European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR)

Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Dutch brewing company Heineken will continue its sponsorship of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR)’s Champions Cup after it was replaced by banking and wealth management services brand Investec as the title partner of the competition.
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Events

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced that Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host the 2024 edition of its Finals Weekend, three years later than originally intended
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Events

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has launched the host city bidding process for the 2025 and 2026 editions of its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals
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Industry Moves

European Professional Club Rugby has named Jacques Raynaud as its new chief executive following what it described as an “extensive and rigorous global search”.
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Media

Infront and River Media Partners have distributed broadcast rights for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to broadcasters spanning over 100 countries ahead of the start of the new season tonight
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions
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Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has further strengthened its rugby union coverage in Southeast Asia by agreeing a two-season rights deal for European club competitions the Champions Cup and Challenge…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian sportswear brand Kappa has extended its sponsorship deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup club competitions
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Media

European Professional Club Rugby has renewed a rights agreement in the UK and Ireland with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, while free-to-air deals have also been struck with ITV, RTÉ and S4C.
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Media

BeIN Sports and France Télévisions have renewed their rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union competitions after finalising new four-year deals with European Professional Club Rugby (…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The United Rugby Championship (URC) and European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have once again bundled their commercial rights, this time via a sponsorship agreement with Qatar Airways
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has secured exclusive rights for European Professional Club Rugby competitions in South Africa and other 'key territories' in sub-Saharan Africa for three seasons,…
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Media

The United Rugby Championship, European Professional Club Rugby and France’s Top 14 have bundled their US media rights together for the first time and secured a deal with streaming service FloSports.
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Media

BT Sport is set to continue as the exclusive pay-television broadcaster of European Professional Club Rugby competitions in the UK and Ireland, SportBusiness understands
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions are set to retain rights in France to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup European club rugby union competitions, i…
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Media

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has finalised its international media rights sales strategy for the next three seasons after appointing the Infront agency and River Media Partners, the UK-based…
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Events

European Professional Club Rugby, organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, has announced the expansion of the two club competitions with the inclusion of five South African teams
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Events

The finals of the 2022-23 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union tournaments will now be held at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and not Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as initially planned