Menu
Leagues and Governing Bodies

Int'l Rugby Board Announces Investment Program Expected To Contribute $312M

The Int'l Rugby Board announced a record investment program for '14, the second year of its current four-year funding cycle, despite recording a planned operating loss in '13. With Rugby World Cup 2015 set to deliver a record commercial program and global participation at an all-time high of 6.6 million, funding invested and utilized by the IRB in 14 will total £50M ($81M). It is anticipated that the core investment will remain at approximately this level throughout the four-year cycle, forecasting an investment of at least £193M ($312M), eclipsing the previous cycle's £150M by 29%. The funding program includes an increased commitment to investment in player welfare, anti-doping and integrity strategies and men's and women's Fifteens and Sevens competitions, high-performance and development initiatives (IRB).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 18, 2024

Sports Business Awards nominees unveiled; NWSL's historic opening weekend and takeaways from CFP deal

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, BTN’s Meghan McKeown, and a deep dive into AppleTV+’s The Dynasty

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast from the New York Post and Sports Business Journal, ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks all things NCAA. Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown shares her insight into the Caitlin Clark craze. The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn chats all things Bean Town. And SBJ’s Xavier Hunter drops in to share his findings on how the NWSL is making a social media push.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2014/10/02/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/IRB-Investment.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2014/10/02/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/IRB-Investment.aspx

CLOSE