In addition to making plans for the six-week tournament, fans can now look forward to the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour in the UK and Ireland with details announced today. Launching on 10 June, marking exactly 100 days to go to the opening match, rugby’s greatest prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, will travel through Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and England counting down to the start of the tournament before arriving at Twickenham Stadium on 18 September ahead of the opening ceremony.
The Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour follows the successful international Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour, which has to date completed 12 of its 15 international visits with Canada (1-4 April), Germany (16-18 April) and France (11-13 May) still to go before the Webb Ellis Cup returns to England. The journey throughout the UK and Ireland aims to engage fans and give them the opportunity to build unforgettable memories as part of their own Rugby World Cup 2015 story.
Engaging a nation
Rugby is at the heart of the Trophy Tour schedule, and is set to engage with over 100 rugby clubs, organisations and rugby festivals, from grassroots to elite level. In addition, host cities, match venues, team bases, community and legacy programmes, sports events, stakeholder visits, Worldwide Partner activations and iconic landmarks will feature as part of the Trophy Tour, with over 300 events programmed across the 100-day continuous tour. Details on the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour, including a high volume of events open to the general public, will appear on this website in the coming months.
Debbie Jevans, Chief Executive Officer of England Rugby 2015, said: “The Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour will be the perfect opportunity to excite and engage fans across the UK and Ireland and make 2015 feel like the year of the rugby nation. Delivering a continuous 100-day tour means we can give as many fans as possible the opportunity to see the Webb Ellis Cup and tell us their rugby story as they count down to their own tournament experience. We have been delighted with the success of the international Trophy Tour, engaging with thousands of people across the globe, and hope to replicate that success when the Trophy Tour goes to Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and England.”
After launching on 10 June the trophy will make its way to the Scottish border for a five-day journey through Scotland. From Scotland, the trophy will travel to Belfast and spend five days in Northern Ireland and five days in the Republic of Ireland, finishing in Dublin and crossing the Irish Sea to Holyhead in Wales. Ten days in Wales will include visits to host city Cardiff and the Millennium Stadium before the trophy returns to England for the final 75-day countdown to Rugby World Cup 2015.
Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour route
| Day |
Date |
Region |
Location |
|
|
June 10 |
LAUNCH |
|
| 1 |
June 11 |
Scotland |
Borders & East Lothian |
| 2 |
June 12 |
Scotland |
Borders & East Lothian Edinburgh |
| 3 |
June 13 |
Scotland |
Caledonia |
| 4 |
June 14 |
Scotland |
Caledonia Glasgow & the West |
| 5 |
June 15 |
Scotland |
Glasgow & the West |
| 6 |
June 16 |
Northern Ireland |
Ulster |
| 7 |
June 17 |
Northern Ireland |
Ulster |
| 8 |
June 18 |
Northern Ireland |
Ulster |
| 9 |
June 19 |
Northern Ireland |
Ulster |
| 10 |
June 20 |
Republic of Ireland |
Connacht |
| 11 |
June 21 |
Republic of Ireland |
Munster |
| 12 |
June 22 |
Republic of Ireland |
Leinster |
| 13 |
June 23 |
Republic of Ireland |
Dublin |
| 14 |
June 24 |
Republic of Ireland |
Dublin |
| 15 |
June 25 |
Republic of Ireland |
Dublin |
| 16 |
June 26 |
Wales |
Gwynedd Conwy |
| 17 |
June 27 |
Wales |
Wrexham Flintshire |
| 18 |
June 28 |
Wales |
Powys Carmarthenshire |
| 19 |
June 29 |
Wales |
South West Wales |
| 20 |
June 30 |
Wales |
Swansea |
| 21 |
July 1 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 22 |
