Rugby Union
Exeter Chiefs reveal West Exe Business Park as new shirt sponsor
English Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs has revealed its new front-of-shirt sponsor as a company owned by the club’s chief executive Tony Rowe.
Edinburgh Rugby sells new stadium naming rights to Dam Health
Edinburgh Rugby has signed up healthcare company Dam Health as the naming rights sponsor to its new stadium.
Rugby union returns to Spark Sport with URC deal
Rugby union will return to the schedules of New Zealand streaming service Spark Sport after it acquired rights to club competition the United Rugby Championship
Glasgow Warriors renew with business club sponsor, adds Watches of Switzerland Group
Rugby union’s Glasgow Warriors have renewed a sponsorship agreement with KubeNet, the communications and technology firm based in the Scottish city, and have also signed up Watches of Switzerland Group a…
Premiership Rugby outlines Pitch-aided international distribution, including Stan Sport deal
Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
Cinch drives off with stadium naming rights, shirt sponsorship in six-year Saints deal
Cinch, the online car sales platform, has continued to build up its sports sponsorship inventory in a six-year deal with Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints that includes stadium naming rights and…
URC and rights-holder RTÉ unveil global streaming service
The United Rugby Championship, the rebranded cross-border tournament previously known as Pro14, has officially launched its URC TV global streaming service through a collaboration with Irish public-service…
RFU to ‘go it alone’ with 2031 Rugby World Cup bid
The English Rugby Football Union has confirmed its intention to bid for the 2031 World Cup and is now set to go it alone in an effort to land the tournament, according to The Guardian
Vodacom commits to URC as South African market title sponsor
South African telco Vodacom has become the South African market title sponsor of the pan-national United Rugby Championship for the next four seasons, from 2021-22 to 2024-25
URC goes free-to-air in Italy with Mediaset deal
Rugby union’s cross-border United Rugby Championship will be showcased on free-to-air television in Italy thanks to an agreement announced this afternoon (Tuesday) with commercial broadcaster Mediaset.
Gilpin: Biennial Rugby World Cup an ‘interesting concept’
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin has said a biennial Rugby World Cup would be an “interesting concept” but would need substantial stakeholder engagement before being considered.
Infront to operate and distribute hospitality packages for RWC 2023
The Infront agency has been named as an 'Official Hospitality Partner' for 15 games at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
Toulouse signs Actual to boost Official Partner tier
French Top 14 rugby union club Toulouse has signed employment solutions specialists Actual group as a sponsor.
The deal was signed ahead of the 2021-22 season, which began on September 5.
Facebook makes sponsorship move with France 2023 supplier deal
Social media platform Facebook has become the 'Official Social Media Services Supplier' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be hosted in France
Ex-RFU chief Ritchie among backers of ‘£250m’ World 12s rugby tournament
Plans have today (Tuesday) been revealed for a new franchise-based rugby union tournament, which intends to see the world’s best male and female players compete in 12-a-side teams annually around the w…
Capgemini becomes RWC 2023 top-tier sponsor, sales to be complete ‘by year end’
Capgemini, the French multinational information technology services and consulting group, has become a 'Worldwide Partner' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the second new addition to the portfolio of top-tier…
World Rugby Sevens calendar altered as four events cancelled
World Rugby has cancelled its Sevens Series events in Cape Town and Singapore this year due to “ongoing and variable impacts” of the Covid-19 pandemic.
World Rugby appoints former Tennis Australia executive Heaselgrave to new role
World Rugby has appointed Richard Heaselgrave to the new role of chief revenue and fan engagement officer