News Source: New Zealand Herald
| about 1 month ago
The Maori TV-led bid for the Rugby World Cup rights has encountered problems behind the scenes with the International Rugby Board. Prime Minister John Key has even weighed into negotiations with a one-on-one meeting with IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset.
News Source: Xtra News
| about 1 month ago
Opinion is fairly evenly split on Maori Television (MTS) leading the bid for Rugby World Cup free to air matches, a new poll shows...A Herald-Digipoll out today showed 45.2 percent disapproved of MTS leading the bid while 44.1 percent approved. The...
News Source: Epoch Times
| about 1 month ago
The International Rugby Board has told Japan it would prefer the country to host all 48 games of the 2019 World Cup. Japan is pressing the IRB to consider Hong Kong and Singapore as flyway venues for a handful of matches in a bid to expand rugby...
News Source: Japan Today
| about 1 month ago
Hiroshima said Monday it will not be putting itself forward as a candidate to stage matches if Japan succeeds in hosting either the 2018 or 2022 World Cups. Hiroshima told the Japan Football Association the same day it was ruling itself out to focus...
News Source: Japan Today
| about 1 month ago
Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup match in Tokyo between New Zealand and Australia demonstrated Japan’s enthusiasm for rugby as it prepares to host the 2019 World Cup, the head of the International Rugby Board said Monday. A near-capacity crowd of 47,...