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HBS appointed as Rugby World Cup host broadcaster

The Rugby World Cup trophy, the Webb Ellis Cup (by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, has been awarded the host broadcast contract for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, along with the women’s Rugby World Cup taking place later this year in New Zealand.

World Rugby this afternoon announced the appointment of HBS, which formed a joint venture with the IMG agency to handle the host broadcast of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

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