Premiership Rugby’s plan to halt relegation and grow its league to 13 clubs next season has been put on hold due to opposition from pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, its domestic broadcast rights-holder.
English Premiership looking to scrap promotion-relegation – report
English rugby union clubs in the country’s top-tier Premiership will propose an expanded competition for the start of the 2016-17 season without promotion or relegation, according to the Telegraph.
Premiership rugby clubs propped up with £88m government funding package
English Premiership rugby union clubs will receive £88m (€103.3m/$121.6m
Montpellier owner exits Gloucester deal, hits out at Premiership Rugby, LNR
Altrad Group chairman, Mohed Altrad, has hit out at Premiership Rugby and France’s National Rugby League (LNR) after the two bodies moved to block a significant investment from the businessman in English Premiership club Gloucester.
Megapro to sell sponsorship rights for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Rugby has appointed South African agency Megapro as its exclusive sponsorship sales agent for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, which is taking place in Cape Town