Enterasys Networks Announces Sponsorship Deal with the French National Rugby League Team
Additional Sponsorship of French National Rugby League Federation
Contact:
US Contact: European Contact: Drew Miale
Enterasys Networks
(603) 684-1201
dmiale@enterasys.com
ROCHESTER, NH - September 19, 2000 — Enterasys Networks, a leader in business communication solutions, today announced that it has entered into a sponsorship deal with the French National Rugby League team. The deal ensures Enterasys sole shirt sponsorship throughout the Rugby League World Cup, taking place within France and the United Kingdom, between October 28 and November 25, 2000. In addition the shirt sponsorship deal also covers all international matches this season.
As part of the agreement, Enterasys has also become a key sponsor of the French National Rugby League for the current national season, which commenced on September 4, 2000. On September 18, at a half time ceremony during the second televised National Club Championship match in Perpignan, South of France, Enterasys Networks proudly presented one of the new team jerseys to National Team Coach, Gilles Dumas.
Garry McGuire, executive vice president of world-wide marketing, Enterasys Networks commented, "Enterasys Networks is proud to be associated with the French National Rugby League team and the French Rugby League Association. France has had world recognition for its team-sporting achievements in the past few years, and we believe that it will undoubtedly become more prominent as a world-class Rugby League side in the coming years. We hope that this will be a long-term relationship between Enterasys Networks, the French national team and the national league association." Rugby League in France has a superb history, born out of the French desire to be seduced by sporting skills and excitement, only the fast moving league code of rugby could offer. French Rugby League's story reached a peak in the years after World War Two, when France were world champions after winning in Australia and Puig-Aubert - the famous "Pipette" - was the French nation's favorite sports personality. France staged the first Rugby League World Cup in 1954 and now, in the year 2000, the World Cup comes back to France as the men who wear the famous "tricolour" jerseys aim to show that Rugby League has a vibrant future ahead.
"French Rugby League is a wonderful example of what courage and team spirit can achieve," said national coach Gilles Dumas, himself a former captain and hero of the French team. "Despite being underdogs, France can be very proud of the young men who will represent their country in the World Cup, and we hope to make everybody at Enterasys Networks proud of us. Their support has come as a big boost to us."
"We wish the side well during the upcoming World Cup competition, and all of my colleagues both in Enterasys Networks France, and Enterasys Networks worldwide will be following and supporting their progress during this exciting world competition." said Gerrard Vivier, vice president of Northern Europe, Enterasys Networks.
About Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks is a new kind of company, singularly focused on providing business communication solutions to global enterprise customers.
Enterasys' visionary solutions enhance customers' ability to communicate both internally and externally through more than 650 business-communication linked patents. The Enterasys strategic partnerships with SAP, Microsoft, Citrix and Cirrilium provide powerful and intelligent infrastructure solutions for today_s Global 2000 enterprise customers. Scalability and manageability are at the core of Enterasys Networks award winning holistic- networking infrastructure solutions. Optimizing customer solutions to support converged voice, video and data resources, Enterasys Networks creates solid foundations for the seamless deployment of emerging communication applications.
Enterasys Networks derives the power to deliver unrivalled sales and support services across the business world from a worldwide network of certified and highly trained resellers, combined with a high-touch sales model.
For more information on Enterasys Networks products, services and partners visit our WEB site at http://www.enterasys.com. Enterasys Networks is a Cabletron Systems (NYSE: CS).
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Natasha Perry/Graham Thatcher
MCC International Ltd
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Further information on French Rugby League and the French team in the World
Cup from: Harry Edgar
Edgar Publishing
Tel: +44 1937 584185
E: edgar.publishing@virgin.net