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Red Arrows set for Twickenham Stadium flypast at Final of Rugby World Cup 2015

30/10/2015
 
For immediate release: Friday 30 October 2015
Issued on behalf of England Rugby 2015
Red Arrows set for Twickenham Stadium flypast at Final of Rugby World Cup 2015
  • Red Arrows set for flypast before start of Final
  • The Final and Bronze Final sold out
  • Fanzones to screen final matches
  • Twickenham Stadium to have special look and feel for the Final
  • Coca-Cola London Eye to light up in colours of Rugby World Cup champions
The world famous Red Arrows are set to do a flying visit during the final sell out weekend of Rugby World Cup 2015.

Tomorrow (31/10) nine of the iconic aircraft will treat fans in Twickenham Stadium and Richmond and Trafalgar Square Fanzones to a special flypast prior to the start of the Final between New Zealand and Australia that kicks off at 1600. They will flyover Trafalgar Square at 1553 and then over the stadium and Richmond Fanzone at 1555 as the teams line up for the anthems.

The finalists are set to battle it out for Rugby's greatest prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, in front of a sell-out crowd of 80,125. Today (30/10) at 2000 South Africa and Argentina are set to compete in the Bronze Final at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in front of a sell-out crowd of 56,000.

For fans not going to the stadium, they will be able to watch both matches live in Fanzones. The Bronze Final will be screened at the Richmond, Exeter and Rugby Fanzones. The Final will be screened in Trafalgar Square, Richmond, Exeter and Rugby Fanzones. For more information please click here.

Managing Director of England Rugby 2015, Stephen Brown, said: "We wanted the Tournament to be a celebration of Rugby and it has been. From the North East to the South West we have had vibrant crowds in sold out venues. As we enter the final weekend, we are set for two great matches which will be watched by sell-out crowds as well as a captivated audience in Fanzones and in homes around the world.”

For fans attending the Final at Twickenham Stadium, the spectacular Rugby on show will be accompanied by the most exhilarating Rugby World Cup atmosphere seen yet. The stadium will have a new look and feel, featuring images of the Webb Ellis Cup alongside Rugby World Cup 2015 and England 2015 brand elements in a celebratory gold, while retaining the vibrant official Tournament colours, both around the exterior and within the stadium bowl. The dressing programme will extend across the stadium exterior, bars and concourses, the inner bowl, the streets surrounding the stadium and on the pitch, marking the culmination of a truly memorable Rugby World Cup.

Two giant shirts of the competing finalists have already been positioned next to the iconic statue on the south-east corner of Twickenham Stadium, giving fans the opportunity to capture images and build their own unforgettable memories in advance of the Final. Inside and across the exterior of the stadium, both competing finalists are celebrated with fan imagery and the union crests.

At the end of the Final the Coca-Cola London Eye, which has been branded throughout the Tournament with the flags of the participating nations and is currently lit in the colours of New Zealand and Australia, will switch to the full colours of the winning nation, lighting up London and celebrating the winners of Rugby World Cup 2015.

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