June 29th, 2006

The Rugby Football Union for Women has teamed up with England Rugby Travel, the official travel company for the Rugby Football Union, for the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Edmonton, Canada, in September 2006.

England Rugby Travel is organising supporter travel packages to the global event that kicks off on 31 August, with the final being held on the 17th of September.

England, ranked second for the tournament, will be hoping to be involved in the final for a second World Cup running. In 2002 they finished as runners-up to New Zealand’s Black Ferns.

The reigning Six Nations champions have a challenging pool with their World Cup campaign kicking off with a tough clash against the powerful US Eagles on the 31st August at Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton. Geoff Richards’ side will then face South Africa and France before the knock-out stages commence.

Rosie Williams, Managing Director of the RFUW, said: “The RFUW is delighted to have teamed up with England Rugby Travel to provide our supporters with the best travel packages available for the 2006 Rugby World Cup. As we go for glory in Canada, we hope that as many of our supporters as possible travel to Edmonton to lend their support to the team for the most important tournament in women’s rugby.”

For more information on supporter travel packages for the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Edmonton, visit www.englandrugbytravel.com or call 0870 120 1111.

England Rugby Travel is also an official travel agent of Rugby World Cup 2007, and offers supporter travel packages to all of England’s away international fixtures.

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England’s World Cup Schedule:

August 31  England v USA at Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton,
KO 5.30pm local time
September 4th  England v South Africa at Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton    KO 2.30pm local time
September 8th  England v France at St. Albert, Edmonton
   KO 4pm local time
September 12th  Semi-finals:
1st v 4th (M19), St. Albert, KO 5pm local time 
2nd v 3rd (M20), Ellerslie Rugby Park, KO 5pm local time
5th v 8th (M21), St. Albert, KO 2.30pm local time
6th v 7th (M22), Ellerslie Rugby Park, KO 2.30pm local time
9th v 12th (M23), St. Albert, KO 12pm local time
10th v 11th (M24), Ellerslie Rugby Park, KO 12pm
September 16th  Consolation Finals (All Ellerslie Rugby Park):
Loser M21 v Loser M22, KO 5pm
Winner M23 v Winner M24, KO 2.30pm
Loser M23 v Loser M24, KO 12pm   
September 17th  Finals (All at the Commonwealth Stadium)
Winner M21 v Winner M 22, KO 12pm
Loser M19 v Loser M20, KO 2.30pm
Winner M19 v Winner M20, KO 5pm.