Rugby Union

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Industry Moves

English Premiership rugby union club Saracens has turned to the UK sports marketing industry to fill its chief executive void, hiring IMG's Charlie Beall
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Media

There will be no domestic television coverage of an England rugby union test match for the second successive summer, after the World Rugby-owned RugbyPass TV picked up exclusive rights to next month's game versus USA.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has maintained that “the foundations of our organisation are extremely strong” after announcing his resignation.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has secured Gallagher Insurance as its second sponsor to take on the assets jettisoned early by Ineos.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Emirates, a major supporter of rugby union worldwide, is to sponsor European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), replacing regional rival Qatar Airways in the airline category.
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Media

France Télévisions is to continue its long-held free-to-air coverage of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) tournaments until the end of the 2029-30 season.
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Events

European Professional Club Rugby has finally driven over the line plans for a new World Club Cup it will spearhead after receiving buy-in from leagues and unions.
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Media

CBS Sports and Paramount+ will show all US national team matches for at least the next five years after purchasing a rights bundle, including the men's Rugby World Cup and next two editions of the Women's…
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Media

Warner Bros. Discovery strikes new rights agreements in the UK for the men's and women's leagues to 2031 and 2029, respectively.
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Media

Nine Entertainment has again secured rights to the Rugby World Cup, following on from its renewal of Rugby Australia rights last month.
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Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby posted a loss of NZ$19.5m (€10.2m/$11.5m) for 2024, its third successive year of being in the red, with spending on its new media platform, NZR+, a major contributing factor.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is lining up Toyota as a new sponsor replacing Ineos after the chemicals brand walked away mid-contract.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Gloucester Rugby has announced a new kit supply agreement with Macron as the Italian brand seeks to increase its UK presence after seeing double-digit turnover growth.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Castore is to replace Umbro in supplying playing kit, training and travel wear to England’s men’s and women’s rugby union sides after finalising an agreement first reported by SportBusiness five months ago.
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Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has renewed its United Rugby Championship rights in the UK and Ireland from 2025-26 to 2028-29, with the URC also set to strike a free-to-air deal with a UK broadcaster.
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Finance & Law

Rugby Australia (RA) has reported hefty losses for 2024 but is expecting a commercial windfall from the British & Irish Lions tour later this year and the hosting of Rugby World Cup tournaments in 2027 and 2029.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Land Rover brand Defender has extended its agreement with World Rugby as a top-tier sponsor of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
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Events

A report from the Cour des Comptes, France’s supreme audit institution, has painted a scathing picture of the organisation of the 2023 tournament.