Fiji, Japan and even the United States could join an expanded Rugby Championship now that World Rugby's proposed global league has collapsed. Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle revealed Friday that governing body SANZAAR had been working on new models for the Southern Hemisphere competition in ...
World Rugby says controversial shake-up could earn billions for game
World Rugby has defended its controversial Nations Championship concept, saying the proposed annual global tournament could earn the sport £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in 12 years. Rugby chiefs want to launch a new cross-hemisphere contest in 2022, in which the winners of the Six Nations ...
Proposed new league presents issues for Japan
A World Rugby news release late Wednesday night from Dublin may have appeased some parties concerned by plans for a new worldwide league, but many questions remain as to how Japan will be affected. The sport's governing body was attacked from all sides last week ...
Cloud of uncertainty hovers over Top League
The New Year is traditionally a time for looking back on the past and looking ahead. And while the future may appear bright with the Rugby World Cup kicking off in nine months, there are a lot of people involved in the sport in Japan ...
Yoshiro Mori receives World Rugby award; Johnny Sexton gets top player honor
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori received an award from World Rugby on Sunday for his contributions to the sport and role in Japan's successful bid to host next year's Rugby World Cup. Mori, who serves as the honorary chairman of the Japan Rugby Football ...
Rugby players’ chief urges fairer payments for tier-two sides
The Rugby World Cup will remain the preserve of a handful of top sides and will fail to evolve unless players from smaller nations are properly rewarded, international players chief Omar Hassanein told AFP. The 41-year-old Australian — chief executive of the Dublin-based International Rugby ...
Almost 900,000 applications received for 2019 Rugby World Cup tickets
Rugby's international governing body said Tuesday it has received nearly 900,000 applications from fans in more than 100 countries for tickets to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. In a press release on its website, World Rugby said demand significantly exceeded supply for the first ...
World Rugby said Thursday it will look at the game's governance in Samoa after administrators in the Pacific nation admitted they were bankrupt and could not pay their bills. Samoa Rugby Union chairman Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegao pleaded with the public for financial support this week, ...
Rugby World Cup schedule unveiled in Tokyo
Japan will play the winner of the European qualifying competition in the opening game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on Sept. 20, as organizers announced the full tournament schedule on Thursday. [video_embed number="1"] The Brave Blossoms, who will be bidding to ...
Kyoto State Guest House selected to host 2019 Rugby World Cup draw
Next May's draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup will be held at Kyoto State Guest House, World Rugby announced Thursday. In a statement on World Rugby's website, chairman Bill Beaumont explained the significance of having Kyoto host the draw despite not being a tournament ...
World Rugby chief Beaumont says host cities must drive 2019 ticket sales
The challenge of ensuring there are full stadiums at the next Rugby World Cup must be taken up by the 12 host cities if Japan 2019 is to rival the fiscal success of last year's tournament in England, according to World Rugby Chairman Bill ...
The host broadcaster for the 2019 Rugby World Cup will be International Games Broadcast Services, World Rugby announced Tuesday. IGBS, a partnership between HBS and IMG, will be responsible for the world feed delivery to rights holding broadcasters as well as production innovation and content ...
