Sanzaar

Rugby Union
Events

A new format of the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby club competition will launch in 2022, with two new Pacific Islands teams joining the existing five teams each from Australia and New Zealand
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

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

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
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
Media

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed its rights to top-tier rugby union competitions in the Southern Hemisphere in a new agreement with governing body Sanzaar
Rugby Union
Media

Rugby union digital media platform RugbyPass has continued its return to live rugby streaming with a rights deal for the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition covering major markets in Europe as well as…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Southern Hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar has appointed chief operating officer Brendan Morris as its new CEO, and named Argentina’s Marcelo Rodriguez as its executive committee chairman.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos is being lined up to be the next chief executive of Rugby Australia, according to media reports
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
Rugby Union
Governance

Sanzaar, the body which oversees Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship competitions, has confirmed that Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have confirmed their places in the southern hemisphere’s R…
Rugby Union
Events

The Rugby Championship organiser Sanzaar has announced South Africa will not travel to Australia to play in the 2020 championship
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand's All Blacks will not spend Christmas in hotel quarantine after Rugby Australia and Sanzaar agreed to bring forward the final Australia-New Zealand clash of this year's Rugby Championship
Rugby Union
Events

Doubts remain over whether world champions South Africa will join this year’s Rugby Championship in Australia due to concerns over the level of the team's preparations.