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† England’s World Cup star Mike Tindall kicked off the tour in style by flying the Webb Ellis Cup at 650mph into RAF Cosford. The pilot, Squadron Leader Simon Jessett of RAF Strike Command at Wittering, said: “I was a lot less nervous flying him than I was watching the World Cup final!”

† 3,000 people lined the route to Burton RFC in a parade of honour

† Republic of Ireland soccer star Steve Staunton arrived at Lichfield RFC to have his photograph taken with his young son, quipping "It's the nearest we (Ireland) are going to get to it.

† Cheshire tour co-ordinator Dave Finlay said: “I would be surprised if there was a child on the Isle of Man that didn’t see the Webb Ellis Cup during our time there.”

† At Barrow Town Hall around 1500 turned up to see the first sporting silverware in the town since the FA Trophy in 1990.

† Cumbrian police fixed the traffic lights on green and provided motorcycle escorts as 10,000 people saw the Cup in 60 hours between Barrow, Netherhall, Whitehaven, Carlisle, Kendal and Penrith.

† Two thousand people cheered in Carlisle City Centre when the Cup was put on display.

† Jonny Wilkinson was present on the Millennium Bridge in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for the handover of the Cup from Northumberland to Durham Rugby Unions.

† In a partnership between the RFU, Rugby Football League and Bradford City Council, 16 teams aged between 8 and 9 played tag rugby in World Cup T-shirts on an artificial pitch in Centenary Square. Instead of the normal chime the City Hall clock played ‘World in Union’ at 1pm.

†To transport the Cup around Notts, Lincs and Derbys, the largest of the RFU's constituent bodies, hired a helicopter sponsored by on-line bank Egg. Pilot Geoff Dodd of Kingsmoor Aviation, said: “I have flown the Duchess of Westminster, Robbie Coltrane and even Russell Crowe around London, but never a World Cup!”

† Francis Baron accompanied the trophy into Lincoln Prison where he handed over a Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire plaque to the sister of Neil Higgins, a prison warder and member of the HMP Lincoln rugby team, who died in a road accident three weeks ago.

† It was a day to remember for 12 Sports Management and Leadership students from Telemark University College central Norway, who were on a trip to Leicester and Loughborough Universities. They played their first ever game of mixed tag rugby and had their photograph taken with the trophy. Assistant Professor Rolf Novsett said: “We don’t play much rugby in Norway but we are enjoying ourselves. It was a bit of a surprise to see the World Cup!”

†So too for 15-week-old Emily Maclean, born six hours after Jonny Wilkinson dropped the winning goal. Emily and mum Nikki had their photo taken with the Cup at Leicester University’s Oadby playing fields. Tigers’ fan Nikki said: “I was in labour on November 22 but I listened to the final. My husband went out and bought a radio because there wasn’t one at the hospital.”