Rugby World

For the rugby league magazine of similar title, see Rugby League World.

Rugby World

Cover of the October 2024 issue
Editor	Joe Robinson
Categories	Sport, Rugby union
Circulation	26,964 average monthly circulation for 2022
First issue	October 1960
Company	Longacre Press (1960–1961) Fleetway Publications (1961–1963) IPC Media/TI Media (1963–2020) Future plc (2020–present)
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London
Language	English
Website	www.rugbyworld.com

Rugby World is a monthly rugby union magazine running since October 1960.^[1] It is published monthly by Future plc and edited by Joe Robinson. Long-standing editor Paul Morgan left in January 2012. Morgan was long considered a leader in the industry,^[2] the magazine is the world's top-selling rugby magazine^{[citation needed]} and has benefited from a worldwide rise in interest in rugby following the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.^[3]

The magazine was initially published on "the third Wednesday of every month" by Longacre Press Limited (part of Odhams Press) which, in 1961, merged with Fleetway Publications and again in 1963 Fleetway merged with a number of other publishers to form IPC Media,^[4] though Odhams remained a distinct sub-company until 1968). The magazine was available through INI Sales and Distribution, 161-166 Fleet Street, London E.C.4. The original cost of the magazine was 2 Shillings^[5] (equivalent to £2.91 today). By the end of 1962 it was retailing at 2 Shillings 6 pence^[6] (written "2/6d", £3.64 today) and currently retails for £4.30 per issue, though various other deals are available by buying subscriptions and / or the electronic version of the magazine.

Today, Rugby World is published by Future plc with Joe Robinson as current editor.

See also

• Bill McLaren
• Norman Mair
• Ian Robertson (rugby commentator)
• Nigel Starmer-Smith
• Alison Kervin OBE

References

1. "Post-match Dinner Menus, Guest Lists, Invitations & Players Itineraries". Rugby Relics. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
2. Greenslade, Roy (20 March 2013). "Mail on Sunday appoints Fleet Street's first female sports editor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
3. "ABC Figures Brief: Rugby World Magazine". Marketing. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
4. "History". TI Media. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
5. http://rugbyrelics.com/images/aaaaa/wp/60-10.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
6. http://rugbyrelics.com/images/Magazines/GB/RW/62-10.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

External links

• Rugby World website
• Samoan Rugby World website