Premier Sports secures multi-territory Lions tour rights in Asia

Premier Sports has netted the exclusive rights to the 2021 British and Irish Lions’ rugby union tour across multiple Asian territories. In total, the Dublin-based...

Castore inks first rugby sponsorship with Saracens

Sportswear brand Castore has inked a long-term deal with newly promoted Premiership Rugby side Saracens. Launching on 1 July, the deal will cover the men’s,...

Rugby Australia brews up Green Coast Lager tie-up

Rugby Australia has struck a sponsorship agreement with Stone and Wood Brewing ahead of the new international season. Under the terms of the deal, Stone...

Spark Sport becomes first RLWC international broadcaster

Telecommunications company Spark Sport has acquired the exclusive rights in New Zealand for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021), marking the broadcaster’s first...

Pro14 becomes United Rugby Championship as SA clubs sign up

Pro14 Rugby has joined forces with four South African rugby clubs to launch the all-new United Rugby Championship (URC) - a rebrand of the...

Six Nations returns to Sky Italia in latest rights deal

Sky Italia has agreed an official broadcast partnership with rugby union’s Six Nations Rugby, ‘subject to final contract’. The partnership will see Six Nations matches...

World Rugby inks ‘transformative’ Mastercard collaboration

World Rugby has agreed a ‘ground-breaking’ five-year collaboration with multinational financial services firm Mastercard to accelerate the development of its Women in Rugby 2017-2025...

RFL and Super League extend Stats Perform alliance

The Super League and the Rugby Football League (RFL) have extended their existing partnership with Stats Perform in a new multi-year deal which will...

Digital publisher RugbyPass acquires Sports Analytics

Global digital rugby publisher, RugbyPass, has acquired sports data and analytics company, Sports Analytics. Using proprietary data capture and visualisation techniques to feed analytics platforms,...

Sportradar and WSC Sports unveil live video notification service

Video production specialist WSC Sports has linked up with Sportradar to launch the industry’s first ‘Live Video Notification’ push service. Delivering real-time highlights, the live...