World Rugby has completed its sponsorship roster for the Rugby World cup in Japan with the appointment of Taisei Corporation as an official sponsor of the tournament.
The building construction and civil engineering giant, one of the largest corporations in Japan, has been involved in the construction of various tournament venues across the country.
“We are delighted to welcome Taisei to the commercial family for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan as an official sponsor,” said World rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont.
“The appointment of a long-established Japanese company to a record-breaking commercial portfolio reflects the enormous prestige of Rugby World Cup in Japan and broadens the reach and profile of what is shaping-up to be the most popular rugby event ever with record ticket demand and the biggest-ever broadcast and digital media footprint.”
“We feel very proud to take part in the Rugby World Cup as an official sponsor, an event that the whole world will get passionate about,” added Taisei Corporation President Yoshiyuki Murata.
“I hope for the success of this inspiring international sporting event, in which players selected from all over the world take pride in representing their countries.”
Rugby World Cup 2019 has seen unprecedented ticketing demand during the priority and public phases to date and more than 85 per cent of all tickets have been sold three weeks out from the opening ceremony.
The Rugby World Cup 2019 commercial programme features a full inventory of six Worldwide Partners in Emirates, Heineken, Land Rover, Mastercard, Société Générale and DHL.
Canon, TOTO Ltd, SECOM, Taisho Pharmaceutical, Mitsubishi Estate, NEC, HITO Communications and Taisei are Official Sponsors and Gilbert, TUDOR, Toppan Printing, Canterbury, NTT DOCOMO, EY, a conglomerate of newspaper companies, Suntory Holdings Limited and Aggreko are listed as Tournament Suppliers.
Image credit: Taisei Corporation
