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| Jul 31, 2026 | Fifa want to sell the family silver but should World Rugby do the same? | Selling stakes in commercial entities is like selling the family silver. So should World Rugby copy Fifa?
Selling stakes in commercial entities – much like Fifa announced it wanted to do with the World Cup – is like selling the family silve... |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Toulouse minority owner: Prem Rugby franchising ‘very exciting’ | A ringfenced Prem Rugby should be seen as an exciting prospect that could one day chase down the powerhouse Top 14 league, according to a co-owner of six-time Investec Champions Cup winners Toulouse.
The RFU Council voted through measures l... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Project Forge: Does the plan to save English rugby stack up? | This morning a plan that could alter the future of club rugby in England is expected to be nodded through by the RFU Council.
The plan, dubbed Project Forge, could be the tonic for a domestic game that is in need of revenue boost.
Based on ... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Rugby communities ‘staring down the barrel’, says MP | Rugby communities are “staring down the barrel of losing their professional side”, according to one MP slamming the Welsh Rugby Union.
The governing body of Welsh rugby is under immense pressure to relieve its chief executive – Abi Tierney ... |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Exclusive: CVC Capital Partners nearing external investment for $14bn Global Sport Group | Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners is close to securing external investment in its $14bn Global Sport Group, which is expected to trigger a wave of new sporting acquisitions at the start of next year.
GSG, which is chaired by former... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Welsh rugby should keep Scarlets but scrap Cardiff, Ospreys and Dragons | With a decision expected at the end of the month, I back radical change to Welsh rugby’s regional structure.
I wasn’t entirely shocked to read this week that there were over 80,000 tickets remaining for Wales’s autumn internationals, even t... |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Hansen out of Ireland squad for All Blacks clash in Chicago | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales v Ireland - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - February 22, 2025 Ireland's Mack Hansen in action with Wales' Taulupe Faletau Action Images via Reuters/... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | CVC Capital Partners launch $14bn Global Sport Group | Six Nations investors CVC Capital Partners have formed a $14bn Global Sport Group entity which will focus on the growing interest in the sporting sector.
Reportedly announced in London this week, the private equity juggernaut – with over $2... |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Premiership Rugby final scores record UK TV figures | The Premiership Rugby final between Bath and Leicester Tigers was the most watched edition in history, it was revealed on Tuesday.
Bath’s 23-21 victory at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham last Saturday, a win that ended a 28-year wait to win t... |
| Jun 15, 2025 | Is a franchise model the only way to save rugby union? | Despite various approaches to the same question as to whether rugby can find a stable commercial footing, various rugby factions seem to be coming to the same conclusion: are franchises the answer?
Franchise sport can be hit and miss; in th... |
| May 14, 2025 | Roc Nation boss exclusive: Rugby chiefs need to get comfortable with change | The president of Jay-Z’s agency Roc Nation Sports Michael Yormark has said rugby’s stakeholders need to get “comfortable being uncomfortable with change” as the sport looks to commercialise after a turbulent period.
Yormark, speaking at the... |
| May 2, 2025 | The Unseen Game: Prize Money and Profit Sharing in Rugby's Champions Cup | The Investec Champions Cup semi-finals are upon us, but the financial landscape is murky. Unlike the glittering prize pools of football's UEFA Champions League, rugby's top clubs face a different reality. Here, profits are shared,... |
| May 2, 2025 | Champions Cup prize money: Why profits in semis are shared | As the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals get underway, why are the clubs involved not guaranteed all of the profits generated?
Over the last couple of days the Uefa Champions League semi-finals have played out at London’s Emirates Stadium ... |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Spearmint Energy Powers Up: A $250 Million Leap into Battery Storage | In the heart of Texas, a revolution is brewing. Spearmint Energy, a forward-thinking player in the energy sector, has secured over $250 million to fuel two ambitious battery energy storage projects. This financial boost is not just a number... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Premier Sports to show 400 rugby games per year after new deal | Premier Sports is set to show 400 rugby games per season after agreeing a new deal to broadcast the United Rugby Championship (URC).
The agreement, which will last four years and take the Irish challenger brand through until 2029, will see ... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | URC side Cardiff Rugby to enter administration in blow for Wales | Two-time European Challenge Cup winners Cardiff Rugby are set for an emergency takeover by Welsh rugby’s governing body the WRU.
