Allianz is planning a series of grassroots and community rugby initiatives to support its naming rights agreement with Twickenham stadium, as it bids to ‘elevate its brand’ with a target market of commercial and personal lines customers in the UK.

Public charter jet service JSX aims to grow its brand across the US as a founding partner of College Basketball Crown, a new postseason tournament, organised by AEG and Fox Sports.

Founded by World Rugby and global insurance firm Gallagher, the academy was developed to increase the prominence of female coaches at elite levels of rugby.