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RWC match schedule announced
7 MARCH 2005
The sixth Rugby World Cup will be played for the first time in France from 7 September to 20 October 2007. The 48 fixtures are assigned over twelve cities, including 10 cities in France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, St Etienne, Toulouse, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lens and St Denis. These cities shall host the twenty qualified teams, one of whom will succeed England, world champions in 2003.
Rugby World Cup and the French Organising Committee have collaborated in the drafting of the match schedule for this sporting event, which will respect three main principles:
- A dynamic RWC, with 44 days of competition and pool matches concentrated over three weeks and four weekends; respect for sporting equity and rest periods for the players with a minimum of 14 rest days during the pool phase.
- Packed stadia and a strong media exposure with 36 matches out of 48 played at weekends. There will not be any matches played at the same time and matches scheduled in weekdays will only be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In order to maximise their media exposure, match times will be considerate of time differences.
- Finally, this schedule was built upon the respect of equity between all the host cities. Each city is to host at least 3 matches with the exception of Edinburgh, which will host two matches. In order to ensure the popular success of the final phases, RWCL and the French Organising Committee have chosen capacity as first criteria for the selection of venues.
Syd Millar, Chairman of RWCL: We have a common ambition with the French Organising Committee, to organise the best Rugby World Cup yet.
Bernard Lapasset, President of the French Organising Committee said: We will prepare for this World Cup an unforgettable event for the world of rugby. It will be a great festival in line with the values of sharing and friendship our sport conveys.
7 MARCH 2005
The sixth Rugby World Cup will be played for the first time in France from 7 September to 20 October 2007. The 48 fixtures are assigned over twelve cities, including 10 cities in France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, St Etienne, Toulouse, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lens and St Denis. These cities shall host the twenty qualified teams, one of whom will succeed England, world champions in 2003.
Rugby World Cup and the French Organising Committee have collaborated in the drafting of the match schedule for this sporting event, which will respect three main principles:
- A dynamic RWC, with 44 days of competition and pool matches concentrated over three weeks and four weekends; respect for sporting equity and rest periods for the players with a minimum of 14 rest days during the pool phase.
- Packed stadia and a strong media exposure with 36 matches out of 48 played at weekends. There will not be any matches played at the same time and matches scheduled in weekdays will only be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In order to maximise their media exposure, match times will be considerate of time differences.
- Finally, this schedule was built upon the respect of equity between all the host cities. Each city is to host at least 3 matches with the exception of Edinburgh, which will host two matches. In order to ensure the popular success of the final phases, RWCL and the French Organising Committee have chosen capacity as first criteria for the selection of venues.
Syd Millar, Chairman of RWCL: We have a common ambition with the French Organising Committee, to organise the best Rugby World Cup yet.
Bernard Lapasset, President of the French Organising Committee said: We will prepare for this World Cup an unforgettable event for the world of rugby. It will be a great festival in line with the values of sharing and friendship our sport conveys.
