’s ongoing invitation to tender process, and has begun to seek out production companies, r…

Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights to the World Rugby Sevens Series

The Six Nations rugby union clash between Italy and England in Rome on March 14 has been postponed until later this year as the country continues to attempt to stem the tide of its coronavirus outbreak

Six Nations Rugby, organising body of the annual national team tournament, has refused to rule out the possibility that live rights to the championship could go behind a paywall against the backdrop of…

Australia's National Rugby League is considering holding a State of Origin match overseas

Japanese football authorities have suspended J.League and Levain Cup matches until mid-March, due to the coronavirus outbreak

European private equity company CVC Capital Partners is close to buying stakes in the Six Nations and Pro14 rugby competitions, as part of wider plans to 'reshape' the sport's global competition structure,…

Australia airline Qantas is set to renew its shirt sponsorship deal with Rugby Australia at a discounted price of about A$3m (€1.8m/$2m) per year for the next two seasons. 

England’s Premiership Rugby has named Mark Brittain, chief executive at UK-based sport and entertainment company Sports Rights Management, as its chief commercial officer.

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has struck a four-year deal with IMG for the agency to become its exclusive global licensing representative

English rugby’s governing body, the Rugby Football Union, has added energy drink Red Bull to its sponsorship portfolio.