Rugby Union

TSB Bank has agreed a kit sponsorship deal with New Zealand’s national provincial rugby union champion Taranaki Rugby.

Irish Pro12 rugby union team Connacht has sealed a kit sponsorship deal with fluid transfer solutions company Pirtek.

Sportswear manufacturer Canterbury has agreed a deal to become the new kit supplier to English Premiership rugby union team Bath.

US pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma has signed on as the title sponsor of the rugby union Test match between the United States and Australia on September 5.

Rugby equipment manufacturer Rhino has agreed a partnership with the South African Rugby Union.

US sportswear company Under Armour has signed its first partnership with an English Premiership rugby union club after agreeing a multi-year deal with Wasps.

Irish airline Aer Lingus has entered into a partnership with the Irish Rugby Football Union.

UK-based telecommunications company BT will sponsor the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), the governing body for the sport in Scotland, for three years, from 2015 to 2018, as shirt sponsor of the Scotland national rugby union team under a deal signed this month.

Vancouver-headquartered gold producer Goldcorp has struck a deal with the Rugby Canada governing body to become an official sponsor of the country’s national women's 15s and sevens teams.

Equipment and sportswear supplier Rhino Rugby is using sports sponsorships to build brand awareness and consolidate its position as a market leader in the supply of rugby equipment.

UK telecommunications company BT has struck a deal to become the shirt sponsor for Scotland’s national rugby union teams.

German automotive giant BMW has entered into a new partnership with the Australian Rugby Union.

Rugby footwear and apparel company XBlades has struck a deal to become the new official kit partner of English Premiership rugby union club Gloucester.

Rugby equipment and sportswear supplier Rhino Rugby has opted to extend its sponsorship of the Pro 12 European rugby union club tournament.

Thailand-based premium beer brand Singha Beer signed a three-year Official Partner deal, from 2015 to 2017, with the Premiership Rugby, the top-tier league for English rugby union clubs.

Mitsubishi Motors, the automotive manufacturing arm of Japan’s Mitsubishi Group, has expanded its existing partnership with English Premier rugby union team Gloucester.

French Top 14 top-tier rugby union club Grenoble has extended deals with Italian sportswear company Kappa and IT consulting firm Sogeti.

Insurance company Admiral has agreed a two-year extension to its status as the main sponsor of the Welsh Rugby Union.