Rugby Union

SportAccord on Thursday confirmed that this year’s World Sport & Business Summit will not take place in Beijing due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China, while Tokyo 2020 has reiterated that this s…

Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle expects pay-television operator Foxtel to participate in its forthcoming invitation to tender process amid reports that the broadcaster is ready to end its…

Insurance brand Allianz is poised to end its Principal Partner deal with English rugby club Saracens one year early because of the salary cap scandal engulfing the club

The Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, South Africa, will host the inaugural HSBC Sevens Challenger Series event for women on March 28 and 29, World Rugby has announced

The member unions of the Six Nations rugby union tournament have agreed to pool their media rights, including autumn internationals and other test matches, ahead of the anticipated investment from CVC…

Rugby has a surprisingly large cachet in Malaysia, but the sport’s commercial potential has always been limited by the lack of a home. John Duerden investigates how that could change with the construction of the country’s first rugby-specific stadium.

Rugby Australia will reportedly commence a process to secure a new broadcast rights contract this week, with pay-television operator Foxtel said to be among those who will be approached

French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has renewed a sponsorship agreement with Fiducial, the France-based company that provides professional services to small businesses

Leading rugby figures have expressed doubt about the prospects of South African joining an expanded Six Nations championship, after the possible move was reported by UK newspaper the Daily Mail

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed with the Ligue Nationale de Rugby to change the timeslots from next season for the top two matches each week in the domestic Top 14 rugby union league

MLR enters its third season this weekend after an offseason of change designed to strengthen the position of the start-up rugby union competition within the US sporting landscape. Bob Williams reports

CVC’s attempts to acquire a stake in the Six Nations are reportedly being held up by a disagreement over the rugby championship's media rights.

Fox Sports, the Australian pay-television broadcaster, is ready to end its longstanding coverage of Australian rugby union as Rugby Australia’s rights from 2021 onwards come to market, it has been claimed.

French car manufacturer Renault has co-signed of a letter of intent with the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to return as a major sponsor of French rugby

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has completed its purchase of OTT entertainment platform Lightbox from telco Spark. Sky plans to merge Lightbox with its own OTT service Neon

The Lagardère Sports agency has brokered a deal between France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) and Duracell for the battery manufacturer to sponsor the Supersevens, a new professional rugby sevens ch…