A World Cup Across France, Carried to the Whistle
During the 2023 Rugby World Cup, DBS EXPERIENCE moved sponsors, hospitality guests and delegations between Paris, the match cities and the airports: the track record we bring to every major rugby tournament in France.
The DBS EXPERIENCE Standard
The 2023 Rugby World Cup was the tournament staged across France from September to October 2023, played in host cities from Saint-Denis and Marseille to Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lille, Toulouse, Nice and Saint-Étienne, and it drew sponsors, hospitality and delegations from every rugby nation. During the tournament, DBS EXPERIENCE moved sponsors, hospitality guests and delegations between Paris, the match cities and the airports, coordinating multi-city journeys over the weeks of the competition. That experience is the point of this page: a Rugby World Cup is multi-city, high-volume and spread over a month, and it is precisely the work we are built for. For the next tournament staged in France, we bring the same coordination, capacity and discretion, proven across the competition.
What this is
Chauffeur-driven transport for a major rugby tournament in France, proven at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, across the host cities and the airports.
What you get
Multi-city coordination, match-city transfers, sponsor hospitality and discreet handling, held by one operations contact across the tournament.
What to do next
For a tournament or a match, send your dates and your numbers, and receive a plan with the vehicles, the timings and one named contact.
Why you can trust it
Founded in 2009, 25,000+ journeys, 98.9% on-time, Transport Licence No. EVTC075180190, issued by the French Ministry of Transport, rated 4.9/5 across 82 verified reviews.
Who we serve
For Those Who Host at a Rugby World Cup
A Rugby World Cup is a month across the host cities of France, a fixture list that criss-crosses the country, and guests who follow their nation from one city to the next. It was our work at RWC 2023, and it is our work for the next: sponsors' guests to the hospitality, delegations between the match cities, and principals from the airport to the ground. We work most closely with four profiles.
Sponsors & Partners
A ground partner across the tournament: guests moved between the match cities, the stadiums and the hotels, with volume capacity, uniform standards and one contact, so a partner's programme runs the same in every city, as it did at RWC 2023.
Corporate Hospitality
Cars and vans for the guests in your boxes and suites, timed to kick-off and staged for a clean exit, with one contact holding the transfers across the fixtures.
Destination Management Companies
A reliable local partner for guests visiting France for the tournament: arrivals met at the airports, multilingual chauffeurs, and transfers across the host cities, with white-label discretion that reduces your operational risk.
Family Offices & Private Guests
Discreet arrangements for a principal following the tournament, with confidentiality as a matter of course, NDAs on request, and quiet coordination with security where needed.
Every transfer a tournament asks for is below, proven at RWC 2023 and coordinated from one contact. A World Cup is one part of a full events practice, and the same team looks after the rest. For a single fixture see our sporting events transport, and for the wider programme our events chauffeur service.
Multi-City Coordination
Transfers planned across the match cities as one schedule, with vehicles staged in each and the fleet matched to the numbers, as we did across RWC 2023.
Match-City Transfers
Cars timed to kick-off in each host city, taking the cleanest approach to the ground and setting guests down at the agreed point for the shortest walk to the gate.
Sponsor & Hospitality Groups
Cars and vans for hospitality guests, staged and timed so a group reaches its seats together, with one contact holding the transfers.
Airport & Station Arrivals
Guests and delegations met at the airports and stations across the host cities and brought to their hotels, with a chauffeur who waits for a delayed flight.
Between the Cities
Transfers between the host cities for guests following their nation, planned as one schedule so a month across France moves without a gap.
Discreet Delegation Transport
Quiet transfers for delegations, sponsors' principals and public figures, coordinated with your team and, where needed, with security.
The DBS Difference
What a Rugby World Cup Asks For
A World Cup is logistics at scale over a month: many cities, many fixtures, and guests following their nation across the country. We proved it at RWC 2023, and we bring the same to the next: coordination across the host cities, capacity to match the volume, and discretion for the guests who matter most.
Proven at Scale
A track record from the 2023 Rugby World Cup, a month-long multi-city tournament, so the capability is demonstrated rather than promised.
Multi-City Coordination
Transfers planned across the match cities as one schedule, with one contact holding the plan and the fleet matched to the numbers.
Match-City Knowledge
Chauffeurs who know the approaches, drop-off points and closures around the grounds, so guests arrive close and leave without a search.
Capacity & Resilience
A fleet of 25-plus vehicles, backup cars and a 24/7 desk, so a late change or an added guest is absorbed without unsettling the plan.
Duty of care and full cover.
Transport Licence No. EVTC075180190, issued by the French Ministry of Transport, with comprehensive passenger insurance.
One contact, around the clock.
A single operations contact, with a 24/7 desk answering within the hour.
