Land Rover - Schoolchildren Star as Rugby World Cup 2015 Mascots Ahead of England v Australia

Schoolchildren Jason Chilcock, 11, from Leicester and Dehan Pretorius, 8, from Bundaberg, Australia led out the two Teams as Official Mascots at the #england v Australia at Rugby World Cup 2015.

• Leicester schoolboy Jason Chilcock leads out #england team at Rugby World Cup 2015 as an Official Mascot
  
• Australian schoolboy Dehan Pretorius leads out Australian at Rugby World Cup 2015 as an Official Mascot
  
• Land Rover, a Worldwide Partner of #england 2015, is putting grassroots Rugby at the heart of its #wedealinreal campaign

Twickenham, UK, 3rd October 2015: Schoolchildren Jason Chilcock, 11, from Leicester and Dehan Pretorius, 8, from Bundaberg, Australia led out the two Teams as Official Mascots at the #england v Australia at Rugby World Cup 2015.

Eight year-old Pretorius from Bundaberg and District JRUFC said, It was amazing in the tunnel, my legs were shaking and the crowd were shouting so loudly. Australia played good rugby and Giteau scored a great try. They will beat New Zealand in the final!”

Eleven year-old Chilcock who plays for Leicester Forest RFC said “The atmosphere was amazing, it was a good game but the Aussies deserved to win. I think Australia will win the tournament.”

The two schoolchildren have been given this once in a lifetime opportunity by Land Rover as part of their Rugby World Cup 2015 mascot programme. As Worldwide Partner of the Tournament, Land Rover is championing Rugby’s grassroots and highlighting their commitment to all levels of the Game as part of the #wedealinreal Campaign.

Land Rover has recruited mascots from each of the competing nations, providing 96 youngsters the chance to lead out a team at Rugby World Cup 2015. Thousands of youngsters aged between 7-13 years-old applied for the programme by taking part in rugby challenges at grassroots events around the world. Challenges have ranged from singing their national anthem to giving team-talks, with the best entries from each country selected for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

With a rich heritage in supporting rugby from grassroots competitions to elite tournaments and teams, Jaguar Land Rover Global Brand Experience Director Mark Cameron commented: “Land Rover is delighted to be giving these youngsters the opportunity of a lifetime to become mascots at Rugby World Cup 2015, as part of our We Deal In Real campaign. Having been selected from each of the competing nations along with a number of home nation winners, we believe this will showcase the grassroots players who represent the true spirit of the game around the world.” 

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