Rugby Union

The Cardiff Blues Welsh Pro12 rugby union club has secured partnership deals with commercial property specialist Cooke & Arkwright and the sportswear brand CEP.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has negotiated a four-year extension to its Official England Kit Supplier deal with the rugby footwear and apparel specialists Canterbury.

English rugby union club Leicester Tigers has teamed up with Cat Footwear in a partnership deal.

Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot has agreed to become the official timekeeper of Rugby World Cup 2015.

Telecommunications company Safaricom has agreed to re-enter Kenyan rugby union as a sponsor of the Safari Sevens tournament.

Irish Pro12 rugby union team Connacht has agreed a partnership with tailor Anthony Ryans Galway.

The Welsh Rugby Union has agreed a new 10-year partnership with financial services company Principality Building Society under which Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium will assume a naming rights partner for the first time.

Japanese IT company Fujitsu has believes it will gain full value from the brand’s association with the upcoming Rugby World Cup, despite signing as an Official Sponsor less than three weeks before the tournament kick off.

Premiership Rugby, the governing body of the top division of English rugby union, has agreed a two-year extension to its partnership with Irish beer brand Guinness.

French insurance group Matmut has signed a 10-year deal for the naming rights to the new home of Ligue 1 football club Girondins de Bordeaux.

Japanese information and communication technology solutions company Fujitsu has reached an agreement to become an official sponsor of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Foreign exchange company OSTC FX has opted to extend its jersey sponsorship deal with Welsh Pro12 rugby union team Ospreys.

The Australian Rugby Union has extended its long-term partnership with Qantas, the country’s national airline.

English Premiership rugby union team Newcastle Falcons has extended its partnership with UK financial services organisation Fairstone Financial Management.

Sportswear manufacturer BLK has agreed a three-year deal with South African Super Rugby franchise Southern Kings.

Welsh Pro12 rugby union team the Ospreys have secured a shirt sponsorship deal with construction company Morganstone.

London-based Heathrow Airport has agreed a deal to become an official provider of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Bidvest Foodservice, a subsidiary of international investment holding company Bidvest, will partner both English Premiership rugby union outfit Newcastle Falcons and Newcastle Thunder, which competes in the third tier of English rugby league, for the 2015-16 season.