Players and staff at the United Rugby Championship club were informed on Tuesday by chief executive Richard Hol... |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Springboks call up Hanekom after injury rules out Willemse | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Final - New Zealand v South Africa - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - October 28, 2023 South Africa's Damian Willemse reacts REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo
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| Jun 21, 2024 | Springbok bombshell: One returns, one lose out in Bulls team for final | Kurt-Lee Arendse of the Vodacom Bulls celebrates a try. Image: Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix
The Bulls have received a timely boost with the return of a fit-again Kurt-Lee Arendse for the URC final against Glasgow Warriors at Loftus Versfeld o... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Dayimani leaves SA for good after Springboks snub | Hacjivah Dayimani leads the Stormers’ player exodus. Images: @TheStormers via X.
The Stormers have announced the departure of 15 players following the conclusion of the 2023-2024 United Rugby Championship campaign, and the list is headlined... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | UPDATE: Springbok wing needs emergency operation! | Springboks wing Kurt-Lee Arendse dives to score his spectacular try. Image: Via SA Rugby.
In a bid to be fit for the mid-year Test series against Ireland, Springbok Kurt-Lee Arendse will have corrective facial surgery after suffering a frac... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Another bites the dust: Springboks dropping like flies ahead of playoffs | Canan Moodie. Image via Instagram @moodie_c13
The Bulls have been dealt a massive blow following confirmation that one of their star Springboks will miss the United Rugby Championship quarter-final at Loftus Versfeld this weekend.
OTHER SPR... |
| May 19, 2024 | Springboks face harsh SANCTIONS for lack of ‘generic black’ players in team | The Springboks celebrate. Image via Instagram @moodie_c13
SA Rugby’s annual audit report apparently does not reflect kindly on the Springboks’ contribution to transformation, after it was found that the world champions did not select suffic... |
| May 4, 2024 | Fans vote with feet as Champions Cup semi-final weekend set for bumper attendance | When Dublin’s Croke Park and Toulouse’s Le Stadium play hosts to this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, it’ll mark a bumper weekend of attendance figures for European rugby’s governing body EPCR.
Because the sell-outs across the... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | WATCH: Stormers’ youngest-ever cheerleader steals hearts | The Stormers’ new mascot impresses with her professional cheerleading sequences. Image: Hansie Linde
Every season, the DHL Dancers have been entertaining spectators at Stormers home games with fresh and captivating routines.
More recently, ... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Premiership needs ‘Fortnum and Mason’ signings like Barrett, says Exeter boss | Premiership Rugby must find a way to make their own “Fortnum and Mason” signings like All Blacks star Jordie Barrett, says Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter.
Barrett will join Leinster on a short-term deal next season in a deal tha... |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Sloppy Stormers leave it late to upend plucky Ulster | The Stormers celebrate their win. @TheStormers.
The Stormers launched a late fightback to clinch a nervy 13-7 victory over Ulster and keep their perfect home record in tact.
The spark finally came from Hartzenberg, whose counter-attack from... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Rugby: What is the SA Cup? | Ruan Pienaar of the Toyota Cheetahs during the 2023 Currie Cup Final between the Cheetahs and the Pumas at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State on 24 June 2023 © Charle Lombard/BackpagePix
With the dawn of a brand new provincial rugby... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Lions joins hands with Cansa to raise cancer awareness | The Lions will raise funds to cancer awareness.
The Lions together with the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) will on 17 February 2024 host the 22nd edition of the popular Shavathon initiative to be hosted at Ellis Airline Park.
“P... |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Jake White insists there are no easy points on the road in URC | Bulls director of rugby Jake White. Photo: Billy Stickland/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix
Jake White was delighted to see his team take a full house of URC points from their visit to Zebre.
“We don’t have our best player, then it will be to... |
| May 28, 2023 | Dobson to Stormers after tough loss: Save your tears for the pillow | Stormers players Steven Kitshoff, Ruben van Heerden and Deon Fourie after losing the final. Photo: Stormers.
Stormers head coach John Dobson has revealed what he said to his chargers after their agonising five-point defeat in the URC Grand ... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | URC review (round 12): Stormers lose ground on log leaders Leinster | Stormers centre Dan du Plessis in URC against Glasgow. Photo: Craig Watson/Inpho.
The Bulls were the only triumphant South African team in the URC this past weekend, with the Lions, Sharks and Stormers all losing their away matches.
Life is... |