All posts belonging to the World Rugby tag can be found in the list below.
World Rugby has announced that New Zealand will now host the postponed 2021 Rugby World Cup (RWC) more than one year after it was initially scheduled, following confirmation of a new masterplan for t...
Tags: 2021 Rugby World Cup, Eden Park, New Zealand Rugby, Northland Events Centre, Waitakere Stadium, World RugbyRon Bension has been named president and chief executive of venue operator ASM Global with immediate effect. Bension (pictured right) most recently worked at Live Nation as president of House of B...
Tags: AC Milan, ASM Global, Commonwealth Games Federation, Fiserv Forum, Tepper Sports & Entertainment, World RugbyWorld Rugby has unveiled plans for a condensed edition of its World Sevens Series, with the first men’s events to take place after this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. The schedule includes f...
Tags: Olympics, Rugby, rugby sevens, Tokyo 2020, World Rugby, World Rugby Sevens SeriesWorld Rugby has announced it will seek to postpone New Zealand’s 2021 Rugby World Cup until next year due to ongoing concerns over the “uncertain and challenging” global COVID-19 situation. ...
Tags: 2021 Rugby World Cup, COVID-19, New Zealand Rugby, Rugby Union, World RugbyParis’ Stade de France and Marseille’s Orange Vélodrome will be the settings for the knock-out stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC), with organisers today (Friday) confirming a match schedul...
Tags: 2023 Rugby World Cup, France 2023, Orange Vélodrome, Rugby Union, Stade de France, World RugbyWorld Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper is to leave the organisation next year to become the head of the NFL American football league in Europe and the UK. World Rugby’s chief operating officer...
Tags: Barclays Center, BSE Global, New Zealand Cricket, NFL, US Bank Stadium, World RugbyWorld Rugby has announced a new 2020 calendar for international matches during COVID-19, with the decision already attracting criticism from club competition stakeholders in France and England. The...
Tags: Challenge Cup, Champions Cup, English Premiership, Rugby Championship, Six Nations, Top 14, World RugbyCounty Cricket The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given its approval for the men’s county cricket season to begin on August 1, with options for both red-ball and white-ball competition...
Tags: County Championship, COVID-19, ECB, T20 Blast, World Rugby, World Rugby Sevens SeriesAFL Aussie rules football league the AFL has today (Friday) said it will resume its 2020 season on June 11, 81 days after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘return to play’...
Tags: AFL, Champions Cup, EFL, nrl, Premier League, Racing League, Scottish Premiership, World RugbyWorld Rugby has published guidelines for the safe return to rugby amid COVID-19, indicating that a minimum of 167 people would be needed to stage high-level matches behind closed doors. Developed b...
Tags: COVID-19, Rugby Union, Stadia, Stadium Operations, World Rugby
