England Rugby 2015 Launches Search for Team Bases for World Cup

Rugby World Cup 2015 tournament organiser England Rugby 2015 has launched its search to find its ‘Team Base’ following their recent announcement of the stadiums hosting matches during the tournament.

Team bases will play a key role in the tournament, stomach hosting the 20 participating teams in the lead-up to and throughout Rugby World Cup 2015. England Rugby 2015 will identify the best possible facilities to ensure the optimum training environments for the world’s best players to perform to the highest level.

A team base consists of five core components: team hotel, treat outdoor training venues, cough indoor venue, gym and swimming pool. England Rugby 2015 will consider a variety of locations for team bases, both in and around host cities where match venues are located, in neighbouring towns and cities, and further afield, to provide teams with a variety of training environments and locations.

In turn this will also see the tournament spread throughout the country, giving local communities the opportunity to engage with the world’s third largest major sports event.

Team base information is now available to facilities across the country, allowing interested parties to understand the minimum requirements. The deadline for team base bids is June 7, 2013, and the final list of bases will be announced later next year, following discussion with the participating teams and their managements.

England Rugby 2015 Chief Executive Debbie Jevans said: “Following the announcement of the venues and match schedule, which has brought this tournament to life for teams and fans, we are pleased to launch the team base selection process, giving facilities and regions across the country the opportunity to be part of a hugely rewarding programme of hosting participating teams.”

“England has a fantastic range of high-class sports, conference and accommodation facilities and we are determined to provide players and management with the very best environment in which to train and prepare.”

“Rugby World Cup is the showpiece for the Game and will attract vast numbers of domestic fans, as well as an anticipated 500,000 visitors to the UK. Team bases will provide local communities with a unique opportunity to be part of this global event.”

Rugby World Cup Limited Chairman Bernard Lapasset added: “Rugby World Cup 2015 will be a career pinnacle for players and team management, showcasing the very best of Rugby, its character-building values and England within a nationwide festival that will engage, innovate and excite. Team bases are at the very heart of that festival providing the facilities and environment for the world’s best players to perform to the highest level while enabling the tournament to reach out to the length and breadth of the nation.”