Planet Rugby
Planet Rugby is a website and forum dedicated to providing the latest news and discussion for rugby union fans of all nationalities. Planet Rugby is owned and operated by Planet Sport Publishing based in Leeds.[1] BSkyB acquired the site along with many other sites owned by 365 Media Group for £96 million in December 2006.[2]
Formation | 1999 |
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Type | Newsite / Forum |
Headquarters | England, UK |
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Membership | approx. 13,000 |
Official language | English |
Owners | BSkyB, 365 Media Group |
Website | http://planetrugby.com/ |
BSkyB sold the sites in 2014 and Planet Rugby is now part of the Planet Sport network, owned by Planet Sport Publishing, https://www.planetsport.com. It also runs a rugby forum [3]
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.