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The Rugby League World Cup is finally coming to the UK! 12 months later than planned, as is the way with every sporting event in these unprecedented times, but nevertheless, it's coming and promises to be very exciting! For the first time ever, the men’s, women’s, and wheelchair tournaments will take place simultaneously.
The matches take place between October 15th and November 19th, so to promote this, the Rugby League World Cup team has been busy touring around the whole of the UK with a trophy tour so that fans new and old alike can really get up close and personal with the beautiful trophies.
To support this, one of our pilots David Sutcliffe (Sutty), was lucky enough to get the chance to fly the women’s Rugby League World Cup in a hot air balloon! Now, there’s something we don’t write about every day….a World Cup in a hot air balloon!
The balloon wasn’t one of the Virgin Hot Air Balloons. Instead, it was Sutty’s own balloon, so he and his daughter took the trophy on a sightseeing expedition across York, where matches will be held when the World Cup starts.
“The cup was really heavy as it was about 2ft tall! I had to take out a fuel tank because I wouldn’t fly it without the travel box which I had to double strap in as it was bigger than a tank, and at 7/9 knots, it wouldn’t be safe rattling around on the drag landing!” said Sutty.
If you want to see these magnificent trophies, follow the link to discover where they’re going next. We wonder what the next strange thing will be to fly in a hot air balloon….
Get your stamps ready, these flights are worth writing home about