Irish Referee Joy Neville Makes Rugby World Cup History

World Rugby has confirmed the team of match officials who have been selected for the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France later this year. Four Irish officials have been named as match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2023, with Joy Neville making history by being named the first female official at a men’s Rugby World Cup. Neville is one …

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World Rugby Secures Major New Partner For Women’s Game

World Rugby and Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services company, have announced a multi-year global partnership establishing Gallagher as an Official Partner of Women’s Rugby and Rugby World Cup 2025. As part of the partnership agreement, Gallagher will be an Official Partner of World Rugby WXV 2023 & 2024 – the new, three-tier annual global women’s …

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South Africa Welcomes First Professional Women’s Rugby Team

Earlier this year, the South African rugby team Blue Bulls, introduced the Bulls Daisies, the first ever professional women’s team in South Africa. Highly-rated Hayden Groepes, and former Springbok Women’s captain Mandisa Williams are the respective head coach and assistant coach of the Bulls Daisies team. The duo has signed three-year agreements to take charge of the women’s team, which …

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M&S Food Announce Partnership With Munster Rugby Senior Women’s Squad

Marks & Spencer has recently announced a partnership with the Munster Rugby Senior Women’s team, as part of its Eat Well campaign. The partnership was officially launched at Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick by Munster captain Nicole Cronin and teammates Chloe Pearse, Róisín Ormond, Claire Bennett and Stephanie Nunan. Dave Kavanagh, Munster Rugby Head of Commercial and Marketing, explained that Munster …

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