7 Feb 2012

Longtime sponsor renews support for England

6:05 am on 7 February 2012

The mobile phone company 02 has extended its sponsorship of the English Rugby Union for a further four years, a vote of confidence in the national team as they try to rebuild following a traumatic World Cup last year.

02, which is owned by Spain's Telefonica, has been sponsoring the RFU since rugby went professional in 1995.

The new deal will extend beyond the 2015 World Cup which England will host.