Redingensians RFC – Reading’s Premier Rugby
Club!
A great media opportunity beckons for
potential advertisers, sponsors and club partners at
Redingensians Rugby Football Club, a hugely respected
and well established club in the heart of the Thames
Valley.
Founded in 1924 as an old boys’ club for Reading
School, the Club became ‘open’ in 1969 and
has continued to expand and welcome new members ever
since.
In 1994 the past Club Captain, Dennis
Easby, was elected President of the Rugby Football Union.
Dennis had negotiated the purchase of the Club's present
headquarters at Sonning back in 1950, buying the ground
on behalf of the Old Boys' Council of Reading School.
The Club’s junior section is
flourishing and produces players of high calibre. In
the 2008/2009 season two juniors played in the England
SW squad and one in the Scottish Exiles. |
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Partnership opportunity
Prospective club partners are asked to provide
an incentive to all those associated with the club, whether
members, supporters, sponsors, players, staff or other club
partners. As a quid pro quo we offer a Corporate Club Partner
Network package comprising:
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A large 3,000mm x 1,000mm pitch-side,
pitch-facing advertising board within the main TV arc |
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E-mailshots directly circulated, four time per season,
to all club members |
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Unlimited access to the social and corporate membership
via newsletters, website branding and direct marketing |
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Access to around 800 mini and junior members and their
parents, many of which are local company directors and
business owners with high disposable incomes |
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Website branding with logo and web-link (see www.redingensians.info) |
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Clubhouse branding/exposure, using club partners’ own
marketing material (point-of-sale, flyers, business cards
etc) |
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Two season tickets for the relevant seasons club partners
are involved with the club |
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Quarterly business networking events at the club, including
refreshments |
Other valuable opportunities
for club partners
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Kit sponsorship |
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Match-day sponsorship (based on 10 guests) |
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Match-ball sponsorship (based on 4 guests) |
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Programme sponsorship |
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Programme advertising |
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Player sponsorship: access to players and coaches (subject
to availability) for sponsors’ events like Open Days. |
Why choose Redingensians RFC?
If you decide to become a sponsor and club
partner, you will not only be supporting Readingensians RFC
but each month thousands of people will see your brand throughout
the local community, thanks to the club’s high public
profile and prolific activities. You will gain visibility through
the club’s:
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Regular local press coverage.
(Reading
Post, Reading Chronicle and, occasionally, the Henley Standard,
Rugby Paper, Rugby Times) |
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Occasional television coverage (Sports Round
3rd April 2009) |
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Local radio exposure (BBC Radio Berkshire,
210 FM, Reading 107 and BBC Radio Oxford) |
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Impressive weekly crowd attendances |
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Over 50 matches per season, including the 2nd XV (reserves) |
On top of this you are offered:
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Regular access to members, players,
sponsors and fellow club partners via our quarterly mail-shots
and newsletters |
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Use of the Redingensians RFC crest
and other images in your promotions, marketing material
and websites |
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Facilities for displaying your marketing
material strategically in all areas of the clubhouse. |
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Free use of the facilities for social gatherings
or staff and client meetings (NB consumables like drinks
and refreshments have to be paid for) |
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Impressive weekly crowd attendances |
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Over 50 matches per season, including the 2nd XV (reserves) |
Great facilities – widely
used
The clubhouse is used by over 2,000
people every week.
It is open seven days a week for social members and hosts at
least one social event per month. As a result, club partners
can target over 8,000 people per month, twelve months per annum
(not just during the rugby season), and ensuring maximum direct-marking
exposure opportunities increasing brand awareness and enjoying
a measureable return for their involvement.
Non-rugby activities attract substantial numbers of additional
people to the site, from football training to major cricket
club events. Companies also use the facilities from time to
time for training, networking, conferences and seminars.
Saturday League cricket is played during the summer (the first
game of 2009 is on 9th May). The 1st team play in Division
4 and the 2nds in Division 5 of the Morrants Thames Valley
League.
Over 70 participants take part in touch rugby leagues twice
a week throughout the summer, including two or three Redingensian
teams each season. Touch rugby is organised by http://www.in2touch.com/uk
For more information on this
package, please Contact Us now » |
