Rugby World Cup 2015 news

Steve Brown has announced he will step down as CEO of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) after just 14 months in the role. Brown's shock ... More

The Rugby Football Union has put nearly £100m (US$134.18m, €113.80m) back into the sport this year – an increase of 11 per cent on 2016. ... More

Rugby league’s governing body has urged all political parties to reaffirm their commitment to investing in the sport ahead of England hosting the World Cup ... More

World Rugby will increase its spend on the grassroots game to £245.8m (US$309.5m, €291.1m) over the next four years after attracting 1.5m people to the ... More

England’s hosting of the 2015 Rugby World Cup was the fifth largest single-sport event ever, according to a report compiled by Ernst & Young. The ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will invest £57m (US$86.4m, €78.5m) into the development of 100 artificial pitches over the next four-years as it attempts to ... More

The Rugby World Cup 2015 – which kicks off today – has already broken all previous ticket sales records and looks set to be the ... More

With little over one month to go until the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, the Organising Committee, England Rugby 2015, has begun its final ... More

Vinci Stadium, subsidiary of French venue operator Vinci Concessions, has signed a 25-year contract to operate London’s Olympic Stadium. Vinci’s existing stadium portfolio includes the ... More

Professional sports events held in the UK attracted a total of 67 million paying fans during 2014, according to analysis by Deloitte's sports business group. ... More

Aviva Premiership side Gloucester Rugby has continued its strong performances off the field by reporting pre-tax profits of £512,000 – up nearly 68 per cent ... More

The cost of converting the London Olympic Stadium into a 54,000-capacity multi-use stadium is set to rise from £154m to £190m due to complications in ... More

With only a year to go until England hosts the Rugby World Cup 2015, Prince Harry has been appointed honorary president of England Rugby 2015 ... More

The International Rugby Board (IRB) will renamed World Rugby later this year, as part of a major rebranding programme. The new brand, which includes a ... More

Rugby World Cup 2011, held in New Zealand, produced short-term economic benefits of NZ$1.73bn (US$1.45bn, 1.10bn euro, £891m), according to a report by the country’s ... More

Andrew Cosslett, the former chief executive of Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has been named as the new chief executive officer of health club chain Fitness ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has posted "record" group revenues of £136.3m for the year ending 30 June 2011, following an increase of £24.3m on ... More