Rugby Union

London’s Twickenham stadium will host the first-ever Rugby Championship game to take place in the northern hemisphere, it has been confirmed today (Tuesday).

World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset writes exclusively for SportBusiness International about the future of rugby union as he prepares to step down from the helm of the governing body.

Sports data provider Opta has agreed a data partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC), while rival firm Sportradar has struck a similar deal with the South African Rugby Union (SARU).

International insurance company AIG's sponsorship of the New Zealand All Blacks, rugby union's most successful national team, provided a global platform to build the brand values that the company stood for, launch a new visual brand identity and use ticket and hospitality assets to engage employees, customers and drive new business.

SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa, has announced a group post-tax profit of R16.7m (€997,000/$1.1m) for the year ending December 31, 2015 – a significant improvement on figures recorded for the previous 12 months.

New Zealand Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country, has revealed today (Wednesday) that it posted a loss of NZ$463,000 (€276,000/$306,000) during 2015, while the organisation’s chief executive Steve Tew has outlined plans to drive through a new structure for the global rugby season.

Bill Beaumont, chairman of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union’s governing body, is set to succeed Bernard Lapasset as chairman of World Rugby after the global organisation confirmed his nomination for the position.

Bill Beaumont, chairman of English rugby union’s governing body the Rugby Football Union (RFU), has announced that he will stand for the same role at World Rugby, the sport’s global governing body.

World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset has confirmed he will not seek re-election in May and will instead focus on his role as co-chairman of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games bid committee.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has acquired the intellectual property rights of Perth-based Super Rugby franchise Western Force, while the national governing body has also announced the launch of a new U20 event to run alongside the pan-regional competition.

USA Rugby and the TLA Worldwide agency have announced that New Zealand will face Ireland in Chicago on November 5 as part of ‘The Rugby Weekend’ – the latest move to feed interest in one of rugby union’s biggest growth markets.

Martin St Quinton has seized full control of English Premiership top-tier rugby union club Gloucester after buying out co-owner Ryan Walkinshaw.

The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR), the sport’s governing body in the country, has held talks over the possibility of staging its national team’s Rugby Championship match against Australia later this year at Twickenham, the home venue of the English national side.

Mourad Boudjellal, the president of European rugby union champion Toulon, has asked Premiership Rugby about the possibility of the French Top 14 club switching to the English Premiership.

Kevin Roberts looks at whether London Irish’s regular-season game in New York next year will lead to a permanent border-crossing mentality

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has appointed Cameron Clyne as its new chairman, following the decision by Michael Hawker (pictured) to stand down from the role.