Marketing and Sponsorship

Rugby World Cup 2019 Names Bathroom Fixture Manufacturer Toto An Official Sponsor

9.22.2017

World Rugby named bathroom fixture manufacturer Toto an official sponsor of Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Toto is sponsoring the event for the first time and will hold activations in Japan ahead of Asia's first RWC. RWC 2019's commercial program now features a full inventory of six worldwide partners. Emirates, Heineken, Land Rover, Société Générale, DHL and Mastercard all confirmed in record time with record value. In addition to Toto, Canon will also be an official sponsor.

TRAVEL AGENTS: World Rugby and Sports Travel and Hospitality announced the appointment of the global official travel agents that will deliver supporter tour packages for RWC 2019. The appointment of 21 agents from 13 nations and territories follows a selection process by STH. Details regarding travel packages, prices and on-sale dates will be announced by the OTAs in early '18, with agents eligible to be on sale from January (RWC 2019).

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