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...
Yashenkov places fan engagement at heart of Rugby Europe presidential campaign
Rugby Europe presidential candidate, Kirill Yashenkov, has outlined plans to expand the sport’s audiences in Europe and beyond as part of his campaign for...
World Rugby expands 2025 women’s World Cup
The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup will feature 16 nations for the first time ever, World Rugby has confirmed, as the governing body looks...
Rugby League World Cup 2021 selects £10m capital grant recipients
The Rugby World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has chosen three recipients for its CreatedBy social impact initiative which offers community clubs and organisations a £10...
Super League takes hit on new Sky Sports contract
UK network Sky Sports has agreed a new cut-price deal with rugby league’s Super League, the Daily Mail has reported.The deal, which is the...