France

• Chime Communications Establishes 'Essentially France'

  Chime Communications PLC and Essentially Group Limited (Essentially) have announced the acquisition of 85 per cent of the share capital of Essentially France. Essentially France was established by Chime, specifically to acquire the Rugby player agency businesses of Pascal Forni, Miguel Fernandez, Laurent Laffitte and Nigel Geany (the 'founders'). France is the largest player management market in world Rugby and Essentially France is now the leading Rugby player agency in France. The new business...

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• France Launches RWC 2023 Bid

  France officially launched its bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup last week with the French Rugby Federation (FFR) revealing 19 potential host cities and an environmentally friendly transport plan. France wore shirts carrying the France2023 logo in their Six Nations fixture with Scotland in Paris on Sunday, while former internationals Sebastien Chabal and Frederic Michalak were among several high profile ambassadors unveiled to support the bid. France, who last hosted the tournament 10 years a...

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• France Awarded 2023 RWC

  Hosting rights for the Rugby World Cup 2023 have been awarded to France after two rounds of voting in a secret ballot by the World Rugby Council in London on Wednesday (15th). The selection was made following two rounds of voting: France received 24 votes to South Africa’s 15 in the final round of voting. In the first round, France received 18 votes to South Africa’s 13 and Ireland’s eight. World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said: “Congratulations to France on being elected Rugby World C...

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• Tier 1 Nations To Gain £19m Each From France 2023

  Rugby union’s tier one nations are set for a £19m (€21.5m) windfall each from the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Gavin Mair in The Telegraph wrote this week how the £350m (€395.5m) guarantee from France 2023 will be shared with the ten tier one nations sharing £192.4m between them. The 10 tier-one countries - England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina - are expected to share a record payout from World Rugby while remainder will...

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• Altrad's Support For France 2023 Bid Displayed On Shirts

  ... confirmed this week that the Altrad Group will support the French bid to host the Rugby World Cup 2023. Altrad becomes the first private company to be displayed on the natoinal team's jersey. The logo will appear on French shirts from this Saturday when France play Italy in Rome in the RBS Six Nations and will remain until the announcement of the hosts for RWC 2023 in November this year. Mohed Altrad, the chairman of the construction firm, is also the chairman of T14 club Montpellier and is inv...

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• Wakefield To Lose Principal Sponsor

  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are set to lose their most major sponsor after Eric France Metal Recycling, which trades under JKL (Wakefield) Ltd, went bust. The company, which sponsors the club’s East Stand at The Rapid Solicitors Stadium and has its name on the back of the playing jersey as well as being the main sponsor on the front of the shirt, has entered into a creditors’ voluntary liquidation. The scrap metal firm, which also sponsors Dewsbury Rams in the Championship, is thought to have...

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• BeIN Sport Granted Two More Years Of Catalans And Super League

  Super League (Europe) has announced a new broadcast deal with premium sports network beIN Sports for France. This renewed partnership will see the relationship between the Betfred Super League and beIN SPORTS continue for a further two years until the end of the 2019 season. beIN SPORTS France will continue to televise all Catalans Dragons home games and additionally show a selection of televised games from the Betfred Super League and the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup throughout the next two seasons....

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• 60 Per Cent Increase In Funds For French Rugby

  The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) in France has a funding pool of €115.5m to distribute to clubs for the upcoming 2014/15 season, an increase of around 60 per cent on the figure for the previous year. With a new bumper television deal with broadcaster Canal+ in place, worth a reported €355m over five years, the LNR are now able to reap the financial rewards with the rules on distribution of the money based on four new principles, as revealed at last weekend’s General Assembly. The €115...

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• France To Consider Shirt Sponsorship Options

  The FFR, the governing body for rugby in France, has confirmed it has ruled out shirt sponsorship rights for it's men's national team but would consider similar deals for the sevens, women's and youth teams, according to a report by Sportcal. France is the only remaining major national side without a shirt sponsor - New Zealand were in a similar position but recently sold shirt sponsorships rights to AIG in a five and a half year deal in 2012. And Bernard Godet, the FFR’s vice president and h...

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• BBC to Broadcast Autumn Series 2012

  The cream of northern hemisphere Rugby League talent will take centre stage in October and November when England, France and Wales compete in the 2012 Autumn International Series. Each nation will host one match in the series which culminates in the final at Salford City Stadium on Sunday November 11. The RFL has agreed a deal with the BBC that will see all four matches broadcast live on terrestrial television. The 2012 Autumn International Series kicks off on the afternoon of Saturday October 2...

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