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Article: VISA: The "Road to Rugby World Cup '99" devoted to rugby information and promotions.

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March 19, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 March 1999-VISA: The "Road to Rugby World Cup '99" devoted to rugby information and promotions (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Visa International, a global sponsor of Rugby World Cup 1999, today launched a new Internet site dubbed "Road to Rugby World Cup '99" at www.visa.com/rugby devoted to information and promotions surrounding the upcoming Tournament. More than 175 years after Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball and (horrors!) ran it in for a try at Rugby School, rugby takes on a thoroughly modern twist with its newest presence on Visa International's highly successful Web site.

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