Ron Rutland and co-cyclist James Owens completed a remarkable quest: cycling 20,093 km across Europe and Asia – from London to Tokyo – arriving just in time for Rugby World Cup 2019. Their extreme expedition took them through 27 countries over 231 days.

Why did they do it? To raise money and awareness for ChildFund Pass It Back, the official charity of Rugby World Cup 2019™ and the tournament’s Official Logistics Partner DHL, and to promote the game of rugby.

Race to RWC started on February 2, 2019 and ended on September 19th when Ron and James handed the whistle for the opening match over to RWC referee Nigel Owens.