Rugby Europe is a privately owned entity headquartered in France. Founded in 2014, the organization has an estimated 50 employees. Functioning as the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, Rugby Europe specializes in contact sports. It was renamed in 2014 following the split of FIRA-AER, which was originally formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organize, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board, the world governing body of rugby union.
On July 27, 2026, Poland's women and France's men were crowned 2026 European 7s Champions following their performances in Split, Croatia. While Ireland's women and France's men won the tournaments in Split, Poland's women finished top overall with 36 points, and France's men concluded with 38 points. Previously, on July 13, 2026, France achieved double success in the Rugby Europe Sevens U18 Championship in Ricany, Czechia, with both their girls' and boys' squads winning their respective tournaments. Earlier in July, specifically on July 3, 2026, the organization partnered with Eurovision Sport to expand free live coverage of its premier 7s competitions to audiences worldwide on the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) streaming platform. This followed the confirmation on June 3, 2026, of Jens Aage Skare Nielsen as its permanent Chief Executive Officer. Nielsen had served as interim chief executive since September 2025, succeeding previous chief Florent Marty.
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Rugby Europe offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Rugby Europe's product portfolio comprises of contact sports and search, social, and retail media.
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Rugby Europe's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Rugby Europe's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is rugby Union. For full access to Rugby Europe's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Rugby Europe sells broadcasting rights of its rugby Union competitions to 9 companies globally, covering 3 countries. Rugby Europe's rights holders include Telefonica. Rugby Europe currently holds 2 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including rugby league and rugby union.
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