Planet Rugby
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Formation | 1999 |
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Type | Newsite / Forum |
Headquarters | England, UK |
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Membership | approx. 13,000 |
Official language | English |
Website | http://planetrugby.com/ |
Planet Rugby is a website and forum dedicated to providing the latest news and discussion for rugby union fans of all nationalities. Planet-Rugby and Planet Rugby are brand names of Rivals Digital Media Ltd, a subsidiary of 365 Media Group and British Sky Broadcasting Group.[1] All of these companies are incorporated in England and Wales and share the same registered office at Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex. It is also run by Teamtalk media which specializes in the production, publication and commercialisation of sports news.[2] BSkyB acquired the site along with many other sites owned by 365 Media Group for £96 million in December 2006.[3]
It also runs a rugby forum which boasts over 13,000 users[4]
It is regarded as one of the biggest rugby news websites in the world . It provides up-to-date news items from the Aviva Premiership, Top 14 rugby, Super Rugby, Pro14, Six Nations, Tri-Nations, ITM Cup, Currie Cup International rugby and many more competitions from around the world.