New partnership for Tissot who will be Official Timekeeper of the RBS 6 Nations Championship for three consecutive years, from 2013 to 2015. The Swiss watchmaker will provide the Championship's broadcast partners with live match times and, as planned, all referees will wear the exclusive Tissot T-Touch Expert with touch technology, the brand's iconic watch that will help them perform their duties during matches, ensuring maximum precision. Tissot will also run a timer on the official RBS 6 Nations website (www.rbs6nations.com) to countdown to the start of the first match of the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Wales - Ireland, which will take place in Cardiff at 13:30 (GMT) on 2 February. Speaking about the new partnership, Francois Thiébaud, President of Tissot, commented: "Tissot is extremely proud to once again be Official Timekeeper of the RBS 6 Nations, the most important annual international rugby tournament. Rugby is a sport that highlights many of Tissot's core values, such as teamwork, respect, discipline and love of sport. These championships are therefore an ideal opportunity for Tissot to demonstrate our timekeeping expertise in a challenging and international environment that, at the same time, perfectly represents the spirit of the brand. We can't wait to get started." John Feehan, General Manager of the RBS 6 Nations, said: "We are delighted to have Tissot back with us as Official Timekeeper. We thoroughly enjoyed Tissot's work as timekeeper in 2004 and 2005 and it is fantastic to have this company back as one of our extremely select league sponsors. Their passion for sport in general and rugby in particular has impressed us greatly and we look forward to another beneficial and successful partnership with them."
