Are you ready for the Rugby World Cup 2015? If not, you should be!
Not only is it being held on English soil, but it’s a great way to boost morale in the work environment!
Of course, if you have not taken into the fact that the Rugby World Cup 2015 can affect your business, then be prepared for holiday days being booked, sick days, hangovers and more importantly, low morale of those stuck at work when all they really want is to watch a game of rugby…
If you are planned, or are looking to see what you can do, here are a few ideas to even boost your company’s morale.
1. Hold a sweepstake*. Sweepstakes are great as it involves everyone in the office, even those that aren’t into sport. This is great for bonding within the company and through this, you can either raise money for the winners chosen charity or have a pot for the winner!
2. Turn the TV on. This or with technology now a days, a computer/laptop, have the rugby on either in the background, or if that’s too distracting, in a break-room. This will boost both morale and work ethic in the office. You can set goals for people to watch a game or just reward them for the work they have put in this year. A rugby lasts around 90 minutes. For the amount of work you will get out of your employees, it will be worth it.
3. Have an early finish. This one will definitely boost your company’s morale, but realisation is that not many businesses, especially small ones, will not be able to do this often, but even the off early finish will motivate your staff and create a great positive atmosphere in the office.
4. Be flexible. Having the option for flexible working hours will give people the chance to watch the rugby match they want, as well as being able to work the hours they have to. If you also operate near where a rugby match is taken place, this takes away having your employees wrestling with rush hour traffic and rugby fans, which I cannot imagine is a great start to their day.
All in all, having the Rugby World Cup in England is great! We should embrace it and use it to it’s strengths! If your employees know what is expected from them during the World Cup, then you won’t have any issues, hence making sure you have planned ahead. Get everyone involved and work relationships will grow and the positive atmosphere in the office will increase the work ethic and all in all, will grow your company!
*You can download our FREE sweepstake kit here. Rugby World Cup 2015 Sweepstake Kit.
The Rugby World Cup kicks off at 8pm on Friday, 22nd September at Twickenham, when England take on Fiji.
Rugby World Cup 2015 Fixtures & Results
| Pool A |
| Fri 18th September 8:00pm |
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England (35) v Fiji (11) |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Sun 20th September 2:30pm |
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Wales (54) v Uruguay (9) |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Wed 23rd September 4:45pm |
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Australia (28) v Fiji (13) |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Sat 26th September 8:00pm |
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England (25) v Wales (28) |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Sun 27th September 12:00pm |
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Australia (65) v Uruguay (3) |
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Villa Park, Birmingham |
| Thu 1st October 4:45pm |
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Wales (23) v Fiji (13) |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Sat 3rd October 8:00pm |
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England (13) v Australia (33) |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Tue 6th October 8:00pm |
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Fiji (47) v Uruguay (15) |
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Stadium MK, Milton Keynes |
| Sat 10th October 4:45pm |
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Australia (15) v Wales (6) |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Sat 10th October 8:00pm |
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England (60) v Uruguay (3) |
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Manchester City Stadium |
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| Pool B |
| Sat 19th September 4:45pm |
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South Africa (32) v Japan (34) |
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Brighton Community Stadium |
| Sun 20th September 12:00pm |
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Samoa (25) v USA (16) |
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Brighton Community Stadium |
| Wed 23rd September 2:30pm |
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Scotland (45) v Japan (10) |
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Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester |
| Sat 26th September 4:45pm |
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South Africa (46) v Samoa (6 |
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Villa Park, Birmingham |
| Sun 27th September 2:30pm |
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Scotland (39) v USA (16) |
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Elland Road, Leeds |
| Sat 3rd October 2:30pm |
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Samoa (5) v Japan (26) |
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Stadium MK, Milton Keynes |
| Sat 3rd October 4:45pm |
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South Africa (34) v Scotland (16) |
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St James Park, Newcastle |
| Wed 7th October 4:45pm |
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South Africa (64) v USA (0) |
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Olympic Stadium, London |
| Sat 10th October 2:30pm |
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Samoa (33) v Scotland (36) |
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St James Park, Newcastle |
| Sun 11th October 8:00pm |
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USA (18) v Japan (28) |
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Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester |
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| Pool C |
| Sat 19th September 12:00pm |
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Tonga (10) v Georgia (17) |
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Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester |
| Sun 20th September 4:45pm |
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New Zealand (26) v Argentina (16) |
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Wembley Stadium, London |
| Thu 24th September 8:00pm |
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New Zealand (58) v Namibia (14) |
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Olympic Stadium, London |
| Fri 25th September 4:45pm |
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Argentina (54) v Georgia (9) |
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Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester |
| Tue 29th September 4:45pm |
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Tonga (35) v Namibia (21) |
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Sandy Park, Exeter |
| Fri 2nd October 8:00pm |
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New Zealand (43) v Georgia (10) |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Sun 4th October 2:30pm |
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Argentina (45) v Tonga (16) |
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Leicester City Stadium |
| Wed 7th October 8:00pm |
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Namibia (16) v Georgia (17) |
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Sandy Park, Exeter |
| Fri 9th October 8:00pm |
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New Zealand (47) v Tonga (9) |
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St James Park, Newcastle |
| Sun 11th October 12:00pm |
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Argentina (64) v Namibia (19) |
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Leicester City Stadium |
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| Pool D |
| Sat 19th September 2:30pm |
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Ireland (50) v Canada (7) |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Sat 19th September 8:00pm |
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France (32) v Italy (10) |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Wed 23rd September 8:00pm |
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France (38) v Romania (11) |
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Olympic Stadium, London |
| Sat 26th September 2:30pm |
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Italy (23) v Canada (18) |
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Elland Road, Leeds |
| Sun 27th September 4:45pm |
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Ireland (44) v Romania (10) |
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Wembley Stadium, London |
| Thu 1st October 8:00pm |
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France (41) v Canada (18) |
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Stadium MK, Milton Keynes |
| Sun 4th October 4:45pm |
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Ireland (16) v Italy (9) |
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Olympic Stadium, London |
| Tue 6th October 4:45pm |
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Canada (15) v Romania (17) |
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Leicester City Stadium |
| Sun 11th October 2:30pm |
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Italy (32) v Romania (22) |
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Sandy Park, Exeter |
| Sun 11th October 4:45pm |
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France (9) v Ireland (24) |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
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| Quarter Finals |
| Sat 17th October 4:00pm |
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South Africa v Wales |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Sat 17th October 8:00pm |
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New Zealand v France |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Sun 18th October 1:00pm |
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Ireland v Argentina |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Sun 18th October 4:00pm |
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Australia v Scotland |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
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| Semi Finals |
| Sat 24th October 4:00pm |
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Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Sun 25th October 4:00pm |
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Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
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| Bronze Final |
| Fri 30th October 8:00pm |
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Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 |
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Olympic Stadium, London |
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| Final |
| Sat 31st October 4:00pm |
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Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 |
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Twickenham Stadium, London |
