
What is a .rugby domain?
The football game known as rugby was 'born' in the city of Rugby, Warwickshire (England), also the home of a famous British school of the same name. Players of the game, like alumni of the school and others, now can underscore their support with a .RUGBY top-level domain name.
FAQs for .rugby
- Trademark Sunrise .rugby – is a special period that provides current brand and trademarks owners the opportunity to secure their trademarks under the new top level domain. The fee for registration during this period is usually higher as trademarks will need to be verified and cleared.
- Landrush – a short registration period for entities and individuals who do not own a trademark in the name they wish to register. It is intended for highly sought-after generic .rugby domains and are usually priced significantly higher than registering during general availability. If more than one landrush application is received for the same .rugby domain, the .rugby domain will usually go to auction in which the applicants will have the chance to bid for the domain.
- General Availability – This phase is open to the general public and is a first-come, first served launch. When a .rugby domain is registered, it is officially reserved and registered in real time.
- Premium or Reserved Names – A registry can and will withhold .rugby domains names from open registrations that are considered premium domains, which are names that are highly desired or unique. These .rugby domains with this premium status will eventually be auctioned to the highest bidder.
Source: www.irb.com
We may send you an email regarding your .rugby free pre-registration to confirm you request. If this email is not deliverable, your account will be closed and your free pre-registration will be deleted.
When the a gTLD .rugby is approved, ICANN will set forth rules and guidelines as well as a launch sequence which dictates who can register a new gTLD .rugby, when and under what conditions. The expected launch sequence will be: