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Sponsorship & Marketing

Auckland Stadiums has sold the Mt Smart Stadium naming rights to New Zealand-based outdoor advertising solutions specialist Go Media
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Saracens has announced a five-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with Shawbrook, the UK bank
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Events

World Rugby has announced that New Zealand and South Africa will host the inaugural WXV competition, a new three-tier 15s series for international women’s teams.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Gallagher, the US insurance broker and consulting firm, has agreed a significant multi-year sponsorship deal with World Rugby to sponsor the women's game, including the showpiece Women's Rugby World Cup…
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Governance

Bernard Lapasset, the former chairman of World Rugby, who played an integral role in getting rugby sevens onto the Olympic Games sports programme, has died at the age of 75
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Industry Moves

Two of Australia's largest sporting bodies, Rugby Australia (RA) and the Australian Football League (AFL), have announced major changes in their leadership
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Governance

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has reported a loss of NZ$47.5m (€26.6m/$29.2m) despite pulling in record revenue of NZ$270.8m, with the governing body stating this is due to a rebuilding phase following Covid-19.
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Industry Moves

Experienced sports events executive Sarah Massey has been appointed as managing director of the Local Operating Company (LOC) for England’s staging of the 2025 Rugby World Cup.
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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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Sponsorship & Marketing

The British and Irish Lions and Rugby Australia have announced that CSM Sport & Entertainment has been selected as the 2025 Tour's exclusive sponsorship agency
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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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Sponsorship & Marketing

Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has secured a lucrative sponsorship agreement with the Los Angeles-headquartered Fiji Water
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The British & Irish Lions have opted to extend their approach to commercialising the team’s overseas tours by entering into a joint venture with Rugby Australia.
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Events

Japan is considering a bid to host the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2035 as part of a plan that would also see it stage the women’s event in 2037.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Rugby Australia has announced a new sponsorship agreement with cross-border payments company Corpay
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will broadcast 12 matches from this year’s Rugby World Cup on its free-to-air channel Prime.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Hotel group Accor has stepped up its backing of this year’s Rugby World Cup in France with ALL – Accor Live Limitless, its booking platform and loyalty programme, announced as an official supporter of …
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Industry Moves

Chris Stanley has been named managing director of the local operating company for Australia’s men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027.