Tag: Rugby

France rugby showpiece to steal breath away

Article posted by Coliseum, March 11^th, 2021

Rugby fiends waiting with bated breath for the Rugby World Cup 2023 match schedule are an exulted lot. World Rugby and the France 2023 Organising Committee have announced the much-anticipated match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2023, a tournament with players and fans at heart that will have the... » Read more

LA Giltinis ready to pack a ‘punch’

Article posted by Coliseum, March 10^th, 2021

Los Angeles (US) is getting ready to welcome its newest professional sports franchise when the LA Giltinis rugby team begins to play at the Coliseum on March 20th. The LA Giltinis are a Major League Rugby (MLR) team that is all set to enter the league in the 2021 season as an expansion franchise.... » Read more

‘Tigers’ den now Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Article posted by Coliseum, October 27^th, 2020

The professional rugby union club Leicester Tigers (UK) and longstanding official partner Mattioli Woods recently struck a new five-year deal that will see the wealth management firm rebrand the stadium as Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Earlier, the facility used to be called Welford Road... » Read more

Bath Rugby venue plans (court) controversy

Article posted by Coliseum, October 24^th, 2020

The English professional rugby union club Bath Rugby’s (UK) ambitious plans to develop a new arena which can pack in a crowd of 18,000 on an expanded site in the City center suffered a setback as well as a legal blow after a recent ruling from the Bristol High Court on a historic restrictive... » Read more

Libya varsity gets plush rugby facility

Article posted by Coliseum, October 22^nd, 2020

A new international standard rugby facility was inaugurated recently at the University of Benghazi in Libya. The Rugby Federation of Libya under the presidency of Mustapha Hoty opened the venue at the varsity, which is home to 150,000 students of which 2,000 are pursuing studies in sports. The... » Read more

Sports venue sector braces up to COVID-19

Article posted by Coliseum, May 5^th, 2020

Coronavirus has come as the biggest curse for mankind in 2020 and has had a disastrous effect on the world with people living on the edge. The sports venue sector has also been hugely affected with sporting events impacted globally. With events canceled or postponed, revenue streams are drying... » Read more

Rugby League World Cup 2021 venues revealed

Article posted by Coliseum, February 25^th, 2019

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup will be almost exclusively based in the north of England, with just two of the 31 matches taking place south of Sheffield, the Independent reported. Wembley has been ignored but the Emirates Stadium in London will host rugby league for the first time, with the home... » Read more