Deal would cement TNT’s position as country’s pre-eminent rugby broadcaster Southern Hemisphere heavyweights will take on England, Ireland and France It is the last standalone rights deal before Nations Championship launches By Matt Hughes Published: 11:48 GMT, 4 March 2024 | Updated: 11:48 GMT, 4 March 2024 TNT Sports are […]
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If something looks too good to be true, it probably is, so the saying goes. As CVC extends its rugby union portfolio to the Six Nations after buying a one-seventh share of the unions’ commercial rights for £365m, will it look to leverage the game in debt before pulling out […]
A decision on whether the Six Nations championship will continue to be broadcast on terrestrial television will be made “within weeks” following confirmation of a £365m five-year investment deal with the private equity firm CVC. Officials are insistent, however, that CVC are “a force for good” and will play a […]
Wales are coming home this week – but it will all be different in Cardiff for the Six Nations. First, the roof will remain open for their Ireland and England matches. And second, this time Wales’ most hallowed turf had to be grown on a farm in Scunthorpe. Since the […]
Eddie Jones has warned of the dangers of his young England players getting too far ahead of themselves too quickly after his side were handed a favourable 2023 World Cup pool draw alongside Japan and Argentina. Jones said he “wasn’t disappointed” to be drawn alongside the nation he coached at […]
After Steve Thompson won the World Cup in 2003, he took part in the victory parade through the West End, was picked as one of the three best players in the world and went to Buckingham Palace, where they gave him an MBE. Thompson won a grand slam too, as […]
Autumn Nations Cup match between France and Fiji is OFF after five players from the Oceania side tested positive for coronavirus this week France were due to take on Fiji in their first Autumn Nations Cup tie on Monday But an outbreak of coronavirus in the Fiji squad means this […]
The Six Nations countries are considering putting back the start of next year’s tournament because of the financial consequences of playing matches either behind closed doors or before small numbers of spectators when the unions are all making cutbacks enforced by the pandemic. The Rugby Football Union, which will host […]