World Rugby

Many pro and semi pro rugby players juggle a second career, as well as other responsibilities off the pitch. In partnership with Mitsubishi Electric, we spoke to Yvonne Nolan - General Counsel at World Rugby - about the impact of having multiple jobs.

We are incredibly excited to share that we have won Best Social Media Campaign at the Broadcast Sport Awards for Rugby World Cup 2023 🏆 Congratulations to everyone who made the tournament so successful, thank you for all your hard work Read more: https://lnkd.in/edH4Va_f #RWC2023

Dr. Brett Robinson has been elected as the new Chair of World Rugby. This follows two rounds of voting at the 2024 Interim meeting of Council in Dublin, Ireland. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQwckPkv

🎉 Record demand for Women's Rugby World Cup tickets 🎉 More than 100,000 tickets have been applied for in the first week of the ticket application phase, on top of the 130,000 tickets already sold in the presale. Host locations have been celebrating this era-defining tournament arriving in their city, from the iconic waterways of York, to the renaming of train stations in Bristol and Exeter, to the transformation of Brighton Beach. Along the way, we were joined by BBC Gladiator ‘Fury’ and former England sevens player Jodie Ounsley, England internationals Abbie Ward, Hannah Botterman and Jess Breach and rugby legends Maggie Alphonsi, Rachael Burford and Shaunagh Brown. 🏆 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eeuidKyH #RWC2025 #ThisEnergyNeverStops

We are excited to announce the appointment of Ocean Outdoor as our Digital Out of Home media partner for the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025. "Ocean’s creativity and portfolio will help us showcase the tournament's energy across England and the UK, driving interest and building momentum ahead of this generational moment for rugby. The London fan zone delivered by Ocean will allow fans and visitors of England’s iconic capital to experience Rugby World Cup like never before.” - Sarah Massey, Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Managing Director. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUGieRyE #RWC2025 #ThisEnergyNeverStops #womensrugby

Expanding's fan's access to merchandise globally 🙌 World Rugby and Fanatics have partnered to grow the sport by creating a global merchandise destination for World Rugby and national member unions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eRaqstns

From the opening match, right through to the final, the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 ticket applications are now OPEN🥳 Apply before 19 November ⌛️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/esxuRb7j. #RWC2025 #ThisEnergyNeverStops

Ticketmaster Sport has been selected by World Rugby as the Official Ticketing Service Provider for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. General sale ticket application phase opens 5 November offering fans the opportunity to apply for tickets for all matches 🎟 This is an era-defining moment for women's rugby, are you coming? https://lnkd.in/eViYdBtJ #RWC2025

Accelerating the global development of women's rugby 🙌 Along with ChildFund Rugby and Gallagher, we are excited to announce that in the lead-up to Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 there will be over 30 Grassroots to Global Forums to unite and uplift female leaders in rugby. Read more: https://lnkd.in/efvG9_Jk

How do you transition from playing rugby to the corporate world? "Be confident and back yourself". We spoke with Johnnie Beattie in partnership with Mitsubishi Electric about how to prepare for career success – in rugby and beyond.