Rugby World Cup Limited has launched an official mobile app for the 2011 tournament which kicks off in New Zealand next month.
The Official Rugby World Cup 2011 Mobile App is now available to download for free for Blackberry, PlayBook, iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7, downloaded from www.rugbyworldcup.com/mobileapp.
Available in English, French and Spanish, the app showcases all the latest action and news from the flagship tournament.
Users can follow all 48 matches on their device with live match text commentary and score updates, half time and full time video highlights, tournament news, statistics and much more.
RWCL tournament web manager Dominic Kelly said: ‘Rugby World Cup 2011 will be the first truly ‘social’ tournament. We have a Facebook page with over 1.1 million likes, a dedicated Twitter page, You Tube channel and now an official App to ensure that fans attending the tournament or following from their homes will be able to interact with Rugby World Cup 2011.
‘This free interactive App will deliver everything that both fans and the media will need to stay up to date with the tournament and truly enjoy the Rugby World Cup experience.’