Global first for Land Rover at Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

The new deal began at the 2018 GIO IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships in Australia, where Japan beat the hosts in the gold medal match at the Olympic Park in Sydney.

It was the largest elite sporting event for athletes with a disability to be held in the city since the 2000 Paralympic Games, with teams from Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, the U.K, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden and the U.S.A also competing. Land Rover's backing for international rugby also includes the Women's World Cup and the Under-20 Championships.

Additionally Jaguar Land Rover is the presenting partner of the Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans in Sydney in October 2018. "Land Rover's support has enabled the 2018 WRWC to showcase our event and highlights Land Rover's worldwide support of rugby including the Rugby World Cup in 2019," said Steve Loader, Chairman of the 2018 WRWC Organising Committee.