Bedford Blues are pleased to announce another new signing for the coming season – new kit supplier Zoo Sport Ltd. The new international sportswear manufacturer has signed a three year deal with Bedford Blues RFC to supply home and away kits, together with an exclusive range of official training wear for the first team...
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London Wasps today announced an extension to its agreement with the club’s title sponsor, EMC Computer Systems UK Ltd., which will take it through to the summer of 2012. EMC became Wasps’ title sponsor at the start of the 2009/10 season, signing the most lucrative commercial partnership in Wasps’ history with a £1 Million,...
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Richard Marsh, Commercial Director at London Irish said: “We are delighted to have secured a major new partnership with Trend Micro. They are a highly ambitious, major player within online security and have an ethos of continually striving for further success, this dovetails perfectly with London Irish. We are looking forward to developing our...
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Multi-Year Deal Brings 43 Live Matches and Exclusive Coverage of Final to ESPN in UK Premier Rugby and ESPN have agreed a three year contract for exclusive live rights to 43 matches per season from the Guinness Premiership, beginning next season and running through to the 2012-2013 season, including exclusive live coverage of the...
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Premier Rugby and Diageo announce positive results of attitudes to alcohol programme Recognising the need to provide alcohol information to players, Premier Rugby and Diageo have joined forces to develop and deliver an innovative attitudes to alcohol programme to every player and manager in the Guinness Premiership, achieving extremely positive results. The programme has...
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The Irish Rugby Football Union today confirmed that Ireland will play the Barbarians for The MasterCard Trophy at Thomond Park, Limerick on Friday 4th June 2010 – Kick off 7.45pm. This match will form part of Ireland’s 2010 Southern Hemisphere tour preparations and the Barbarians’ Summer Tour, with a fixture against England the week...
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Wales Under 18 head coach Simon King has named an experienced 26 man squad ahead of his side’s international against Australia Schools XV at Colwyn Bay on December 5 (Parc Eirias, 6pm). The majority of the selected players were involved in the side last season with only four players, Cory Hill, Joseff Griffin, Callum...
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Four Newcastle Falcons players have pledged to ‘grow a Mullet’ for the club’s chosen charity, Mencap. Micky Ward, Rob Vickerman, Matt Thompson and Kieran Brookes have all taken up the challenge to grow the best mullet, raising money in the process. The iconic ‘business at the front, party at the back’ hairstyle has been...
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The Wales national rugby team has unveiled its latest signing – National squad strength and conditioning coach Adam Beard, who first reported for duty at the WRU National Centre of Excellence training camp last week. Beard joins Wales from the institute of sport in Qatar. He has a background in elite sport in Australia,...
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Nintendo UK has announced a one year partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) which will bring the entertainment giant to Twickenham Stadium. The partnership with Nintendo, set to run until September 2010, will see commercial rights apply to key rugby events over the year at Twickenham including The Investec Challenge Series matches (England...
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