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Rugby Business Club Australia
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| In the Club: (left to right)
Austrade’s Managing Director Peter O’Byrne;
RBCA International Patron and Business Ambassador Rod Macqueen,
and Australia’s Minister for Trade, the Hon. Mark Vaile MP |
Rugby Business Club Australia (RBCA) is the federal
government’s key initiative to derive economic benefits alongside
Rugby World Cup 2003, and is the first such program of its kind to be
tied alongside this major sporting event, to be held in Australia from
10 October 2003.
Led by Austrade (the Australian Trade Commission),
RBCA is endorsed by the Australian Rugby Union and is supported by Invest
Australia, the Australian Tourist Commission and Australian Business Limited
as partners, and other government and industry bodies, as well as wider
business interests associated with the international Rugby community.
RBCA follows the success of Business Club Australia
– the federal government’s key business facilitation program
built around the Sydney 2000 Olympics – which generated A$1.2bn
in business outcomes.
As a membership-based program, the aim of RBCA is
to bring together like-minded Australian and international business people
under the spotlight of Rugby World Cup 2003 to deliver long-term business
connections and outcomes.
| Join the Rugby identities getting involved
A team of high-profile Australian Rugby identities who have competed
internationally and have strong ties to the corporate world are
supporting Rugby Business Club Australia as Business Ambassadors.
In essence, their role is to promote the benefits of international
business in all forms through sporting connections, and the Business
Ambassadors will be actively participating in RBCA networking events.
RBCA’s International Patron and Lead Business Ambassador
is international businessman and former Wallaby Coach (1997-2001)
Rod Macqueen, who says:
“Rugby Business Club Australia provides the perfect opportunity
for business people like myself to establish new business contacts
and maximise business opportunities while enjoying some great Rugby.”
Other Ambassadors include:
- Rugby commentator Gordon Bray, ‘voice of Australian Rugby’;
- Queensland Rugby Union’s President Paul McLean (a Wallaby
from 1974-1982) and CEO Jeff Miller, who played in Australia’s
1991 World Cup Team and coached in the 1999 World Cup;
- Queensland Reds Coach Andrew Slack, who led the Wallabies on
their 1984 Grand Slam tour of Europe;
o NSW Waratahs Coach Bob Dwyer, who coached the Wallabies to Australia’s
first-ever World Cup victory against England at Twickenham in
1991;
- ACT Brumbies Coach David Nucifora, member of the 1991 World
Cup Wallabies team;
- former Wallabies David Codey, Dan Crowley, Richard Harry, Jason
Little, Michael Lynagh, Simon Poidevin, Tony Shaw and David Wilson.
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Membership benefits
RBCA membership is FREE and open to any business based in Australia or
overseas interested in international business development. The core benefit
of joining the Club is the access to the variety of tailored networking
events which will take place both in Australia and around the world in
the lead-up to Rugby World Cup 2003 and then during the Tournament itself.
These events will provide the perfect opportunity to meet and build important
business ties with Australian and international business people with the
same passion for Rugby.
You can join RBCA quickly and easily by completing the online
form at www.austrade.gov.au/rugby,
by contacting info@austrade.gov.au,
or by calling (within Australia) on 13 28 78.
Other membership benefits include the opportunity to:
- establish new international contacts at themed RBCA events in cooperation
with Club partners and supporters;
- improve your knowledge of, and access to, business developments in
Australia and overseas markets;
- receive the latest information on global business trends and the
opportunity to learn about accepted business practices in those countries
participating in Rugby World Cup 2003;
- identify and exchange information on international trade, investment
and business tourism trends and opportunities;
- participate in one-on-one business matching services available at
Club networking events, plus virtual networking opportunities with other
Club members registered for the same event (20 working days prior to
the event);
- access online registration for Club events, as well as information
provided exclusively to Club members for the purpose of business facilitation
and networking;
- meet international Rugby identities, including the RBCA Ambassadors,
at Club events in the lead-up to and during Rugby World Cup 2003; and
- receive the Club’s monthly newsletter online.
Who should become a member?
You should be involved in Rugby Business Club Australia if you are an
international business person:
- looking to buy or invest globally;
- looking to become involved in business tourism;
- interested about how Australian businesses operate;
- interested in business matching and business networking;
- planning to visit Australia in the lead-up to and/or during Rugby
World Cup 2003.
Or if you are an Australian business person, you should
join if you are:
- active in exporting and looking to expand or find new connections;
- interesting in beginning to export;
- interested about how international businesses, markets and/or countries
operate;
- interested in business matching and business networking;
- planning to leverage from Rugby World Cup 2003 in the lead-up to
and/or during Rugby World Cup 2003 this October/November.
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| Club class: coordinated by the
Australian federal government, RBCA is the official business program
of Rugby World Cup 2003. Membership is free – register online
at www.austrade.gov.au/rugby
or call 13 28 78 in Australia |
Using RBCA
It’s free to register for RBCA at any time before or during Rugby
World Cup 2003. To register, or for further RBCA information, complete
the online form at www.austrade.gov.au/rugby,
or contact Austrade at info@austrade.gov.au or on 13 28 78 (Australia
only).
The International Rugby Board and the Australian Rugby
Union are proudly staging Rugby World Cup 2003 in Australia from 10 October
to 22 November 2003. For Tournament information see www.irb.com
and www.rugby2003.com.au
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