AND THE WINNER IS! BRINLEY STURGEON – WELSH RUGBY FANATIC

PLAYING HERE IN ULSTER

Well done Bryn – email prizes@intouchrugby.com to claim your prize
With the Rugby World Cup 2011 right around the corner, Thomas Cook Sport, official travel partner of the WRU, is offering one lucky intouchrugby.com reader the chance to win a signed shirt and ball by the current Wales squad.

With anticipation growing ahead of the tournament in New Zealand, which starts on September 9th, this is a must-have prize for any Welsh Rugby fan to win merchandise signed exclusively by the Wales squad.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply tell us:

Who do Wales play first in the Rugby World Cup 2011?

1. South Africa
2. Fiji
3. Samoa

To enter leave your answer + a comment on the world cup at the bottom of this page. Winner will be chosen randomly in 1 week.

Thomas Cook Sport is the UK’s leading sports tour operator and official travel partner of the WRU. For more information on remaining packages to the Rugby World Cup 2011 and new packages for the 2012 RBS Six Nations, visit www.thomascooksport.com or call 0844 800 9900.

Packages are still available for the Rugby World Cup 2011 from Thomas Cook Sport. Below are a number of packages that can still be bought ahead of the tournament.

Tours
Pine Tour
Matches: Wales v Fiji and Wellington Quarter-Finals
From £2637.00 per person based on sharing a twin/double room and Cat B ticket for Wales v Fiji and Cat D tickets for both Wellington Quarter-Finals
Kea Tour
Matches: England v Scotland and Auckland Quarter-Finals
From £2993.00 per person based on sharing a twin/double room and Cat B ticket for England v Scotland and Cat D tickets for both Auckland Quarter-Finals
Hotel & Ticket Match Breaks
Wales v South Africa staying at the Trinity Hotel
£341.00 per person based on sharing a double room, B&B for 3 nights and Cat D ticket for the game
England v Scotland staying at the Best Western President
£411.00 per person based on sharing a double/twin room, room only for 3 nights and at B tickets for the game
Wales v Fiji staying at the Ventura Inn Hotel
£198.00 per person based on sharing a twin room, B&B for 3 nights and Cat B ticket for the game
Wellington Quarter-Finals staying at the Cambridge Hotel
£633.00 per person based on sharing a twin/double room, B&B for 4 nights and Cat D tickets for both games

Ends

Terms and Conditions
1. The following sets out the terms and conditions between you and Thomas Cook Sport (“the Promoter”). Thomas Cook Sport is a trading name of Thomas Cook Retail Ltd registered office is The Thomas Cook Business Park, Coningsby Road, Peterborough PE3 8SB, and the company registration number is 00102630 England.
2. Prize is for one winner. The prize consists of one signed Wales shirt and one signed Wales rugby ball.
3. The prize draw is open to all UK residents with the exception of employees of the Welsh Rugby Union, Thomas Cook Group or Hatch Communications, their immediate families, agents or anyone else associated with the administration.
4. No cash alternative will be offered.
5. The prize draw closes on 7th September 2011 at 12 midnight and a winner will be selected at random and notified no later than 12th September 2011
6. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
7. The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
8. All entrants must be willing to participate in publicity should they be a winner.
9. We reserve the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the prize draw if, in our sole discretion, the prize draw is not capable of being conducted as specified in the rules.

Thomas Cook Sport sets the scene for the Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup, New Zealand, 9 September – 23 October 2011
In just a few weeks time, New Zealand will host the largest sporting event to take place on its shores, with 13 venues hosting 48 matches across the country as the Rugby World Cup kicks off on 9 September 2011.

As Official Travel Agent for Rugby World Cup 2011, Thomas Cook Sport is taking fans to the tournament and there are still some great deals, with limited availability, for a range of fully inclusive tours taking in pool matches and later rounds of the competition.

For those looking to create their own trip to this fantastic country, fans can choose from a selection of flights, hotel & ticket match breaks, self drive and motor home offers – all with the option of adding official match tickets.

Danny Talbot, managing director, Thomas Cook Sport, said, “We’re looking forward to an amazing tournament in a very special part of the world. With the British Isles well represented, there are plenty of reasons to cheer on our home teams and we’re pleased to be taking fans so they can show their support.”

England

Following the IRB announcement following the earthquake in New Zealand earlier this year, England’s two pool matches originally scheduled for Christchurch have been moved to Dunedin, and the Quarter Finals scheduled for Christchurch have been moved to Auckland.

After the highs of winning the title in 2003, and then losing to South Africa in the Final in 2007, England will be looking to regain some of their former glory. With a host of new names entering the fray and the recent return of Jonny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson’s England team will come out fighting on the hunt for the Webb Ellis Cup.

Wales

Wales will be looking to improve on their 2007 performance in France where they were eliminated in the pool stages after losses to Australia and Fiji, and perhaps emulate or go better than their 1987 placing of 3rd overall.

Ireland

Ireland have made it to the quarter-final stage of the Rugby World Cup in all but two competitions and will be looking to improve their best finishes so far at the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand.

Scotland

Scotland have qualified for the quarter-finals in every Rugby World Cup tournament since it was introduced in 1987 and will be looking to improve on their best finish so far which came in 1991 when they lost to the All Blacks in the third place play-off.

For the latest information on availability of Thomas Cook Sport’s Rugby World Cup 2011 packages, visit www.thomascooksport.com, or call 0844 800 9900:

Tours

Pine Tour

Matches: Wales v Fiji and Wellington Quarter-Finals

From £2637.00 per person based on sharing a twin/double room and Cat B ticket for Wales v Fiji and Cat D tickets for both Wellington Quarter-Finals

Kea Tour

Matches: England v Scotland and Auckland Quarter-Finals

From £2993.00 per person based on sharing a twin/double room and Cat B ticket for Eng v Scot and Cat D tickets for both Auckland Quarter-Finals

Hotel & Ticket Match Breaks

Wales v South Africa staying at the Trinity Hotel

£341.00 per person based on sharing a double room, B&B for 3 nights and Cat D ticket for the game

England v Scotland staying at the Best Western President

£411.00 per person based on sharing a double/twin room, room only for 3 nights and at B tickets for the game

Wales v Fiji staying at the Ventura Inn Hotel

£198.00 per person based on sharing a twin room, B&B for 3 nights and Cat B ticket for the game

Wellington Quarter-Finals staying at the Cambridge Hotel

£633.00 per person based on sharing a twin/double room, B&B for 4 nights and Cat D tickets for both games