Six Nations news

Fitness and health are priority areas of expenditure for consumers in six key nations around the world, according to a new report by McKinsey. The ... More

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief Bill Sweeney has said the sport wants to play a major part in getting the public back to normality, once ... More

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has admitted that the escalating Coronavirus outbreak is posing challenges for athletes trying to qualify for Tokyo 2020. ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with the main political parties ahead of the December general election. ... More

The Welsh sports sector has been valued at £1.142bn (gross value added), out-performing a number of industries traditionally considered strong in the country – such ... More

The Six Nations Council has appointed Benjamin Morel as the new chief executive of Six Nations Rugby – the organisation responsible for the international rugby ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has named Manchester-based firm Mather and Co to design its new World Rugby Museum at the spiritual home of the ... 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

A growing middle class and the current obesity crisis has made the Asian fitness market a source of “huge untapped potential”, according to Simon Flint ... More

Twickenham’s World Rugby Museum will be “upgraded” and “modernised”, and is due to reopen during the winter of 2017/18. The current museum – situated in ... More

Twickenham Stadium will enforce strict security measures for the upcoming Six Nations matches in light of the terrorist attacks in Paris last November. Additional security ... More

Every single player, coach and referee in elite English rugby has completed an online training course to recognise and deal with concussion. The 100 per ... More

Coverage of the Olympic Games is set to remain on the BBC until 2024 after the corporation struck an exclusive sub-license deal with Discovery Communications. ... More

A number of sports shown on the BBC are at risk of a drop in exposure and audience figures as part of the broadcaster's plans ... More

Technology giant IBM is pushing ahead with the development of predictive analytics to help experts forecast the outcome of sports games, while also providing fans ... More

The Welsh Rugby Union has announced a £2.5m investment into a range of initiatives to improve rugby across all levels in Wales. The WRU has ... More

Martyn Thomas, the acting chief executive officer of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), is to step down from the position on 16 December following the ... More

Tourism agency VisitBritain has welcomed the announcement that the UK's image overseas and perception as a tourist destination has improved over the last 12 months. ... More

New research published by credit card firm MasterCard International has found that Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2011 could deliver a major boot to the international ... More

A decision to review a list of major sporting events protected for free-to-air television has been put on hold by the Department for Culture, Media ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has completed a deal with Nintendo UK that will give Nintendo commercial rights at Twickenham until September. During the RBS ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has reported a 66 per cent increase in operating profit to £18.9m for the 12 months ending 30 June 2009, ... More