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Vodafone has folded additional women’s national team rights into its sponsorship deal with the Irish Rugby Football Union, as the pact continues to help it to build brand affinity and awareness in the highly competitive Irish telecoms sector.
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Vodafone Ireland has extended its principal sponsorship of the Ireland men’s rugby team in a four-year deal with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
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Jaguar Land Rover is making its Defender brand the centrepiece of its Rugby World Cup sponsorship deal, according to director of global brand partnerships Laura Wood.
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New Zealand Rugby is streets ahead of every other national union in its ability to generate sponsorship revenue, earning almost three times as much from its front-of-shirt deal as its next nearest rival.
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Continental Tyres believes it can gain a more significant share of voice in the uncluttered rugby market than it would from a sponsorship deal in football. Faaez Samadi reports the tyre brand's new sponsorship agreement with the English Rugby Football Union.
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World Rugby will embark on a radical change in commercial strategy after the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in a bid to attract new fans and generate more revenue
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Dubai-based airline Emirates has renewed its sponsorship deal with World Rugby, through which it serves as a worldwide partner of the men’s Rugby World Cup.
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Sports marketing executive Ben Slack has joined World Rugby as the general manager of commercial after almost 10 years with Tennis Australia
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Food distribution group Casino Brands has signed as an Official Partner of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a three-year sponsorship until 2024.
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The organisers of the men's Rugby World Cup 2023 have signed up PPA Business School to the tournament’s sponsorship portfolio.
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Capgemini, the French multinational information technology services and consulting group, has invested in more World Rugby sponsorship inventory by signing a wide-ranging deal focused on the women’s g…
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French industrial services company Altrad has strengthened its rugby union presence by becoming a sponsor of this year’s women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
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World Rugby has signed up Italian performance wear brand Macron to its sponsorship portfolio
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French hospitality company Accor Group has been unveiled as a national sponsor of the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, while its ResaEvents subsidiary has agreed a deal with the organising…
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Social media platform Facebook has become the 'Official Social Media Services Supplier' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be hosted in France
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Capgemini, the French multinational information technology services and consulting group, has become a 'Worldwide Partner' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the second new addition to the portfolio of top-tier…
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Mastercard has extended its long-running association with the Rugby World Cup in a sponsorship renewal
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World Rugby and its global master licensee IMG will launch the consultation process to select a global sports apparel supplier for all competitions during the 2021 to 2024 period this month