Challenge Cup

Rugby League
Events

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has added to its events portfolio by landing the 2022 Challenge Cup final, while bookmaker Betfred has agreed a two-year extension to its title sponsorship of the rugby league…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Vincent Gaillard is to leave his position as the chief executive of European Professional Club Rugby, the organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup club rugby union competitions, after six…
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has acquired streaming rights in various international territories to rugby union’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals later this month.
Rugby Union
Events

The finals of this year’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union competitions, originally scheduled to take place in Marseille, will now be held at London’s Twickenham Stadium, with up to 10,000 fan…
Rugby Union
Events

European Professional Club Rugby has again removed its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals from Marseille amid the worsening Covid-19 situation in France
Rugby Union
Events

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced the suspension of its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions after the French government ruled that the participation of Top 14 clubs at the…
Rugby Union
Events

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and Six Nations Rugby are awaiting the verdict of the French government over the participation of domestic clubs in upcoming Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches…
Rugby League
Media

The BBC and the Rugby Football League have agreed a three-year extension to the public-service broadcaster’s deal for domestic rights to rugby league's Challenge Cup, keeping the competition's latter s…
Rugby Union
Media

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a two-year broadcast deal for rights to European Professional Club Rugby competitions
Rugby Union
Events

European Professional Club Rugby has announced that it is seeking new venues for its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals this year after abandoning plans to host the matches in Marseille
Rugby Union
Events

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments, has revealed that it is considering an expanded version of the former as it explores options…
Rugby Union
Events

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has reconfirmed the suspension of its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup club competitions, with the upcoming semi-finals and finals matches having been postponed
Rugby Union
Events

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…
Rugby League
Media

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended its long-running rights deal to cover domestic rugby league tournament the Challenge Cup
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian sportswear brand Kappa has agreed a deal to become the official technical apparel partner of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup club rugby union competitions
Rugby Union
Media

Welsh public-service channel S4C has struck a deal to show live coverage from this season’s Challenge Cup club rugby union competition.
Rugby Union
Events

Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium has been awarded hosting rights to the finals of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union competitions in 2021.