Welcome to the Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Media Operations page. This page is designed to assist media who are planning to cover the Tournament by providing a starting point for some of the key media information, deadlines and contacts required to move forward.

The RNZ 2011 Media Operations team is here to support the media by planning and managing the facilities and services for RWC 2011 for the written, photographic, and non rights holding media. For specific questions, please contact the Media Operations team at media.operations@rugbynz2011.com.

For questions relating to Rights Holding Broadcast and Radio, please contact IMG for further information: Karen Mullins, IMG Host Broadcast Project Director, karen.mullins@imgworld.com.

Accreditation and Ticketing
Please note that the deadline for media accreditation and ticketing applications for RWC 2011 was March 31, 2011. If you applied for media accreditation and have not yet heard back from us regarding the status of your application, please contact the Media Operations team at media.operations@rugbynz2011.com.

RNZ 2011 and RWCL have already allocated media tickets for all pool phase matches to accredited media. If you applied for media tickets and have not yet heard back from us, please contact the Media Operations team.

Please click the below links to view related documents:  
• Media Accreditation Terms and Conditions 
• News Access Regulations
• Venue Regulations

Media Rate Card
The media rate card programme for RWC 2011 is now open. For access to the media rate card catalogue and/or to the media rate card portal, please contact the Media Operations team at media.operations@rugbynz2011.com. The media rate card programme is only available to accredited media and Trusted Agents for RWC 2011.

Media Operations Website
Although accredited media will continue to have access to our Media Operations Newsletters, anyone interested in learning more about Media Operations planning updates is advised to continue to check this web site. We will periodically post new information here in the coming months to keep everyone informed of the key milestones in the lead up to RWC 2011.