Qatar Airways to sponsor British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia July 25, 2024 Major long haul group Qatar Airways will be the title partner to the British and Irish Lions series against Australia in 2025. The partnership marks the next step in sponsorship for the famous rugby touring group, who have one of the most valuable pound-per-minute played commercial platforms in world sport. They follow City firm Howden [...]
Michael Cheika: Who is he and where has the Leicester Tigers boss coached? June 28, 2024 Leicester Tigers this week announced that Australian Michael Cheika will become the new head coach after parting ways with Dan McKellar. But who is he, where has he coached, and what has he said about his appointment? Who is he? Cheika, 57, is an Australian rugby coach who spent his career at Randwick in his [...]
Premiership Rugby chief slaps down Championship roadblock claims June 5, 2024 Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor has slapped down accusations from Championship clubs that his organisation have ignored their demands over the future of the game, saying “we’ve done everything we can”. Clubs in the second tier this week launched a sensational attack on the sport’s governing body the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby [...]
Gallagher: Profit races past £200m at Premiership Rugby title sponsor June 4, 2024 Profit at the UK arm of insurance giant Arthur J Gallagher & Co surged to more than £200m in 2023, it has been revealed.
RFU threatening Championship teams with league expulsion, clubs say June 3, 2024 Rugby Football Union have threatened Championship clubs with removal from the professional game structure.
British and Irish Lions agree Charles Tyrwhitt partnership May 28, 2024 The British and Irish Lions have announced a partnership deal with City staple Charles Tyrwhitt ahead of the 2025 tour to Australia. The touring group – made up of rugby players from England, Wales, Scotland and the island of Ireland – will head Down Under next summer for a series that will include three Test [...]
Epic sporting weekend proves sport can be cog in any government agenda May 28, 2024 With a General Election in full swing across the nation sports fans were treated to an epic weekend of action. So with so many events pencilled in across the next five years and numerous more beyond that, our politicians should promote sport to a priority talking point. Morning Wire Deputy Sports Editor Matt Hardy writes. [...]
What lessons can business learn from the Investec Champions Cup? May 22, 2024 As Leinster and Toulouse get set for their Investec Champions Cup showdown this weekend, what lessons can business learn from rugby? Tim Burnell, Chief Marketing Officer of UK & International at Investec Bank takes a look. Success in business and sport is much more than a numbers game. Profit figures and points tallies are important, [...]
New Zealand All Blacks could MUTINY ahead of England Test series May 21, 2024 Rugby in New Zealand is on the verge of mutiny just a month before their two-Test series against England. Leading past and current All Blacks players including Richie McCaw, Sam Whitelock and Sam Cane are signatories on an ultimatum letter from the New Zealand Rugby Players Association to the directors of the NZ Maori Rugby [...]
Premiership gets shot in arm as league attendances grow for most May 21, 2024 Premiership Rugby has received a welcome shot in the arm after the average match attendance across the league grew by almost 300. Excluding one-off matches at the likes of Twickenham and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the average attendance for regular home games – according to crowd data published by Premiership Rugby – rose from 12,569 in [...]