SOCIETE GENERALE 2014-2015 I 49 EXPERIENCE THE WORLD CUP FROM THE INSIDE WITH JONNY WILKINSON A legendary player, one of the most popular in the history of rugby, Jonny Wilkinson had a exceptional international career wearing England Rugby’s white jersey before leaving his mark on French rugby by playing for RC Toulonnais. In 2014, he concluded his career as a rugby player in the most spectacular fashion, winning both the European and French championships at his two final matches. As an ambassador for Societe Generale, he will provide a vivid, insiders look at the Rugby World Cup 2015 through the website dedicated to rugby fans: becauseweloverugby.com (paramourdurugby.com in France). “AN IDEAL WORLD CUP FOR ME WOULD BE.... A REALLY ENJOYABLE PARTY ATMOSPHERE FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN GET INTO THE VALUES OF RUGBY. There is passion and there is desire and all those things, but there’s no hostility, it’s just pure. I would also love to see a lot of guys playing naturally, as they do, to see the best of all the nations... I’d like to see big players come through... It’s a great stage for seeing the next big players come through and who they’re going to be and how great they’re going to be. In terms of the end of the tournament, I’d love to see England and France... England, because it’s me and my team, my history and who I am, but at the same time France, because I’ve got so much respect for their rugby and for everything they’ve done too. I’d like to be able to see those guys in there at the latter stages... because those are the games that people are going to talk about forever.” Jonny Wilkinson STAFF COMMITMENT Societe Generale’s staff in the United Kingdom wanted to volunteer to help organise the Rugby World Cup 2015. Twenty-five of them passed all the stages of the selection process, and will be bringing the Group’s values of Commitment and Team Spirit to the forefront as part of the ‘Pack’ at the event. IN 2014, SOCIETE GENERALE BECAME A PARTNER OF KADIKÖY RSK, WHOSE WOMEN’S TEAM FINISHED SECOND IN TURKEY’S UNIVERSITY RUGBY SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIP Watch the video at www.societegenerale.com/jonny-wilkinson
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