ADVANCE TOGETHER SEASON 2017/2018.

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1 ADVANCE TOGETHER SEASON 2017/2018

2 OUR VISION Qualify for Olympics 2024 Reach Rugby World Cup 2023 (France) Develop Swiss Rugby and its structures for all involved stakeholders

3 ABOUT THE SWISS RUGBY UNION

4 WHO IS THE SWISS RUGBY UNION? Swiss Rugby Union Creation Its mission is to organise, govern and develop the sport of rugby in Switzerland across grassroots, referees, players, leagues to national teams Joined International Rugby Board (World Rugby) in First Swiss rugby game was played in 1869, one of the oldest game ever recorded in rugby Registered Members 5000 Registered Rugby Clubs & Academies Domestic Leagues National Teams 63 Eleven SWISS XV, SWISS A, SWISS U20, U18, U17, and U16 SWISS 7, SWISS 7 U18 SWISS XV Women, SWISS 7 Women, SWISS U18 Women Events Suisse Rugby Day, Finals day, Cup finals, Super Sevens, Juniors and Schools

5 GROWING COMPETITION STRUCTURE NATIONAL TEAMS Men s 15 Senior Men s second side Men s U20 & U18 U17 & U16 Women s 15 Women s U18 Women s 7s Men s 7s Men s 7s U18 LEAGUES NLA Excellence A NLB Excellence B NLC NLF A (Ladies) NLF B (Ladies) NL U18 NL U16 NL U14 TOURNAMENTS Swiss Cup FSR Cup Super Sevens Juniors Schools

6 EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP TEAM Peter Schüpbach President Peter leads the FSR as President and head of the Board of Directors. A former rugby player himself, Peter is a Swiss business economist with an MBA from Rochester, New York. Besides being president of the Swiss Rugby Union, Peter works as CFO of Sensato AG. He is also general treasurer and Board Member of Rugby Europe, the European Rugby Association. Veronika Mühlhofer CEO/Secretary General As the first professional CEO, Veronika is one of the most experienced and recognised figures within the Swiss Sports management industry. Along with her masters degree from Stanford University and 6 languages, she brings 18 years of international sports, media and event management. She has led complex projects at multiple Olympic games, World Championships and other sporting events. Aside from her role with the FSR, she regularly consults for Swiss Olympic, Federations and various international organisations.

7 EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP TEAM Nicolas Stepowski Head of Marketing Nicolas, from France, has a masters degree in sales and marketing. He is a key player in the further development and growth of the FSR. He brings valuable expertise from his previous rugby managerial role with leading French Top 14 rugby club ASM Clermont Auvergne where he headed the department of event operations. He also worked for a sports marketing agency in Lausanne in charge of launching sporting events as well as looking after the activation and commercial aspects. He played rugby at high level. Sébastien Dupoux High Performance Director Sébastien from France, is an exciting addition to the FSR and Suisse Rugby in general. As a sports director, he brings invaluable rugby coaching experience to the national teams. He boasts of world class experience with top professional rugby clubs such as Grenoble, Toulouse and others. Among other notable achievements, he was a key member of the French coaching national teams of the U18 and Sevens. His vision, passion and pedigree will be a terrific influence in the future growth of Suisse Rugby.

8 SIGNIFICANCE OF RUGBY

9 A TRULY RISING GLOBAL SPORT MILLION 300 Countries playing rugby Rugby players worldwide Million Regular Fans 479 MILLION TV viewers at Rugby World Cup BILLION Global Olympic TV Audience

10 A RAPIDLY GROWING NATIONAL SPORT WORLD RANKING EUROPEAN DIVISION LICENCED PLAYERS REGISTERED CLUBS LICENSED PLAYERS IN SCHOOLS NATIONAL TEAMS 62ND 30TH WORLD RANKS! + 2 DIVISION PROMOTIONS! + 280% NEW PLAYERS! + 19 NEW CLUBS! SCHOOL PLAYERS + 6 NATIONAL TEAMS

11 SUISSERUGBY IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT In 2016 the Swiss Mens National Team has reached the 2 nd Division for the first time in their history. Switzerland has reached WORLD RANKING number 30, highest ranking in history 6 NATIONS BEST WORLD RANKING: 30 DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 DIVISION 4 DIVISION 5

12 GROWING MEDIA COVERAGE News coverage : national and regional television Regional and national newspaper coverage Livestreaming of matches Post Reach on Social Media Facebook Fans views on Youtube for livestreaming of the matches

13 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

14 Ø DEVELOPMENT Member of World Rugby, Rugby Europe, Swiss Olympic and J&S Rugby education at school in Switzerland= children in 2016/2017 à Objective = children in 2017/2018 ABOUT THE SWISS RUGBY UNION DEVELOPMENT International matches streamed online on Budget More than doubled in the last 4 years

15 Ø PROJECTS Increase the number of rugby players: FSR licensees + Licensed & unlicensed rugby players at schools = rugby players in Switzerland in 2016 à Objective = in 2017 and in 2018 ABOUT THE SWISS RUGBY UNION PROJECTS Increase visibility with more TV presence, more live stream views, more media coverage Creation of national rugby training center (2018) = national facility to allow more training opportunities for young and senior elite players Creation of a Suisserugby club or event label to reward the best clubs in Switzerland as well as the events meeting Suisserugby Standards (criteria of training, number of young teams, referees ) Increase number of certified coaches and referees as well as their level of certification, quality, and experience

16 SUPPORT US IN OUR JOURNEY

17 WITH PARTNER SUPPORT TO 2024 Development Increase the player numbers across communities, schools and universities. Raise awareness of the sport nationally through campaigns and rugby days Structure Grow and improve the structure of the federation, clubs, leagues and national teams Education Educate about the game and grow the number of referees, coaches, schools teachers Performance Set up professional training facilities and academies along with high performance coaches

18 AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS - YOUR LOGO / BRANDING ON THE NATIONAL TEAMS - YOUR LOGO / BRANDING ON SWISS CLUBS SLEEVES - YOUR LOGO / BRANDING ON THE REFEREES

19 AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS NAMING RIGHTS OR SPONSORSHIP OF DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS - NATIONAL LEAGUES - SWISS CUP / FSR CUP - SWISS SUPER 7s YOUR LOGO - YOUTH RUGBY TOURNAMENTS

20 AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS PITCH BRANDING: Boards, Goalpost Pads, Logo on the grass E-COMMERCE BRANDING Presented by YOUR LOGO

21 AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS - VIP ACCESS - CORPORATE HOSPITALITY - MERCHANDISING / LICENSING - MEDIA BACKDROP

22 AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS TV SPOT / LOGO & VISIBILITY in our LIVE STREAM Rugby Europe TV (rugbyeurope.tv) Olympic Channel (Olympicchannel.com)

23 AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS - SOCIAL & DIGITAL MEDIA / BRANDING AND COMMUNICATION - Twitter - YouTube - Website - Facebook Your LOGO & Advertisements YOUR LOGO YOUR LOGO YOUR LOGO YOUR LOGO

24 ADVANCE TOGETHER PARTNERS Main Partner Official Partners YOUR LOGO YOUR LOGO INSTITUTIONS GOVERNING BODIES

25 #AdvanceTogether THANK YOU #AvancerEnsemble #AvanzareInsieme #ZusammenForwärtskommen WATCH THE VIDEO

26 Contact Nicolas Stepowski Head of Marketing Fédération Suisse de Rugby M (only calls - no sms / mms) T