Alibaba chairman Jack Ma, a relatively recent investor in China’s surging football industry, is now hoping to promote another English import after signing a development and sponsorship deal with World Rugby.
Under the agreement, announced on Sunday, the e-commerce group’s sports division said it would make a “long-term multimillion US dollar investment in the development of rugby in China”.
“We encourage young people to join rugby to cultivate the spirit of being strong-willed, aggressive, acquisitive and unified,” said Zhang Dazhong, chief executive of Alisports.
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