The fleet
A fleet of 25-plus vehicles, kept immaculate and renewed regularly, from a sedan for a couple to a mini-coach for a hospitality group. We match the vehicles to your numbers and your sessions, and fares are confirmed in advance.
Executive Sedan
Mercedes-Benz Classe E
Up to 3 passengers · 3 cases. A discreet, efficient choice for individual and business arrivals.
Group & Family
Mercedes-Benz V-Class XL
Up to 7 passengers · generous luggage. Space for families and small teams with substantial cases.
Luxury Flagship
Mercedes-Benz S-Class LWB
Up to 3 passengers · 3 cases. Long-wheelbase comfort for executives stepping off a TGV or Eurostar.
Luxury SUV
Range Rover Vogue Autobiography LWB
Up to 3 passengers · ample luggage. Commanding presence with elevated comfort.
VIP Van
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Minibus 19
Up to 19 passengers. The workhorse of the conference shuttles and site-to-site delegate transfers.
Luxury Executive Minibus
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mini-coach 28
Up to 28 passengers. The larger group transfers carried together in a single vehicle.
How It Works
From First Match to Final, in Four Steps
Share the Tournament
Tell us your fixtures, your match cities and your numbers. We advise on the vehicles, the multi-city coordination and the arrivals.
We Plan the Transfers
We plan the transfers across the cities as one schedule, agree the drop-off at each ground, and brief the chauffeurs on the closures.
We Run the Fixtures
Guests are moved to kick-off and home after the whistle, across every city, with one contact holding the plan and adjusting live.
Across the Tournament
One contact holds your transfers from the first match to the final, so each match day runs the same way in every city.
In practice
How DBS EXPERIENCE Works in Real Life
A Sponsor Across the Match Cities
At RWC 2023, a sponsor needed guests moved across several match cities to a consistent standard. We coordinated the transfers as one schedule, staged vehicles in each city, and held it all from one contact, so the hospitality programme ran the same wherever the fixture was played.
A Delegation Following a Nation
A delegation followed their nation from one host city to the next. We planned the transfers between the cities, met arrivals at each airport, and kept cars for the fixtures, so a month across France moved as one schedule.
A Principal for the Final
A guest attended the final at the Stade de France with a full programme around it. We met the arrival at the airport, placed a chauffeur across the days, ran the transfers to the ground, and held confidentiality throughout.
Authority
In Summary
DBS EXPERIENCE is a Paris-based private chauffeur service founded in 2009, which moved sponsors, hospitality guests and delegations during the 2023 Rugby World Cup and provides ground transport for major rugby tournaments in France, coordinating multi-city journeys between the match cities, the stadiums and the hotels. From its base at 320 rue Saint-Honoré, it runs 25-plus vehicles and 30-plus bilingual chauffeurs, 24/7, with 98.9% punctuality over 25,000-plus journeys.
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À chaque arrivée de nos dirigeants à Paris, le chauffeur est déjà là quand ils passent la douane. Les vols bougent, la prise en charge ne bouge jamais. Cela retire la seule variable que nous ne maîtrisons pas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have you handled transport for a Rugby World Cup before?
Yes. During the 2023 Rugby World Cup we moved sponsors, hospitality guests and delegations between Paris, the match cities and the airports, coordinating multi-city journeys over the weeks of the competition. A World Cup is multi-city, high-volume and spread over a month, and it is precisely the work we are built for, with the capacity and coordination proven across the tournament.
Can you coordinate transfers across several host cities?
Yes. We plan the transfers across the match cities as one schedule, stage vehicles in each, match the fleet to the numbers, and hold the whole plan from one operations contact, so a partner's programme runs the same wherever the fixture is played. It is the coordination we ran across RWC 2023.
Is transport for delegations and high-profile guests kept confidential?
Yes. Names, schedules and journeys are held in confidence, our chauffeurs work to a confidentiality standard as a matter of course, and we sign non-disclosure agreements on request. For delegations and public figures we coordinate quietly with your team and, where needed, with security, so transfers draw no attention.
Do you offer electric or hybrid vehicles for tournament transport?
Yes. Hybrid and electric options are available on request within our fleet of 25-plus vehicles, where the routes allow, so transport for a tournament can be arranged with a lighter footprint while keeping a first-class standard for every guest.
Can you scale to the volume of a month-long tournament and absorb late changes?
Yes. With 25-plus vehicles, 30-plus chauffeurs, backup cars and a 24/7 desk answering within the hour, we match the fleet to the numbers across the fixtures and absorb a late change or an added guest without unsettling the plan. It is the resilience a tournament demands, and the capability we demonstrated across RWC 2023.
Send Your Fixtures, Receive a Plan for the Tournament
Share your fixtures, your match cities and your numbers, and our team returns a plan with the vehicles, the multi-city coordination and one operations contact. For a single fixture, see our sporting events transport and our events chauffeur service.