Chelsea launches England Rugby savings account

England Rugby fans can invest in the future of the game by opening an England Rugby savings account with Chelsea Building Society.

Two new accounts - the England Rugby Regular Saver and the England Rugby Mini Saver - offer exclusive benefits to customers and also support the Rugby Football Union's (RFU) grassroots initiatives.

Chelsea will contribute the equivalent of 0.5 per cent of each account balance to the RFU's Community Rugby programmes that help sustain the well-being of the game in England.

The money will help towards the purchase of essential equipment, as well as recruiting of coaches and referees and ultimately the England players of the future.

Chelsea has already made an outstanding contribution to English rugby by sponsoring the Go Play Rugby recruitment campaign that attracted more than 9,500 adult players back into the game last season.

Rachel Jones, Chelsea's Affinity Marketing Manager, said: "We're delighted to be working with the RFU to offer products that will benefit customers and support the grassroots game in England.

"Being associated with the principles and standards that underpin rugby is important to us. We identify strongly with the RFU's passion for success, its values of integrity and respect, and its dedication to deliver the highest level of performance."

Andrew Scoular, the RFU's Community Rugby Director, said: "Chelsea has been a great supporter of rugby. Their commitment to the Go Play Rugby campaign and their continuing support has made a major impact in increasing the number of players coming back to rugby.

"They've been a pleasure to work with and we're very grateful to their continued association which will help us invest in the future of the game."

All savers receive an England Rugby passbook wallet or operating pack.

England Rugby Regular Savers also receive a pair of tickets to the Emirates Airlines London Sevens and England Rugby Mini Savers an England Rugby piggy bank.

For more details and terms and conditions related to the England Rugby Regular Savers and England Rugby Mini Savers accounts, visit englandrugbysavings.co.uk.