RWC2015 news update Join the Front Row! Sign up to receive ticket updates as well as the opportunity to register your interest in volunteering at Rugby World Cup 2015. rugbyworldcup/signup/ United in friendship, United through sport - Leicester host city* for Rugby World Cup 2015 LEICESTER is to host three matches in the Rugby World Cup 2015. Games will be played at Leicester City Football Club’s home ground – which will be known as the ‘Leicester City Stadium’ for the duration of the Tournament – in October 2015. Leicester is the only city in the East Midlands selected to host matches in the six-week Tournament, which will see the top 20 teams in the world competing for the prestigious Webb Ellis Cup. *Argentina v Tonga (Sunday October 4), Americas 1 v Europe 2 (Tuesday October 6) and Argentina v Africa 1 (Sunday October 11) will all take place at the Leicester City Stadium. “Leicester already has a great reputation as a sporting city, and it is a real privilege to take part in hosting the Rugby World Cup 2015. "I can assure the fans and the teams alike that they will have a warm welcome in Leicester, and we look forward to helping make the games that are played here truly fantastic occasions." - said City Mayor Peter Soulsby. Tickets for the 2015 Tournament will go on sale in 2014. More information about the Rugby World Cup in 2015 is available at rugbyworldcup
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:28:14 +0000
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