Rugby Union

Rugby World Cup Limited chairman Bernard Lapasset has said organisers in England are on course to deliver a “record-breaking” edition of rugby union’s showpiece event in 2015.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced Portugal as the host for its 2015 Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT).

Reform of the Super Rugby model is set to move forward with a four-conference setup in 2016, according to Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief executive Bill Pulver.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chairman Michael Hawker to the Rugby World Cup (RWC) board.

This Saturday (April 19, 2014), Twickenham Stadium will play host to The Stinger – a top-tier English domestic rugby union game between London Wasps and Gloucester. Matt Cutler asked Wasps COO Jeremy Wilton about the benefits of hosting major fixtures away from their Adams Park home.

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Ian Ritchie has questioned the compensation figure sought by English Premiership clubs with regards to England’s staging of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, pointing out that they stand to benefit from a home tournament.

European rugby union’s stakeholders have agreed terms on three new cross-border competitions that will replace the existing Heineken Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments from the 2014-15 season.

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has announced a small operating profit as forecast for the year ending December 31, 2013.

The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU), the governing body of rugby union in the country, has posted a NZ$2.9m (€1.8m/$2.5m) profit for the 2013 financial year to boost its cash reserves by more than $13m to $63.7m.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced that nine teams will compete in the inaugural season of its new domestic competition, the National Rugby Championship (NRC), which will kick off in August this year.

Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief executive Bill Pulver has rejected talk that the governing body’s plans for a National Rugby Championship are in peril, while the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has exited talks over a radical restructuring of provincial rugby in the country.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has reported an unprecedented level of interest in hosting its Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens events, ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Once the English Premier League’s best-paid executive, former Manchester United and Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon is now looking to mine value from rugby union. He talks to Kevin Roberts about the opportunities in both footballing codes.

New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew has moved to allay fears over player welfare through the planned expansion of Super Rugby, adding that new teams in South Africa and Argentina will boost broadcast revenues and enhance the development of the game.

International Rugby Board (IRB) chief executive Brett Gosper has called for greater promotion of rugby union in Japan as the country prepares to host the 2019 World Cup.

Singapore Sports Hub has unveiled a host of local and international sporting events ahead of its grand opening in April, with a new club rugby union competition set to inaugurate the facility’s National Stadium.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced that John O’Neill has stepped down as a director of Rugby World Cup Limited, the company that operates rugby union’s showpiece quadrennial national team tournament.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed Alan Gilpin as head of Rugby World Cup, the organising body of international rugby union’s showpiece event.