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Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the annual national team tournament, has slightly delayed to February the restart of its sales process for broadcast rights in the UK to the Six Nations and Autumn…
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has held talks with US-based private equity firm Silver Lake about the acquisition of a 15-per-cent stake in its commercial rights arm, according to various reports
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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…
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Six Nations Rugby has named the Welsh Rugby Union’s Craig Maxwell as its chief commercial officer in a role that will begin at the start of next year.
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Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the annual national team tournament, will restart its sales process in late January for broadcast rights in the UK to the Six Nations and Autumn Internationals,…
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US-based sports streaming service FloSports has acquired rights for the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup, a new international rugby union tournament set up following the postponement of autumn Test tours
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The Women’s Six Nations rugby tournament has appointed CSM Sport and Entertainment as its strategic partner and exclusive sponsorship sales agency.
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Finance & Law

Brett Gosper, the chief executive of World Rugby, has expressed his concerns that some of the Six Nations unions could go bust without government support
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Online retail giant Amazon has made its first moves into rugby union broadcasting in a deal to show UK coverage of the new Autumn Nations Cup, an international tournament created in the wake of postponed…
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South Africa's rugby union team is being lined up as a replacement for Japan in the expanded Six Nations tournament in Europe later this year
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Japan may be forced out of an expanded eight-nation tournament held later this year as its New Zealand-based head coach is barred from entering the country due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
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Fiji and Japan will line up alongside the Six Nations sides in an eight-team international rugby union competition in Europe in November and December
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The 2020-21 English Premier League season will kick off on September 12 and run until May 23 - Sky Sports Japanese football's J
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A temporary international rugby union Test match window between October 24 and December 5 has been recommended by World Rugby's executive committee
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Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is reportedly seeking a clause in its investment deal with the Six Nations rugby union tournament that would allow it to withhold funding if Covid-19 causes disruption…
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European football clubs are likely to lose €4bn ($4.5
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French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte has revealed private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is close to finalising a deal to acquire a stake in the Six Nations tournament, as the national…
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An integrated global rugby union calendar is moving closer following recent talks between the Six Nations and Sanzaar