World Rugby

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World Rugby, a privately owned organization founded in 1886, is the international governing body for rugby union. Headquartered in Ireland, it employs approximately 450 people. Its primary activity is the administration and regulation of the sport, including rule-making. In 2023, the organization's revenue was less than $1 billion.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1886

Headcount

445

Headquarters

Ireland

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

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World Rugby unveiled a reshaped women's calendar following a record-breaking Rugby World Cup. This restructuring resulted in England and the other home unions regaining control of their autumn international fixtures. Separately, Canada announced an unchanged squad for their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 semi-final match against New Zealand on Friday, with Karen Paquin set to earn her 50th cap. World Rugby also responded to criticism regarding their management of a biting incident during the women's World Cup quarter-finals.

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World Rugby offers 17 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. World Rugby's product portfolio comprises of contact sports, media and TV services and sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship.

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World Rugby's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. Caretta Research has split World Rugby's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is rugby Union. For full access to World Rugby's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Jan

17th

2026

07:12

B2B Tag

SEO Headline:Early-Bird Tickets Sell Out for HSBC SVNS Kenya

Early-bird tickets for the HSBC SVNS Kenya leg have sold out. The event organisers have confirmed 6000 plus tickets have already been sold. The tickets are for the HSBC SVNS Division 2 tournament, a World Rugby-sanctioned event that will feature both men’s and women’s national sevens teams competing for crucial points on the global circuit.

Ynews (digital)

Jan

15th

2026

03:30

B2B Tag

Pools, Draw confirm for Australia U20s ahead of expanded, new-look World Championship

Australia U20s will face Spain, Fiji and France as part of the World Rugby Junior World Championship. It comes as World Rugby confirms changes to the premier under-age tournament, set to be expanded to 16 teams in 2026.

Australian Rugby

Jan

14th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Rugby World Cup Hosting Rights Attracts Bids from Japan, Italy, Spain and Middle East

The push comes more than 15 years after it became the first Asian country to global event. Japan Rugby Football Union president Masato Tsuchida confirmed to AFP an expression of interest had been submitted to the sport’s governing body, World Rugby.

Breitbart

Jan

14th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Rugby World Cup Hosting Rights Attracts Bids from Japan, Italy, Spain and Middle East

Breitbart

Jan

14th

2026

12:38

B2B Tag

Japan to Bid for 2035 Rugby World Cup

[Translated] Japan Rugby Football Union Chairman Masato Tsuchida at a press conference = 14th, Minato-ku, Tokyo The Japan Rugby Football Union announced on the 14th that it has bid to host the 2035 World Cup (WC).

Saga Shimbun

Jan

10th

2026

14:38

Events, B2B Tag

South Africa Among Six Contenders to Host 2035 Rugby World Cup

World Rugby has officially fired the starting whistle on the race to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2035, revealing the selection process today at the 17th World Rugby General Assembly in London. Join the RUCK’s WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.

Ruck UK

Jan

6th

2026

01:59

B2B Tag

Sam Warburton: World Rugby ‘needs a strong’ England, it ‘benefits everyone’

Former British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton believes that a strong England team benefits rugby as a whole. Steve Borthwick guided his side to a Rugby World Cup semi-final in 2023 after taking over from Eddie Jones in the build-up to the tournament.

PlanetRugby

Jan

5th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Owen Doyle: Changes to rugby’s laws need widespread buy-in, not more haste

When David Cameron decided that a vote on the UK’s membership of the European Union would be a good thing, he also made another mistake: that the outcome would be decided by a simple majority. Fifty per cent plus one would do the trick, which indeed it did.

The Irish Times

Dec

31st

2025

00:02

Regulatory and Legal, B2B Tag

World Rugby Issues Asia Rugby a Yellow Card

On Monday, December 1, 2025, World Rugby informed all Asia Rugby member unions of its decision to suspend the Asia Rugby Executive Committee – Asia Rugby has not publicised this fact anywhere, and few media have picked up on the significance of this.

Rugby Asia 247

Dec

30th

2025

07:33

B2B Tag

Springboks: Bryan Habana gives ultimate compliment to Rassie Erasmus’ ‘phenomenal’ team

Despite being part of a superb Springboks World Cup-winning side in 2007, Bryan Habana has hailed Rassie Erasmus’ current crop as South Africa’s greatest-ever team. A legendary winger, Habana is the Springboks’ all-time leading try scorer, having crossed the whitewash on 67 occasions in 124 Tests between 2004 and 2016.

PlanetRugby

Dec

29th

2025

13:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Success of Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 recognised as Chair Gill Whitehead receives OBE and Managing Director Sarah Massey made an MBE

Gill Whitehead and Sarah Massey spearheaded an all-female leadership team to deliver a record-breaking Rugby World Cup Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 set a new bar for women’s rugby with over 444,000 tickets sold World

World Rugby

Dec

29th

2025

04:13

Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag

Women's Rugby World Cup Post Event Business Analysis Report 2025: Sponsorship Revenue Reaches $14.7 Million, Asahi Breweries and Capgemini Lead With $2.5 Million Annual Deals

The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup set viewership and attendance records, highlighting substantial opportunities in broadcasting, global fan engagement, and female market expansion. The tournament’s strong sponsorship portfolio, led by Asahi and Capgemini, underscores the event’s growing commercial appeal.

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World Rugby sells broadcasting rights of its 13 rugby League and rugby Union competitions to 68 companies globally, covering 15 countries. World Rugby's rights holders include Telefonica, Sky Group and BBC. World Rugby currently holds 7 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including rugby union and rugby league.

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