Ireland U-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, named for World Rugby Under-20 Championship For immediate release: Monday 27 April 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union The Ireland Under-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, has been announced for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. The tournament is taking place in Parma, Italy from the 2nd – […]
Raeburn Place Foundation plans kick off ahead of Rugby World Cup Rugby fans across the world are eagerly anticipating the start of the 2015 World Cup but the buzz at Raeburn Place, birthplace of the international game and home of the Edinburgh Academical Football Club (EAFC), the oldest rugby club in Scotland, comes from the […]
A further 25,000 tickets on sale for Rugby World Cup 2015 on April 28 · Fans will have further opportunities to buy tickets for Rugby World Cup 2015 from April 28 · An additional 25,000 Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets will go on sale at tickets.rugbyworldcup.com · Further tickets will be available for 12 matches […]
Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour completes successful visit to Germany The Webb Ellis Cup has completed a successful visit to Germany on the penultimate stop of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The iconic Trophy visited a number of locations during a three day visit including making a special visit to Germany’s Rugby heartland in […]
World Rugby announce RDA Television and IEC in Sports as media distribution partners World Rugby has announced London-based agencies RDA TV and IEC in Sports as its official worldwide television sales arm for sevens and the U20 Championship. The media rights distribution companies will partner to sell broadcast rights to the Sevens World Series, the […]
England Rugby World Cup Winners Complete Headnorth Charity Expedition Rugby World Cup Winning heroes Lewis Moody MBE, Josh Lewsey MBE and Danny Grewcock MBE have successfully completed a gruelling North Pole charity trek. This April, the Headnorth charity expedition brought together a team of eight for a challenging 100km hike over 6.5 days to the […]
Match schedule announced for World Rugby U20 Trophy in Lisbon The pools and fixtures for the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2015 have been announced. The future stars of world rugby from Canada, Georgia, Hong Kong, Fiji, Namibia, Tonga and Uruguay join hosts Portugal in Lisbon from 12-24 May for the event. The eighth edition of […]
ESPN Latin America and ESPN Brazil join Rugby World Cup broadcast family World Rugby has announced the appointment of ESPN Latin America as exclusive South America rights-holding broadcaster for Rugby World Cup 2015 in England and Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. The exciting deal also sees the appointment of ESPN Brazil as an exclusive […]
The Webb Ellis Cup builds excitement for Rugby World Cup 2015 with visit to Canada A visit from the Webb Ellis Cup has started to build excitement in Canada for Rugby World Cup 2015. The iconic Trophy was in the country as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour and spent two days in […]
Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015 Experienced 12-member referee panel named with 361 tests between them Seven of the panel were involved in RWC 2011 Seven ARs and four TMOs also named Appointments for pool stages announced later this year World Rugby has announced the 12-member panel that will referee at Rugby World […]