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• Media release Brett Robinson elected as World Rugby Chair Dr. Brett Robinson (Australia) has been elected as the new Chair of World Rugby, following two rounds of voting at the 2024 Interim meeting of Council in Dublin, Ireland. Thu 14 November, 2024 · 3 min read
• Laws Law amendments promoting speed, space and contest get global trial go-ahead A package of law trials aimed at enhancing fan and player experience will be adopted as a global trial across all competitions from next year after the World Rugby Council voted in favour of change. Thu 14 November, 2024 · 2 min read
• World Rugby Egypt, Guatemala and Lesotho achieve World Rugby Full Member status Egypt, Guatemala and Lesotho have been elevated to World Rugby full member status following approval by the international federation’s Council. The family of national unions in World Rugby membership stands at 133 across six regions Wed 13 November, 2024 · 3 min read
• RWC 2025 Record demand for tickets as Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 arrives in host cities around England Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 is generating record demand, with more than 100,000 tickets requested in just the first week of the application phase adding to the 130,000 tickets already sold in the presale. Tue 12 November, 2024 · 3 min read
• RWC 2025 World Rugby appoints Ocean Outdoor UK as Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 official Digital out of home media partner and official fan zone provider World Rugby has today appointed Ocean Outdoor UK, a leader in premium Digital OOH advertising and experiential activations, as their DOOH media partner for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England. Tue 12 November, 2024 · 3 min read
• World Rankings All change in World Rugby Men’s Rankings as Springboks go top An action-packed weekend of international rugby brought multiple changes to the top 10 with only France remaining in the same spot. Mon 11 November, 2024 · 2 min read
• Rugby Sevens Singapore and Los Angeles confirmed to host the pinnacle of HSBC SVNS 2025 as schedule confirmed Following the record-breaking Olympic Games in Paris, the stars of rugby sevens are set to make a thrilling return to HSBC SVNS 2025, kicking off in Dubai on 30 November, 2024. Mon 11 November, 2024 · 5 min read
• Match officials Emirates Match Official panels confirmed for HSBC SVNS 2025 and World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 World Rugby has confirmed the 35 Emirates Match Officials who make up the men’s and women’s panels for HSBC SVNS 2025 and the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025. Mon 11 November, 2024 · 2 min read
• Media release World Rugby teams up with Fanatics to launch global licensed merchandise programme for fans World Rugby has announced an exclusive global partnership with Fanatics, a global digital sports platform, to launch and manage the official retail and licensing programme for World Rugby, including Rugby World Cups through to 2029. Thu 7 November, 2024 · 3 min read
• RWC 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 ticket application phase opens for all matches With a little under 300 days to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 kicks off in England and with more than 130,000 tickets already sold, fans can now apply for tickets across all matches in what promises to be the biggest celebration of women’s rugby. Mon 4 November, 2024 · 2 min read
• World Rankings Record defeat costs Fiji in World Rugby Men's Rankings The Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024 champions have fallen a place after losing 57-17 to Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. Mon 4 November, 2024 · 1 min read
• Match officials Japanese referee Takehito Namekawa excited by new challenge The former U20 international hopes to use his experiences this November to help develop and push him towards his aim of making the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 match official panel. Fri 1 November, 2024 · 5 min read
• RWC 2025 Ticketmaster Sport confirmed as Official Ticketing Service Provider for Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 Ticketmaster Sport has been selected by World Rugby as the Official Ticketing Service Provider for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Fri 1 November, 2024 · 2 min read
• Women in Rugby World Rugby and ChildFund Rugby announce the next phase of the Grassroots to Global Series on the road to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 The Grassroots to Global Series is designed to accelerate the global development of women’s rugby and is part of World Rugby and ChildFund Rugby’s global mission to unite and uplift female leaders in rugby on the road to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Wed 30 October, 2024 · 4 min read
• World Rugby Sweden agonisingly close to new high in World Rugby Men's Rankings We look at how this weekend's action affected the rankings, with rating points available in four of the five matches. Mon 28 October, 2024 · 1 min read
• Media release Three candidates confirmed for World Rugby Chair Three candidates will contest the election for the Chair of World Rugby at the Interim Meeting of Council in Dublin, Ireland, on 14 November, 2024. Fri 25 October, 2024 · 2 min read
• World Rugby Awards World Rugby Awards 2024 to honour the best of international rugby on 24 November in Monaco The World Rugby Awards 2024 will take place in Monaco, celebrating the sport’s most outstanding personalities. The prestigious event will be held on Sunday, November 24 at the iconic Salle des Étoiles, bringing together the best of rugby on and off the field. Thu 24 October, 2024 · 2 min read
• Women in Rugby World Rugby's Impact Beyond 2025 unites unions across Africa to advance the women’s game Delegates from unions across Africa came together in Stellenbosch to discuss how to drive the women’s game forward at the first of six Impact Beyond 2025 regional summits. Hosted by World Rugby, the first regional summit was delivered through a partnership with UK Sport focused on the Africa region as part of their International Partnerships Programme. Wed 23 October, 2024 · 3 min read
• RWC 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 match schedule confirmed World Rugby has announced the match schedule for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, setting the stage for six weekends of compelling competition in what promises to be the largest celebration of women’s rugby. Tue 22 October, 2024 · 3 min read
• World Rugby Wiz-Team provides new volunteer management platform to World Rugby Created for World Rugby as part of their new Tournament Management System, the innovative solution will benefit event organisers and volunteers across the rugby community Mon 21 October, 2024 · 2 min read