A number of the minnow rugby playing nations are likely to be dumped from the Rugby World Cup after the International Rugby Board revealed plans to reduce the number of teams in the tournament to 16. read more
Gilbert, the ball manufacturer for the Rugby World Cup, has launched an investigation into the perceived differences between match balls and practice balls after a number of leading players complained. read more
Premier Rugby, the governing body which runs rugby’s Guinness Premiership, is launching its first ever integrated marketing campaign to support the launch of the new season. read more
A last minute deal saw the International Rugby Board relax its restrictions on media coverage of the Rugby World Cup thus avoiding a media boycott of the tournament from a number of leading press agencies. read more
The ERC, organisers of rugby union’s European Challenge Cup, have brokered an increased level of TV coverage for next season's tournament with Sky Sports. read more
A dispute between the International Rugby Board and the media has escalated after an alliance of major news and picture agencies boycotted coverage of a press call ahead of the Rugby World Cup. read more
Guinness is launching the mainstream element of its £6m TV advertising campaign tonight for the opening game of the Rugby World Cup despite not being an official sponsor of the tournament. read more
Scottish Rugby has continued its spate of new sponsorship deals after agreeing a £2.7m contract with Murray International to become the new team sponsor of the national side. read more
Trading standards officials in Wales are warning fans against buying Rugby World Cup tickets online from unofficial websites. read more
Mobile brand O2 is leveraging its sponsorship of the England rugby union team ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup with a new viral online ad building on its overall ‘Never Surrender’ campaign. read more
Digital media agency Fast Web Media have been appointed by the RFU to design and create a microsite for England supporters ahead of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. read more
Specsavers has announced a two-year extension of its sponsorship of referees and match officials in Celtic domestic rugby’s Magners League including the launch of the Specsavers Fairplay League. read more
Bank of Scotland has extended its association with Scottish Rugby for a further two years in a new substantial six-figure contract. read more
Beer brand Greene King IPA is running a £2m TV-led advertising campaign during the Rugby World Cup to promote its association as the official beer of the England rugby team. read more
Welsh rugby club Llanelli Scarlets is struggling to overcome public objections into its bid to build a housing development at its Stradey Park stadium. read more
Scottish Rugby received a double sponsorship boost after agreeing a new deal with car brand Ford and extending its relationship with retailer John Lewis. read more
Domino’s Pizza is the latest brand looking to hang on the coattails of the upcoming Rugby World Cup with the launch of a TV ad campaign featuring Leicester Tigers and Samoan rugby player Alesana Tuilagi. read more
Global sports media giant ESPN has bought online specialist rugby portal Scrum.com for an undisclosed fee, further signalling its intention to dominate online sports content across the world. read more
Guinness is running a £6m advertising campaign to be broadcast around the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2007 with the first creative breaking this weekend. read more
The RFU is running a cinema advertising campaign to promote its Go Play Rugby grass roots programme with the aim of recruiting more players to the initiative. read more
The lengthy dispute between Edinburgh rugby club and the Scottish Rugby Union appears to have been resolved after the governing body re-took control of the club from franchise owner Bob Carruthers. read more
The Welsh Rugby Union will have a new president after it was revealed that incumbent Glanmor Griffiths will not be seeking re-election to the post. read more
The Scottish Rugby Union has dismissed claims from club franchise Edinburgh that the governing body is close to insolvency and could be forced to sell Murrayfield stadium. read more
Middle East airline Etihad Airways has been unveiled as the new shirt sponsor for rugby union side Harlequins replacing the club’s long-standing agreement with NEC. read more
Host broadcaster ITV has revealed the details of its coverage of the upcoming Rugby World Cup across all its TV channels and ITV.com with a heavy focus on its digital strategy. read more
Scottish domestic rugby has received a much needed boost after announcing a new grass-roots sponsorship deal with retailer John Lewis. read more
The Rugby World Cup final in 2011 is to be held at Auckland’s Eden Park stadium, the International Rugby Board has announced. read more
Harlequins managing director Tony Copsey has quit the club to become the new chief executive of rival top-flight team London Wasps. read more
Ofcom is to review the bidding process for the TV rights to this year’s Rugby World Cup after rights holder ITV applied to the media regulator for consent to screen live coverage of the tournament. read more
Scottish rugby club Edinburgh has resigned from the Scottish Rugby Union, placing its future in grave jeopardy. read more
Beer brand Greene King IPA has extended and enhanced its relationship with Harlequins becoming an official sponsor of the English rugby union club. read more
Puma is looking to challenge its rival brands by moving into the high performance sport layer apparel market and is running a major print advertising campaign to promote the launch of its new ‘Complete Bodywear’ product. read more
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