• The "Open Wall" event will mark the beginning of the festivities, in the Rugby Town village at the Place Trocadero in Paris. Other host cities will not be neglected ... specific events are also programmed for their rugby villages.
• A large-scale advertising campaign featuring Fabien Galthié and Zinedine Zidane was launched on 28 August and the main film will be screened at the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2007 on 7 September.
• The official Rugby World Cup 2007 content will be exclusively accessible on Orange mobile phones, and several exclusive, non-official programmes will be available on Orange Sports, the new sports channel on Orange TV, starting 7 September as well.

Official sponsor of the Rugby World Cup 2007, official provider of telecoms solutions and holder of the exclusive mobile rights for Europe, Orange is putting all its expertise into providing events for the public during the competition, and new services and programmes will be available to its customers so that they can fully participate in this great festive event.