The men and women’s Championships takes place at Belle Vue in Manchester from the August 18-26. Rabobank is an existing sponsor of the Dutch hockey team and Dutch Hockey Federation, and the agreement to become the ‘official bank’ of the Championships further develops its long-standing relationship with international hockey.
Barry Snellgrove, Marketing and Communications Director for England Hockey, said: “Rabobank have a proud heritage of supporting hockey internationally and we look forward to welcoming both them and the Dutch spectators to Manchester in August.”
Paul Van den Berg, Sponsorship Manager for Rabobank, added: “The EuroHockey Nations Championships will provide Rabobank with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate our backing of the Dutch National Teams and provide exciting hospitality packages for our private banking clients within the United Kingdom.”
As part of the sponsorship Rabobank will assist England Hockey with the promotion of the Championships in the Netherlands to encourage the support of Dutch hockey fans. In England, the sponsorship will be assisted by Rabobank Private Banking who are based in the City of London.
Second in terms of size only to the World Cup, the EuroHockey Nations Championships welcome eight of the world’s best men’s and women’s teams with the top three sides in each category gaining qualification to next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
