British and Irish Lions consider South Africa contingency plans
The rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past month has led the British and Irish Lions rugby union team to reconsider its...
BT pens renewed deals with four Welsh rugby union teams
BT has entered into a new three-year agreement with four professional Welsh rugby union regions.
The telecommunications company, which first became associated with the teams...
UK National Lottery backs GB Sevens teams ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The Rugby Football Union (RFU), the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) will be funded by the UK National Lottery...
BT Sport holds onto Premiership Rugby in renewed rights agreement
BT Sport will remain as the home of Premiership Rugby for a further four years after the UK broadcaster agreed renewed terms with the...
Hong Kong Sevens rugby pushed back after fourth COVID-19 wave hits
The 2021 Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens tournament has been postponed by the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) and World Rugby.
The rugby festival,...
Betfred expands rugby roster with England triple sponsorship for RLWC
England Rugby League has signed UK bookmaker Betfred as an official partner to England’s Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair teams for 2021, covering the upcoming edition...
DHL to deliver British and Irish Lions’ South African tour
The British and Irish Lions has renewed its sponsorship agreement with DHL Express for the rugby union team’s tour of South Africa.
Along with acting...
Amazon looks to expand football and rugby coverage
Online consumer giant Amazon has expanded its sports broadcasting capabilities this week after coming to an agreement with Sky Sports.
The deal will allow Sky’s...
Amazon express interest in Premiership Rugby broadcasting
Amazon is looking to expand its sports broadcasting portfolio by entering the bidding process to show top-flight Premiership Rugby.
In an interview with the Mail...
DCMS to probe sports relationship and dependency with betting
UK betting and sports stakeholders have been put on notice, as Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed...