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Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has agreed a fresh rights deal in the UK and Ireland with Sanzaar, the joint-venture enterprise representing the international rugby unions of Argentina, Australia,…
Rugby Union
Media

Sanzaar remains confident of agreeing a broadcast rights deal in the United Kingdom for international fixtures despite being unable to secure an agreement for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season
Rugby Union
Events

Southern hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar has announced that South Africa will continue to play in its annual Rugby Championship tournament until at least 2025
Rugby Union
Events

An agreement has been reached between the members of the Sanzaar rugby grouping to host the remaining matches of this year's Rugby Championship in Queensland, Australia
Rugby Union
Events

SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa, has offered to host the remainder of the 2021 Rugby Championship following the cancellation of fixtures in New Zealand
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has announced that several forthcoming Test matches for both the men’s All Blacks and women’s Black Ferns have been cancelled in response to the latest lockdown and travel restrictions in …
Rugby Union
Events

The Rugby Championship is considering a mid-tournament switch to Europe as part of a backup plan to ensure that its fixture list can be completed
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has signed cyber security solutions company Fortinet as the naming rights sponsor of this year’s Rugby Championship as plans were confirmed to reshuffle the Bledisloe Cup series between t…
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has been forced to scrap plans to host two Rugby Championship Test matches against Argentina in September after the trans-Tasman travel bubble – between Australia and New Zealand – was…
Rugby Union
Events

World champions South Africa will mark their return to the Rugby Championship, the southern hemisphere-based international rugby union tournament, with a doubleheader against Argentina in South Africa
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian brewery Stone and Wood Brewing Co. has become a sponsor of Rugby Australia and the Wallabies men’s national team ahead of the international season.
Rugby Union
Events

The Rugby Championship, the southern hemisphere-based international rugby union tournament, will welcome back world champions South Africa for its 2021 edition
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby Australia has named Cadbury as the new principal partner of the Wallabies men’s national rugby union team, ending an intense search period for the main jersey sponsor after the exit of airline Q…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

eToro extended its home match naming rights deal with Rugby Australia having identified the sponsorship as the most efficient way to hit its target 20-to-45-year-old male demographic in a growth territory
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby Australia has extended a naming rights deal with investment platform eToro until the end of 2023
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby's chief executive Mark Robinson has said that he is confident a proposed private equity investment deal for the union will go ahead despite recent concerns expressed by players
Esports
Events

Sanzaar says it is open to hosting the Rugby Championship in a centralised location again after this year’s edition was reduced to three teams and played entirely in Australia due to the Covid-19 pandemic –…
Rugby Union
Media

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is launching a premium sports streaming service, Stan Sports, following its acquisition of Rugby Australia domestic media rights