Chief Executive’s
PRO12RUGBY.COM
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome back to more exciting rugby in Round 5 of the Guinness PRO12.
This year Guinness, our new title sponsor, with their knowledge and support of
rugby have been a great help ‘on both sides of the whitewash’.
The continued loyal support of Specsavers and Rhino bodes well for our ever
growing competition too.
We welcome our new Italian free to air TV partner Nuvolari to our broadcasting
family and this host broadcaster will ensure even more live Guinness PRO12 rugby
across our terrestrial channels. Nuvolari will show all Italian matches, the Play Offs
& Final and will promote and heighten the profile of our competition in Italy.
The 115 tries scored and the 4.79 average tries per match to date is our highest
ever since the tournament went ‘home & away’ in 2003/04. Similarly, we have seen
an 8.8% increase in attendances on last season.
Both teams’ supporters always add a lot of colour and noise to these occasions
and their friendly banter warms up many a hostelry and stadium whenever and
wherever they play! Well done to all!
We wish the players, coaches and match officials all the very best for what should
be a memorable and entertaining match!
ENJOY!