July 2 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 23 |
July 3 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 24 |
July 4 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 25 |
July 5 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 26 |
July 6 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
| 27 |
July 7 |
South West |
Cornwall |
| 28 |
July 8 |
South West |
Devon |
| 29 |
July 9 |
South West |
South West |
| 30 |
July 10 |
South West |
Exeter |
| 31 |
July 11 |
South West |
Exeter |
| 32 |
July 12 |
South West |
Dorset & Wiltshire |
| 33 |
July 13 |
South West |
Somerset |
| 34 |
July 14 |
South West |
Gloucestershire |
| 35 |
July 15 |
South West |
Gloucester |
| 36 |
July 16 |
South West |
Gloucester |
| 37 |
July 17 |
South West |
South West |
| 38 |
July 18 |
West Midlands & North West |
North Midlands |
| 39 |
July 19 |
West Midlands & North West |
Birmingham |
| 40 |
July 20 |
West Midlands & North West |
Birmingham |
| 41 |
July 21 |
West Midlands & North West |
West Midlands |
| 42 |
July 22 |
West Midlands & North West |
Staffordshire |
| 43 |
July 23 |
West Midlands & North West |
Cheshire |
| 44 |
July 24 |
West Midlands & North West |
North West |
| 45 |
July 25 |
West Midlands & North West |
Manchester |
| 46 |
July 26 |
West Midlands & North West |
Manchester |
| 47 |
July 27 |
West Midlands & North West |
Manchester |
| 48 |
July 28 |
West Midlands & North West |
Lancashire |
| 49 |
July 29 |
North & North East |
Cumbria |
| 50 |
July 30 |
North & North East |
Newcastle |
| 51 |
July 31 |
North & North East |
North East |
| 52 |
August 1 |
North & North East |
Newcastle |
| 53 |
August 2 |
North & North East |
Northumberland Newcastle |
| 54 |
August 3 |
North & North East |
Durham |
| 55 |
August 4 |
North & North East |
North |
| 56 |
August 5 |
North & North East |
Yorkshire |
| 57 |
August 6 |
North & North East |
Yorkshire |
| 58 |
August 7 |
North & North East |
Leeds |
| 59 |
August 8 |
North & North East |
Leeds |
| 60 |
August 9 |
East Midlands & East |
Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derby |
| 61 |
August 10 |
East Midlands & East |
East Midlands |
| 62 |
August 11 |
East Midlands & East |
Eastern Counties |
| 63 |
August 12 |
East Midlands & East |
Eastern Counties |
| 64 |
August 13 |
East Midlands & East |
Leicester |
| 65 |
August 14 |
East Midlands & East |
Leicester |
| 66 |
August 15 |
East Midlands & East |
Leicester |
| 67 |
August 16 |
East Midlands & East |
Warwickshire |
| 68 |
August 17 |
East Midlands & East |
Warwickshire |
| 69 |
August 18 |
East Midlands & East |
East Midlands |
| 70 |
August 19 |
South |
Hertfordshire |
| 71 |
August 20 |
South |
Milton Keynes |
| 72 |
August 21 |
South |
Milton Keynes |
| 73 |
August 22 |
South |
Buckinghamshire |
| 74 |
August 23 |
South |
Oxfordshire |
| 75 |
August 24 |
South |
South |
| 76 |
August 25 |
South |
Berkshire |
| 77 |
August 26 |
South |
Hampshire |
| 78 |
August 27 |
South |
Hampshire |
| 79 |
August 28 |
South |
Channel Islands |
| 80 |
August 29 |
South |
Surrey |
| 81 |
August 30 |
South East |
Surrey |
| 82 |
August 31 |
South East |
Brighton |
| 83 |
September 1 |
South East |
Brighton |
| 84 |
September 2 |
South East |
Sussex |
| 85 |
September 3 |
South East |
Kent |
| 86 |
September 4 |
South East |
South East |
| 87 |
September 5 |
South East |
Essex |
| 88 |
September 6 |
Greater London |
Newham |
| 89 |
September 7 |
Greater London |
Newham Middlesex |
| 90 |
September 8 |
Greater London |
South East London |
| 91 |
September 9 |
Greater London |
Middlesex |
| 92 |
September 10 |
Greater London |
Richmond |
| 93 |
September 11 |
Greater London |
Richmond |
| 94 |
September 12 |
Greater London |
Brent |
| 95 |
September 13 |
Greater London |
Hounslow |
| 96 |
September 14 |
Greater London |
Central London |
| 97 |
September 15 |
Greater London |
Central London |
| 98 |
September 16 |
Greater London |
Central London |
| 99 |
September 17 |
Greater London |
Central London |
| 100 |
September 18 |
Greater London |
Twickenham |
Click here for more information on the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour.
