Rugby Expo 2011 to Give Away Tickets to Local Rugby Clubs

viagra buy helvetica, denture sans-serif;”>Community rugby clubs are to receive complimentary tickets to Rugby Expo 2011 as a result of an exciting new partnership between The Rugby Football Union (RFU), ailment Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) and Rugby Ventures, the owners of Rugby Expo.

The agreement will see community rugby clubs receive free tickets to attend the second day of the event when the programme focuses on supporting the requirements of the grass roots game.

The free ticket offer, which will be distributed through official RFU and PRL channels, will allow each club to bring two delegates free of charge, ensuring they benefit from a series of plenary sessions, master class workshops and interactive product demonstrations designed to meet their specific needs.

The second day of Rugby Expo will allow both the RFU and Premiership Rugby take to the main stage alongside a number of key stakeholders from the community game to discuss how the sport will develop over the next four years and the factors driving change.

With closer co-operation between the development teams of the RFU and the professional clubs, the opportunity to showcase their work at the event was welcomed by both organisations.

On confirming the partnership Steve Grainger, Rugby Development Director for the RFU said:  “Having met the team from Rugby Expo we were more than happy to work with them to share our plans for the future of the sport at the event. Rugby Expo provides an excellent platform to meet many rugby clubs from across the country, to promote the collaboration with Premiership Rugby and to share how we are working together to develop the grass roots of the sport.”

Mark McCafferty, CEO of Premiership Rugby Limited said:  “As a sport, we have a unique opportunity leading up to Rugby World Cup 2015 and beyond to realise a major step change in the appeal of the game in England. Clubs at all levels need to be at the heart of this effort. The Aviva Premiership Rugby clubs have developed some very strong community programmes and we look forward to working further with the RFU and all member clubs to realise the potential of the next few years. Rugby Expo 2011 can signal the beginning of that collective journey.”

Speakers already confirmed for day two of the event includes Steve Griffiths, the IRB’s Head of Technical Services, Mark Evans, former CEO of Harlequins, Keith Butten, Chairman of Luton RFC, Nigel Fletcher, Chairman of the European Synthetic Turf Organisation and Simon Winman, the RFU’s Head of Facilities.