Société Générale is the major partner of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and the French Rugby League

Sports partnerships

Projects sponsored in 2009Société Générale is the official partner of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and French Rugby League (LNR).

Objectives :
  • To promote Société Générale's business and activities by sponsoring sporting events (rugby, golf, etc.),
  • To promote the Group's corporate image and business values,
  • To promote handisport.
Highlights in 2009 :
  • French National Rugby team: Six Nations Championship and test matches,
  • French Rugby League: Journées des Ambassadeurs (Promoting rugby through "Meet the public" days),
  • Evian Golf Masters.
Event organised by the French Federation for Handisport (FFH): Jeux Nationaux de l’Avenir Handisport (Angers), Blind Soccer Euro 2009 Championship (Nantes), Mondiaux de basket fauteuil (Paris).
Société Générale sponsors major events in three sports :
Rugby
  • Official partner of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and French Rugby League LNR until June 2012,
  • Official partner for Rugby Sevens tournaments,
  • Partner to 400 rugby clubs in France,
  • Sponsor of the Association of European Rugby (FIRA) until June 2012,
  • Partner to various overseas national rugby federations: Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Serbia, Moldavia, Madagascar, Georgia; Senegal and Ghana and New Caledonia,
  • Partner of the Montreal rugby club in Canada since the Rugby World Cup in 2007.
Golf
Major Partner of the French Golfing Federation (FFG) until 2011.Support for the Federation's "programme Jeunes" (young golfers programme) which aims to develop golf for kids (initiation in clubs, support for the "tests drapeaux" badges) and for students (Trophée étudiant). Sponsorship of initiation events organised by the FFG: "Tous trop golf", "Tous au golf" and "Elles swinguent".Major Partner of the Evian Masters.
Handisport
Partner of the French Federation for Handisport (FFH) since 2003, Société Générale has once again renewed its commitment to supporting these sports which honour the values of excellence and perseverance, confidence and solidarity.Initiatives to help the social integration of young disabled people: the Challenge Société Générale Handijeunes rewards those establishments that specialise in disabled sports and the best re-education centres.
Vancouver 2010 Paralympics : partner of the French team (Cyril Moré, Romain Riboud, Nathalie Tyack, Marie Bochet, etc.).
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