New Zealand Rugby (NZR) says it has launched legal action against Ineos for alleged breach of contract, saying the British petrochemicals company has walked away three years early from its sponsorship deal.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos has blamed rising costs after the Manchester United co-owner was sued by New Zealand Rugby.

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched legal action against former sponsor INEOS for alleged breach of contract, saying the global chemicals producer had walked away from a six-year deal three years early.

New Zealand Rugby has launched legal action against the Ineos corporation of British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe after the global chemical giant dropped a sponsorship agreement with three months remaining.

New Zealand Rugby has taken legal action against Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe after his Ineos company allegedly backed out of their sponsorship agreement

New Zealand Rugby launches legal action against Manchester United owners INEOS for alleged breach of contract, regarding a missed payment from their £22m sponsorship deal; INEOS, owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe,

Manchester United co-owner Ineos has been accused of failing to honour a sponsorship agreement with New Zealand Rugby.

A former All Black who questioned the partnership says Ineos deserves to be in legal strife for failing to honour its sponsorship deal with New Zealand Rugby. Chris Laidlaw was among 100 Kiwis to sign a public letter to New Zealand Rugby denouncing the All Blacks' sponsorship with the global petrochemical company.

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have launched “legal action” against Ineos over an alleged breach of contract after claiming the Petrochemical company “walked away” from a long-term sponsorship