St Mary's to welcome the Webb Ellis Cup as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour

St Mary’s University, Twickenham will welcome Rugby’s greatest prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, on the 10^th September as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The Trophy will visit St Mary’s to take part in a series of community events. Local primary school pupils will take part in sports sessions with students from the BA Physical and Sport Education programme. There will also be a wheelchair Rugby demonstration game from Canterbury Wheelchair Rugby Club and photo opportunities with the Trophy. Director of Sport St Mary’s Andrew Reid-Smith said, “With just 15 days to go until the first game is played, being a part of the Trophy Tour provides a special opportunity for our students, staff and young people from partnership schools to engage with Rugby.  The arrival of the Webb Ellis Cup at St Mary’s provides an ideal opportunity to showcase Rugby and with the coaching of children and wheelchair Rugby that will be taking place, we hope people will be inspired about the sport and excited about the Tournament to come.” Rugby is at the heart of the Trophy Tour, visiting more than 100 Rugby clubs, organisations and Rugby festivals, from grassroots to elite level. In addition to this, Host Cities, Match Venues, community and legacy programmes, sports events, stakeholder visits, Worldwide Partner activations and iconic landmarks are featuring as part of the Trophy Tour, with over 300 events programmed across the 100-day tour. The Trophy Tour has travelled through Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and England and will arrive at Twickenham Stadium on September 18^th ahead of Opening Ceremony of Rugby World Cup 2015.