Faqs
Q: Who has written this report?
A: The Putting Rugby First report has been written by Spectrum Value Partners, a management consultancy, and Addleshaw Goddard, a law firm.
Spectrum Value Partners
Spectrum is the technology,
media and telecoms (TMT)
practice of global consultancy
Value Partners. Founded in
1994, Spectrum Value Partners
is one of the largest TMT strategy
consultancy practices worldwide,
with expertise covering corporate
and commercial strategy,
organisational change, cost
transformation, public policy,
regulation, and M&A support.
Specifically, Spectrum Value
Partners has substantial
experience within the sports
industry including commercial
strategy, policy and regulation,
governance, organisation
and rights management.
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
is a full service UK law firm.
It advises clients (including public
sector bodies, major commercial
companies, institutions, sports
governing bodies and private
individuals) on a wide range
of legal needs including banking
and finance, commercial litigation,
competition, construction, corporate
finance, corporate restructuring
and insolvency, defamation,
employment, IP, IT, pensions,
PFI and projects, private client,
private equity, real estate, sport
and tax. Its sports business group
is acknowledged by independent
legal rankings as amongst the
leading practices in the UK,
working on a wide range of
matters for rights holders, sponsors
and other sports stakeholders.
Q: Who has commissioned the report?
A:The Putting Rugby First has been commissioned by a group of concerned rugby supporters who wish to ensure that the great game of rugby reaches its full, global potential. No individuals within the group seek any personal gain whatsoever in terms of finance, status or position.
Q: Who has the Putting Rugby First report been sent to?
A: The report is being sent to over a thousand rugby stakeholders around the world, including players, administrators, government ministers, high-profile supporters, journalists and commercial partners. It is being made available on the web here at www.puttingrugbyfirst.com to encourage as many people as possible to read it. Please feel free to share the report widely.
Q: What can I do about the issues in the Putting Rugby First report?
A: The report is intended to start a debate among rugby’s stakeholders about how to become truly global and secure the future of this great game.
If you are an administrator – make sure that these issues are on the agenda of your local, national or international representative body.
If you are a player or referee – discuss this with your colleagues and make sure your views are heard within your leagues and federations.
If you are a commercial partner – make sure that the rugby bodies you work with know that you believe in a global vision of rugby’s future and how your mutual interests can be best aligned.
If you are in the media – open some of these issues up for debate on your pages or airwaves.
If you are a supporter – make
your voice heard within your rugby
club, your personal networks in the
game and through the media.
Please share this report with
others.
It can be downloaded here >
Please take up the debate on web message boards and forums so that the views of all rugby supporters worldwide are heard.
