Rugby Union

Light-grain bread brand Molenberg has agreed a partnership with New Zealand Rugby, through which it will become a major sponsor of the women’s national team.

Scottish Pro14 rugby union club Edinburgh has unveiled financial advisory firm Principal & Prosper as its new main sponsor.

French Top 14 rugby union team Union Bordeaux Bègles has agreed a sponsorship deal with banking group Arkéa.

Sports betting provider LeoVegas has renewed its partnership with English Premiership rugby union club Leicester Tigers.

Sports apparel company Canterbury has agreed a supplier partnership with World Rugby for next year’s World Cup in Japan.

English Premiership rugby union team Worcester Warriors has agreed a long-term deal for sportswear company VX3 to become its new official kit partner.

Dutch brewing company Heineken has returned to back European rugby union’s top club competition with the announcement that it will become the headline sponsor of the Champions Cup.

Banking group HSBC has been unveiled as the official banking partner of this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament, which takes place in the US city of San Francisco from July 20-22.

Japanese real estate developer Mitsubishi Estate has agreed a deal with Rugby Australia to take on naming rights to its men’s national team’s home Tests in 2018 and 2019.

African online sports betting company SportPesa has agreed a deal to sponsor the Final Series of the Pro14, the European rugby union club competition.

Principality Building Society has renewed its title sponsorship of the Welsh Premiership club rugby union competition.

European rugby union club competition the Pro14 has agreed a sponsorship deal with airline CityJet for its upcoming Final Series.

Australian Super Rugby team the Melbourne Rebels has agreed a major sponsorship deal with Legacy Property and Investment Group.

Irish Pro14 rugby union club Leinster has unveiled German sportswear manufacturer Adidas as its new kit supplier.

The Cardiff Blues Welsh Pro 14 rugby union club has entered into a partnership with Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron.

New Zealand Rugby has renewed its partnership with sports technology company VX Sport.

French Top 14 rugby union club Union Bordeaux Bègles has entered into a partnership with sports apparel company Canterbury.

Japanese real estate company Mitsubishi Real Estate has agreed a deal to sponsor the 2019 Rugby World Cup.