Jordan confident of securing Celtic League sponsor

CELTIC LEAGUE director David Jordan is confident of securing a tournament sponsor in the near future.

With record attendances in Dublin, Belfast and Cardiff last weekend, Jordan believes such crowd figures reflects “the growing competitiveness and attractiveness of the league with teams now able to select their current internationals for most matches and to play them alongside world class players from other countries.”

He is adamant that the competition is becoming more and more attractive from a sponsorship perspective. “Many of the Celtic League matches that have taken place over this festive period have been as intense and as exciting as Heineken Cup matches can be.

“With Heineken Cup qualification for all teams now based on the finishing position in the league relevant to other sides from the same Union, it has made the Celtic League a much more meaningful competition; fans now have real interest in every result. For the last two seasons the Welsh teams have been the dominant force in the league. However with the always competitive displays and success from the Irish, allied to the improvements in the performances from the Scots, particularly Edinburgh Gunners, we can expect an exhilarating finale to the season with all three Unions having teams in contention for the title.

“With the move to new grounds by some of our teams, there is a real opportunity to expand our fan base, and as some of the most exciting players in the world are now on view in the Celtic League, we have some great games to look forward to as we enter the second half of the season.”