All posts belonging to the Rugby Union tag can be found in the list below.
Irish Pro14 rugby union club Connacht has today (Monday) revealed plans for a €30m (£26.4m/$34.5m) redevelopment of its Sportsground Stadium that would expand the capacity of the venue to 12,000. ...
Tags: Connacht Rugby, Irish Greyhound Board, Pro14, Rugby Union, Sportsground Stadium, stadium expansionThe Rugby Football Union (RFU) has opened the doors to Twickenham’s redeveloped East Stand, which aims to set new standards in corporate hospitality. Developed at a cost of £81m (€92.1m/$105.8...
Tags: Corporate Hospitality, East Stand, RFU, Rugby Football Union, Rugby Union, Stadium Redevelopment, Twickenham StadiumEnglish Premiership rugby union club Worcester Warriors have sought to end speculation regarding their future at Sixways stadium following the completion of a takeover deal. The Warriors have been ...
Tags: Premiership Rugby, Rugby Union, Sixways, Stadium Redevelopment, Takeover, Worcester WarriorsMarseille’s Stade Vélodrome has today (Monday) been awarded hosting rights to the finals of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby union competitions in 2020. The French city’s iconic venue...
Tags: EPCR, European Professional Club Rugby, Marseille, Rugby Union, Stade Vélodrome, VelodromeEnglish Premiership rugby union clubs have opted not to accept a £275m offer from private equity firm CVC for a 51-per-cent stake in the league. Premiership chairman Ian Ritchie told BBC Sport tha...
Tags: CVC, English Premiership, Premiership, Premiership Rugby, Rugby UnionEngland’s Rugby Football Union has confirmed today (Wednesday) that it will play a home Test match at St James’ Park in Newcastle for the first time. The match against Italy on September 6, 201...
Tags: England Rugby, Newcastle, Newcastle United, RFU, Rugby Union, St James ParkBritish Airways has today (Thursday) been announced as the inaugural principal partner to Twickenham Stadium as part of a wide-ranging agreement with England Rugby. The “groundbreaking” multi-y...
Tags: British Airways, England Rugby, RFU, Rugby Union, Twickenham, Twickenham StadiumEnglish Premiership rugby union clubs recorded total losses of £28.5m (€31.4m/$36.7m) during the 2016-17 season, according to a new report which states the importance of revenue from stadia operati...
Tags: Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby, Newcastle Falcons, Premiership Rugby, Rugby Union, Saracens, WaspsKamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, the only new venue developed for Japan’s staging of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, has opened its doors with World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont stating it will act as ...
Tags: 2019 Rugby World Cup, Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, New Stadium, Rugby Union, Rugby World Cup, World RugbyThe Pro14 rugby union competition has opted for a change in strategy after awarding hosting rights for its 2019 Final match to Glasgow’s Celtic Park. It will mark the first time that a non-tradit...
Tags: Celtic, Celtic Park, Pro14, Rugby Union, Stadium
