Coral.co.uk to Sponsor Middlesex Sevens

(PRESS RELEASE) - Premier Rugby and Middlesex County RFU confirmed today (25th July) that the online betting company would be latest prestigious organisation to be associated with England's leading rugby sevens event which takes place at Twickenham on the Saturday 12th August.

All twelve Guinness Premiership clubs will compete for the trophy in a new format created for the tournament this year.

"We are delighted to become the title sponsors of this famous sevens tournament," said Dominic Harrison, E-Commerce Managing Director of Coral (http://www.coral.co.uk). "The event marks our return to sports sponsorship outside of our traditional racing environment and is the start of a wider association with rugby union in this country."

Jon Varney, Commercial Director of Premier Rugby, said "This new partnership with Coral.co.uk (http://www.coral.co.uk) recognises the special place that the Middlesex Sevens occupies in rugby. We are planning a great afternoon's entertainment that will feature some of the country's exciting rugby players on the pitch including England Sevens' captain Simon Amor, Delon Armitage, Mathew Tait and Tom Varndell with music and a funfair off the pitch."