World Rugby

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World Rugby’s proposed Nations Championship suffered a blow on Tuesday after the Rugby Football Union said that England’s potential relegation from the tournament would be “catastrophic” and a "commer…
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The US city of San Diego will host the returning Women’s Rugby Super Series this summer, World Rugby has announced.
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Governance

Cracks are beginning to appear between the Six Nations unions as they continue to debate the relative merits of private equity investment and joining World Rugby’s global league.
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Events

World Rugby has today (Thursday) released a revised masterplan for its proposed Nations Championship, including details of a lucrative commercial partnership with the Infront agency
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Business

Rights marketing experts assess the commercial implications of World Rugby’s proposals for a new Nations Championship.
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Events

World Rugby has today (Wednesday) announced plans for a new-look men’s and women’s sevens series that will feature at least six combined events.
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Events

World Rugby is prepared to be flexible on its proposed plans to restructure the international game after leading French and English professional clubs hinted at possible legal action
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Events

World Rugby has today (Wednesday) moved to clarify its position on an annual global competition amid controversy over plans for the new tournament
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Events

Sir Bill Beaumont, the World Rugby chairman, has called an emergency meeting to discuss the future of the international game amid controversy over plans for a World League
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Events

World Rugby has finalised its proposal for an annual global rugby competition, but is facing strong objections from the international unions, particularly the Pacific nations, as well as the International…
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Events

World Rugby’s plans for a Nations Championship featuring the top international teams could expose it to a legal challenge from club sides in England and France, The Times reports.
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World Rugby’s plans for a global annual international competition have taken a step closer to fruition following talks between the chief executives of the tier one nations in Los Angeles, although the f…
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Events

The chief executives of all tier-one and tier-two rugby union nations will meet in Los Angeles today to discuss plans for a rugby world league that could impact on both the Six Nations and the Rugby World…
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Finance & Law

Premiership Rugby, which operates the top rugby union division in England, could take legal action against World Rugby over a row surrounding player insurance, according to The Guardian newspaper
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Events

New Zealand has been awarded the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup. The country beat Australia in a vote conducted by the World Rugby Council in Dublin yesterday
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Governance

World Rugby is planning the introduction of a major new tournament intended to grow global interest in the sport, in a move that has been described as the biggest shake-up to rugby since the sport went…
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Events

World Rugby has confirmed that Australia and New Zealand will contest hosting rights for the 2021 edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
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Events

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has called on USA Rugby to put forward a “magnificent bid” for the 2027 World Cup in the wake of San Francisco’s successful staging of the World Cup Sevens tourn…