Fiji Rugby First Sporting Body to Join Global Call for Climate Change

The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) will be the first sporting body in the world to pledge their
support for the WWF lead Earth Hour campaign for 2011. The world’s biggest voluntary
action ever witnessed with participation across 128 countries in every continent this year
will be held on Saturday March 26th 2011 at 8.30pm.

Earth Hour is set to show the world that a resolution to the threat of global warming is
possible through collective action.

At a press conference to launch the partnership between the WWF South Pacific and the
Fiji Rugby Union, the FRU will be working with the global conservation organisation to
draw the Fiji Rugby Lottery and also show Fiji Rugby’s support for Earth Hour.

“We are very proud to have the Fiji Rugby Union take part in this global campaign, said
Kenneth Zinck of the FRU Lottery Team.

“WWF's Earth hour is a fantastic opportunity for people from across Fiji to join in a
global campaign to show support for action on climate change.”

“From showering in the morning, to checking emails or boiling a kettle – many of the
activities that we engage in on a daily basis create carbon emissions that contribute to
climate change

“The FRU is behind Earth Hour and it would be great if the country could support us
during Earth Hour by switching off the lights while watching the Hong Kong Sevens
game which coincides to be on the same day and time.”

“I would like to urge all Fiji rugby fans to get behind Earth Hour and the boys’ campaign
to the Rugby World Cup by switching their non-essential lights off not only for an hour
at 8.30pm on 26th March but also to go beyond that hour in our everyday energy
consumption practices."

“To also commemorate the launch of the Earth Hour 2011 campaign the FRU and
WWF will be partnering up to conduct the draw of the Fiji Rugby lottery on the 30th of
December.”

Involvement in Earth Hour 2011 is now being sought across the globe – from the low-
lying island nations of the Pacific to the arid regions of the Western Sahara, sporting
bodies and personalities, civil groups, businesses, celebrities and governments are
being encouraged to mobilise their communities behind the greatest act of global unity
ever seen, to show the world a solution to the indiscriminate threat of climate change is
possible.