‘High degree of uncertainty’ over DCMS recouping millions from rugby clubs, MPs warn | Sport

There remains a “high degree of uncertainty” over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the House of Commons’ public accounts committee has warned. In a report published on Wednesday, the committee also criticised the Department for Culture, Media … Read more

Hong Kong in frame to host Nations Championship finals and Lions matches | Rugby union

Hong Kong has emerged as a candidate to stage future Nations Championship finals at its new Kai Tak Sports Park and would be an ideal British & Irish Lions stopover, according to a senior World Rugby executive. The inaugural Nations Championship finals – the biennial playoffs among the world’s leading international sides – is to … Read more

New Zealand Rugby and Ineos settle sponsorship contract dispute | New Zealand rugby union team

The Manchester United co-owner Ineos and New Zealand Rugby have announced a settlement has been reached in their sponsorship contract dispute. In February NZR, the federation responsible for the All Blacks team, said it had launched legal action against Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos after accusing the chemicals firm of failing to pay the first 2025 … Read more