Rugby genius? You could wing your way to Paris

News release quiz – 1
March 30, 2007

Rugby genius? You could wing your way to Paris

Got a great rugby brain? If you have, you and three friends could win a trip to the Rugby World Cup 2007 final in Paris.

So if you think you know everything there is to know about the previous five Rugby World Cup tournaments, you’d best head to selected bars during May and June for the Rugby World Cup 2007 Heineken Trivia Series.

As part of its Rugby World Cup sponsorship, Heineken has four grand-stand seats at the Paris final for the winners of its Trivia Series promotion.

But first you have to become bar champions, make it through your regional final and then win the grand final in Auckland.

More than sixty Heineken-serving bars in three regions are each running five trivia nights on consecutive Wednesdays to find local teams to compete in regional finals in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

The winning teams from the regional finals get to test their Rugby World Cup knowledge against the other regional winners in a final in Auckland. The major prize of four trips to the Rugby World Cup goes to the overall national winning team.

“Premium quality rugby deserves support from the world’s premium lager so we’re getting right behind the cup with a great trivia series and an absolutely unbeatable prize,” says Heineken’s Jacqui Clement.

“Rugby trivia is a classic socialising activity and most New Zealanders are pretty knowledgeable about our national game. But this competition is all about the global game and the Rugby World Cup so there’s going to be some in-depth swotting going on.”

Each quiz focuses on a particular world cup year with several rounds focusing on the teams, players, statistics, and iconic moments.

For details on how to enter and participating bars refer to the attached background document.

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Additional information on Heineken is available at www.heineken.com

Backgrounder regions – 1
March 30, 2007

Rugby World Cup 2007 Heineken Trivia Series.

The New Zealanders who know the most about global rugby go head to head in the Rugby World Cup 2007 Heineken Trivia Series during May and June. They are battling it out to win four seats to the Rugby World Cup final in Paris in October.

Regional Rugby World Cup Heineken Trivia series are being held in more than sixty bars and pubs throughout the country to find three teams to compete in the finals in Auckland on July 21.

All trivia events kick off at 7pm on consecutive Wednesdays between May 23 and June 20 with regional finals in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on July 4.

Quiz nights are designed to last approximately two hours and cover key events, statistics, players and results from each of the five previous Rugby World Cup tournaments

Featured venues are:

Northern Region
- Kingslander; Lava Bar (Hot Rock Backpackers); Danny Doolans; Degree Gastrobar
- Horse & Trap; Bluestone Room; Villager; Chapel
- Copper Room; Papatoetoe Clubrooms; Arthurs; London Shed
- Basalt; Boston Café & Bar; Dinsdale Office; The Shed
- The Bank; Cornerstone; Parua Bay Tavern; Imperial Heineken Hotel
- Drake; Celsius; The Riv; Garrison.

Central Region
- Crowded House; The Cutting; Greytown Hotel; Angus Inn
- Stumble Inn; Highflyers Palmerston North; Brewers Apprentice; Feilding Hotel
- Stunned Mullet; Rough Habit Bar; Union Hotel; The Office
- Empire Hotel Palmerston North; The Realm; The Occidental; Downtown Local
- Local - Strathmore; Windmill Hotel.

Southern Region
- Pig & Whistle; 10 Bar; Tui Clubrooms Addington; Captain Cook Tavern
- Kaikanui; Woodend Tavern; Farringtons; The Carlton Bar & Restaurant
- Yeti’s Bar; Springlands Tavern; No 4 Bar; Parklands
- The Tap Room; Copperback; Australasian Hotel; Holy Grail
- Rolleston tavern; Altitude Bar; Paroa; Monteith’s Brewery Bar
- Barracoutta; Cardrona on Avon.

ENDS

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