Rugby League World Cup trophies visit Preston as city prepares to host Wales

By Aimee Seddon
Published 31st Mar 2022, 04:55 BST
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The three Rugby League World Cup trophies visited Preston on Wednesday as part of the host cities trophy tour, to mark 200 days to go until the tournament begins.

The trophies arrived at the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) University Square at 9.15am, where they were greeted by the UCLan’s men’s rugby league team, UCLan’s cheerleaders, a number of Preston schools’ rugby teams and Preston College’s dance troop.

Preston is hosting the men’s Welsh team for the competition in Autumn 2022, with the tournament seeing England welcome world-class athletes to perform on rugby league’s biggest stage.

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The Rugby League World Cup 2021 will also be one of the most inclusive and diverse sporting events ever hosted in England, promoting the three simultaneous disciplines of the men’s, women’s and wheelchair competitions.

The Rugby League World Cups visited Preston yesterday. Centre is the Mayor of Preston, Coun Javed Iqbal with UCLan Vice Chancellor Professor Graham Baldwin and Wigan Warrior Liam Farrell.The Rugby League World Cups visited Preston yesterday. Centre is the Mayor of Preston, Coun Javed Iqbal with UCLan Vice Chancellor Professor Graham Baldwin and Wigan Warrior Liam Farrell.
The Rugby League World Cups visited Preston yesterday. Centre is the Mayor of Preston, Coun Javed Iqbal with UCLan Vice Chancellor Professor Graham Baldwin and Wigan Warrior Liam Farrell.

Speaking before the trophies arrived, Mayor of Preston, Councillor Javed Iqbal said: “We are excited to host the RLWC trophies as they tour across the host cities to celebrate 200 days to go. We are incredibly proud to be a host city for a Rugby League World Cup 2021 training camp, which will take place later this year. Preston is perfectly located for fans and teams to access game locations across England, and has a proven track record with hosting international teams, thanks to the University of Central Lancashire’s state of the art facilities.”