Rugby World Cup v Football World Cup: Why do the two sports attract such different brands? October 6, 2015 Risk Everything, All in or Nothing, The Game Before the Game. Sound familiar? This was just some of the powerful, high-energy language used by sponsors of the Fifa World Cup 2014. Leave your families, sell your soul, risk your lives. This language was aggressive, fearless and came from the biggest and most recognized names [...]
Rugby World Cup v Football World Cup: Why do the two sports attract such different brands? October 6, 2015 Risk Everything, All in or Nothing, The Game Before the Game. Sound familiar? This was just some of the powerful, high-energy language used by sponsors of the Fifa World Cup 2014. Leave your families, sell your soul, risk your lives. This language was aggressive, fearless and came from the biggest and most recognized names [...]
London named most powerful global city for fifth consecutive year October 18, 2016 The UK capital has been named the world’s most powerful city for the fifth year in a row, beating the likes of New York, Paris, and Tokyo to the top spot – though Paris is making gains elsewhere. The 2016 Global Power City Index, released today by Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation, ranked London as the top [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 will showcase sport’s booming licensing opportunities for brands September 18, 2015 The culmination of months of sporting excitement aside, there are plenty of business reasons we should be happy about the arrival of the Rugby World Cup in our back garden. One of them is the opportunity within the licensing industry. The licensing industry is booming –the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s recent Annual Global [...]
England v Uruguay: The figures that put the host’s Rugby World Cup 2015 failure in damning perspective October 10, 2015 England could rack up a record score against the bank managers, civil servants and students of Uruguay tonight and it would do little to raise the gloomy mood surrounding the national team after a calamitous World Cup campaign. Tonight's dead rubber in Manchester will see an exciting England back line featuring Henry Slade, Alex Goode and [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales have not broken rules, fumes Warren Gatland September 25, 2015 Wales coach Warren Gatland has issued a robust rebuttal to suggestions of cheating after England’s Pool A rivals became embroiled in a row involving the use of non-World Cup squad players. Governing body World Rugby slapped Wales with an official warning for using players outside of their nominated 31-man party during a training session on [...]
Wins won’t be restricted to the pitch if England profit at the Rugby World Cup September 17, 2015 Winning and losing affects revenues for many businesses both directly and indirectly associated with sports teams and individuals. Our business at Sportsrisq is to recognise how those sports results have a financial impact on companies and help them manage it accordingly. We have taken a look at some examples of companies that may [...]
Rugby World Cup: Scotland launch robust appeal in aid of banned duo Ross Ford and Jonny Gray October 15, 2015 Scotland have promised a vigorous appeal against the suspensions handed out to forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray, which would rule them both out of the remainder of the World Cup. The duo were slapped with three-week bans for their illegal two-man tip-tackle on Samoa flanker Jack Lam, which precludes them from Sunday’s quarter-final clash [...]
Wales v Australia Rugby World Cup 2015: Battle of the turnovers will go way of waltzing Wallabies October 8, 2015 A week is a long time in sport and, for Australia and Wales, the joys of dumping England out of their own competition will be well forgotten. Now the focus turns to an enthralling battle to top Pool A. The winners will dodge an improving South African side, with Scotland the likely quarter-final opponents. [...]
Rugby World Cup: Wales have plans to combat rookie Burgess, says Howley September 23, 2015 Wales have hatched a plan to combat the unchartered threat posed by England rookie Sam Burgess when the two sides meet in Saturday’s pivotal Rugby World Cup clash at Twickenham, according to attack coach Rob Howley. Rugby league convert Burgess is set to replace the injured Jonathan Joseph in the crucial Pool A showdown despite [...]