England Women’s World Cup 10,000 Mile Trophy Tour

England Women’s World Cup 10,000 Mile Trophy Tour to help inspire 10,000 new females into the game.
England Rugby has today launched a country wide tour of the Women’s World Cup trophy with a send off from Twickenham the Home of Rugby. After 16 years residing on the other side of the world in New Zealand, England Women carried the World Cup home this August, giving female rugby an unrivalled opportunity to grow the game.
The present figures show female playing numbers in England at 18,000, with the new target to increase that by a further 10,000 by 2017. Funding was received from Sport England two years ago, specifically with female players as the target audience. Using the World Cup winners as inspirational role models, to spread the word is a prominent part of the Rugby Football Union’s strategy to grow the game.
The trophy leaves Twickenham to embark on a 10,000 mile journey around England, a mile for every new player the RFU are looking to enlist as part of the new strategy, launched at the Houses of Parliament on the 3rd September. The tour will finish May 2015 after having visited hundreds of clubs, schools, colleges and universities. With RWC 2015 fast approaching, it is hoped that one trophy can inspire the arrival of another for England Rugby. Rugby World Cup winner Katy McLean, said: “We were truly “carried home” by the support of the fans and we want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to get their hands on the Trophy to share in our success. We also want to use the opportunity to inspire girls in schools, colleges, universities and wider communities, and being able to take the trophy on tour will be a great opportunity.

Each area of the country has been allocated points between October and April, and if you would like to be involved and support events, please speak with your CB RDOs, Chris Burton and Alan Low in  the first instance.
All requests and ideas will be collated and a calendar of events confirmed during the autumn.

RWC2015 - Volunteer Try-Outs

The nationwide search to find the 6,000 volunteers for ‘The Pack’ continues. Over 4,000 volunteer hopefuls have already been interviewed at Try Outs, which will touch down in Manchester, Gloucester and Newcastle this month.
In total, nearly 20,000 people applied, with around 10,000 applicants invited to attend Try Outs.
Watch the highlights from the first of the Try Outs here.

RWC2015 - International Trophy Tour

In August 2014, the Webb Ellis Cup completed a memorable journey around South Africa as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The fifth leg of the Trophy Tour saw the Webb Ellis Cup reacquainted with a host of Rugby legends who have previously lifted the iconic trophy. Previous winners, including some of the great names in South African Rugby, lined up to have their moment with the Webb Ellis Cup which has come to represent one of the most significant moments in the country's history. The trophy visited a number of locations in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town as part of the fifth stop on the Trophy Tour. You can watch the highlights of the South Africa leg of the Trophy Tour HERE

RWC2015 - Team Bases

Communities across England and Wales are set to share in the excitement of being part of next year’s tournament after the announcement of 41 Team Bases. A selection of venues, from the University of Exeter in the south to Newcastle Royal Grammar School in the north, will extend the reach of the showcase tournament while delivering the stage for the world’s best teams to perform to their potential.
A mix of rugby clubs, schools, colleges, universities and dedicated training facilities will be utilised by the 20 teams, taking the reach of the tournament even further. Eight bases have also been selected for use during the knock-out phase of the tournament.
To see the full list of RWC 2015 Team Bases click here.

RWC2015 - Ticketing update

Tickets for all 48 RWC 2015 matches will go on general sale between September 12th  – 29th, giving fans everywhere access to up to one million tickets for Rugby’s biggest event.

The sale will take the form of an application window, and to apply for tickets individuals will need to create an account on the official RWC 2015 ticketing website.

Once applications open you each person will be able to apply for up to four tickets per match for as many matches as they wish. For 15 matches, they will be able to get the old rugby team back together and apply for up to 15 tickets.

Tickets will be available in all four price categories at all 48 matches, with prices starting as low as £15 for adults and £7 for children. Child prices will be available for 41 matches including every pool stage match.

It is a priority of ER2015 that as many people as possible are able to go to the Tournament, and matches in the highest demand will be balloted to ensure that all applicants have an equal chance of successfully securing tickets.

Ticketing accounts can be created here.

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RWC2015 - Watch the Worlds largest Scrum

1,008 people took to the field at Twickenham Stadium on September 12 to participate in the world’s largest ever scrum, marking the day that tickets went on sale to the general public for Rugby World Cup 2015. Among the participants, who beat the previous record of 946, were Rugby World Cup winners Piri Weepu, Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland, and many other leading players.



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