23 March 2023: The Smart Team sends huge ‘comhghairdeas’ to Irish Rugby! Following their impressive Grand Slam at the Guinness Six Nations rugby championships last weekend, Ireland must surely now be favourites to win the Rugby World Cup this September.

Smart Aviation thoroughly enjoyed working with Irish rugby fans during the tournament, transporting over 3,500 loyal supporters to Rome where they were victorious over Italy. The Smart Team also managed a comprehensive schedule of charter flights  from other countries to stadiums across England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Mark Hawkins, Smart Aviation’s Managing Director, said: “The team was involved in numerous charters during the Six Nations tournament. All together we flew just under 5000 fans to matches in all hosting countries. I am really proud of the team for delivering another seamless operation during this tournament”.

“We are now turning our attention to the 2023 Rugby World Cup and we already have over 14,000 seats secured for fans from Ireland, England and Wales, who will travel to support their country in the tournament in France this September and October”, Hawkins added. 

The stage is set for the biggest rugby competition in the world, which kicks off on Friday, 8th September at Stade de France (Saint-Denis), when host nation France take on New Zealand’s mighty All Blacks. 

Fixtures will also be played in other state-of-the-art stadiums in spectacular cities across France: Stade de Bordeaux (Bordeaux), Stade Pierre Mauroy (Lille), Ol Stadium (Lyon), Stade Vélodrome (Marseille), Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes), Stade de Nice (Nice), Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne) and Stadium De Toulouse (Toulouse).  

The final match of the tournament will be played on Saturday, 28th October, also at Stade de France (Saint-Denis).

Smart Aviation will be extremely busy in the run up to the Rugby World Cup and we’ll keep you updated on our comprehensive involvement in the tournament. 

Smart Aviation was founded in 2005 by Managing Director Mark Hawkins, an established sports charter specialist with over 30 years’ experience in senior operational roles within the travel and aviation industry, including managing sports charters at Excel Airways. Over the last 17 years, Mark has led Smart Aviation to become the leaders in global sports chartering. Mark is still very active in sports chartering, frequently providing air travel for global sports teams to key sporting fixtures including Champions League and Premier League football matches, as well as to ice-hockey, boxing, basketball, golf, motorsport and cricket tournaments.

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