A new global study from Nielsen has recorded 877 million followers and 405 million fans of rugby union worldwide in 2019, up 11 per cent and 18 per cent on 2018 figures respectively Related News: Over two million new rugby participants in Asia shows impact beyond Rugby World Cup 2019 A ...
Rugby World Cup 2019
Hosted once every four years, the Rugby World Cup is rugby's centrepiece event. It is the big stage that rugby players from all over the world dream of reaching. Held over the course of seven weeks, it is the 3rd largest sports event in the world after the summer olympics and the Football World Cup.
Tournament Dates 20th September (Fri) - 2nd November (Sat), 2019
Opening Match 20th September (Fri), 2019 Tokyo Stadium
Finals 2nd November (Sat), 2019 Yokohama Stadium, Kanagawa
#ReliveTheMoment Celebrating One-Year Anniversary of Rugby World Cup 2019
The Japan Rugby Football Union (President: Shigetaka Mori, Minato-ku, Tokyo) has announced to launch a hashtag campaign which fans can engage by posting their fond memories of Rugby World Cup 2019™ Japan (RWC 2019) on their social media accounts with “#ReliveTheMoment”, as a celebration of one-year ...
Rugby World Cup host selection process (Men & Women)
Rugby World Cup host selection process, In a ground-breaking move, World Rugby will award hosting rights to its next two men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups within the same process. For the first time two men’s and women’s RWCs will be awarded at the same time Integrated process enables a ...
RWC 2019 delivers record economic, social and sporting outcomes for Japan
Japan 2019 was the most economically successful Rugby World Cup ever, with nearly £4.3 billion generated in economic output according to a report published by EY today. National pride significantly boosted by successful tournament £4.3 billion generated in economic output 242,000 ...
Watch: the RWC 2019 game-changer for Japan and Asia
Watch: the RWC 2019 game-changer for Japan and Asia. On Saturday rugby fans, will be able to relive the moment that Japan made history by securing a place in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2019 with a thrilling victory over Scotland, just hours after Typhoon Hagibis had brought devastation to ...
Japan cements new status as rugby’s biggest broadcast market
Rugby World Cup 2019 sets new broadcast records and inspires new audiences Most-watched rugby event ever inspires a new audience for rugby Most-watched Rugby World Cup Final ever, despite challenging time-zone for participating nations Japan smashes domestic market broadcast record ...
Global Fan Interest in Rugby World Cup Grows
Despite initial fears over early broadcast times in the Northern hemisphere and criticism of the tournament being held in Japan, online search statistics gathered during the Rugby World Cup 2019 show that global fan interest in the ninth edition of the competition grew dramatically for the first ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 finals medals capture the spirit of Japan
Rugby World Cup 2019 finals medals capture the spirit of Japan, following an incredible five weeks of Rugby World Cup action, and with the rugby world counting down to the final weekend of Rugby World Cup 2019, World Rugby and the Japan 2019 Organising Committee have revealed the designs for the ...
Arigato Japan – you have made the World Cup special ありがとうございました
Week by glorious week, Japan's players set new benchmarks for their country and their continent as they qualified from the pool phase as winners, moved into the top eight of the world rankings and competed in their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final. These goals were recited almost like a magic ...
Springboks ‘push the right buttons’ to end Brave Blossoms great journey
Japan huffed and puffed, but were unable to blow the Springbok house down as South Africa ground their way into the semi-finals with a convincing victory at Tokyo Stadium on Sunday. The Boks withstood the sustained pressure exerted by the Brave Blossoms, who were roared on by chants of “Nippon! ...