It's a marriage that lasts.
The TF1 group has just renewed its partnership with World Rugby by acquiring "all the rights to the 2023 Rugby World Cup which will take place in France from September 8 to October 28, as well as those of the 2021 Rugby World Cup. which will be played in New Zealand from October 8 to November 12, 2022 ”, indicates the Bouygues subsidiary in a press release.
The amount of this deal has not been disclosed. For TF1, this agreement is an opportunity to reaffirm “its ambition to offer the biggest international sporting events in clear text and its desire to make them accessible to as many people as possible. Played in France, the Men's Rugby World Cup will be the major sporting event of the year 2022 ”, indicates the broadcaster.