Rugby Union

Australian Super Rugby team Western Force has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Perth-based sub-sea services provider Fugro-TSM for the 2014 season.

English Premiership rugby union team Harlequins has concluded a three-year deal to make financial services company IG an official sponsor.

The Sharks Super Rugby franchise has agreed a three-year deal to make South African telecommunications firm Cell C its new title sponsor

The Australian Rugby Union has announced sportswear brand Asics as the kit supplier to its national teams from 2014.

English Premiership rugby union team London Irish has extended its partnership with automotive retailer the Ridgeway Group for the 2013-14 season.

UK jeweller Aurum Holdings has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with the Leicester Tigers rugby union team.

Leading French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has signed a three-year extension to its long-term partnership with main sponsor Peugeot.

English Premiership rugby union club Sale Sharks has agreed a two-year extension to its partnership with main sponsor MBNA.

The Rugby Football Union has agreed a four-year deal for transportation company Heathrow Express to become the new official principal partner of England Sevens.

Clifford Chance has agreed a deal to become the official law firm of the Rugby World Cup 2015 international rugby union tournament.

Food company Goodman Fielder has reached a deal to become an official partner of New South Wales Waratahs for the 2014 Australian rugby union season.

Capital Properties has agreed to renew its kit sponsorship deal with English Premiership rugby union club Sale Sharks for the 2013-14 season.

Manchester-based financial services company AJ Bell has agreed a nine-year stadium naming rights partnership with English Premiership top-tier rugby union team Sale Sharks.

Sportswear company Kukri has agreed to extend its partnership with Irish Pro 12 rugby union club Ulster for a further five years through to the 2018-19 season.

English Premiership rugby union team London Irish has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with Thames Valley-based law firm Pitmans.

English Premiership rugby union club Saracens has agreed a two-year partnership with business news broadcaster CNBC.

Automotive company Renault has sealed a sponsorship agreement with Top 14 champion Castres Olympique – the third club to receive its backing in the top division of French rugby union.

Scottish rugby union team Glasgow Warriors has agreed a one-year extension to its sponsorship contract with business insurance group QBE.