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News briefsWorld Rugby renews official apparel partnership with Macron through 2029
Macron will supply technical kits to match officials at major tournaments, including the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 and the 2028 Olympic Games.
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ArticleHarlequins extend Castore kit deal to 2030
Gallagher Premiership club Harlequins has extended its partnership with Castore for five more years, reinforcing one of rugby’s leading performancewear alliances.
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ArticleWorld Rugby to invest in US
The country is set to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup and the Women’s Rugby World Cup, in 2031 and 2033 respectively.
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News briefsEngland Rugby confirms Castore as Official Technical Kit Partner
England Rugby and Castore have announced a new long-term partnership.
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News briefsMacron new official kit supplier of all teams in Major League Rugby
Macron succeeds another Italian company when Kappa is leaving the MLR rugby scene.
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News briefsMacron becomes new sportswear partner of USA Rugby
Italian manufacturer Macron parters with USA Rugby, the body that governs and manages rugby in the United States.
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News briefsBluebella launches campaign with Team GB Women’s Rugby
Bluebella has launched a new campaign featuring the stars of the Team GB women’s Olympic rugby team. With Paris 2024 starting at the end of July, Team GB Rugby Sevens players Jasmine Joyce, Celia Quansah and Ellie Boatman have teamed up with the underwear brand’s #StrongIsBeautiful campaign to encourage girls ...
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News briefsMacron announces new league partnership
Italian brand Macron has signed a new sponsorship deal with The Unión de Rugby del Uruguay, the governing body of rugby in Uruguay. The agreement includes the supply of uniforms and the entire clothing line for the Men’s XV, Sevens and Women’s teams. An agreement that further strengthens Macron’s position ...
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News briefsGilbert re-connects with New Zealand Rugby
Gilbert has announced a new partnership to become the official rugby ball of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) at all levels. The British brand will be the official rugby ball supplier of the All Blacks and Black Ferns men’s and women’s national teams, as well as New Zealand’s sevens ...
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News briefsMacron is Barbarian F.C.’s new technical partner
Barbarian F.C., one of the most famous names in rugby, has entered 2024 with a brand new partnership with Italian teamwear brand Macron. The rugby club does not have its own clubhouse but is a global club at home wherever rugby is played. The club’s history began in 1890 and ...
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News briefsFESI supports rugby world cup team with a difference
The Rugby World Cup may have kicked off in Paris on Friday, but last week also saw the culmination of another rugby competition: The Parliamentary Rugby World Cup. Taking place at the Stade de la Faisanderie in Paris, the final game was between the UK Parliament rugby team and ...
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News briefsAI design helps Canterbury create the lightest boot yet
Rugby brand Canterbury has launched the lightest and most advanced rugby boot the brand has ever made. The Speed Infinite Elite boot weighs just 217 grams (about the same as an iPhone); a 28 percent reduction in weight compared with the previous generation, achieved using AI-powered design. The Speed Infinite ...
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News briefsGlobal rugby equipment market to post 5.57% CAGR to 2026
The global rugby equipment market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.57 percent during the 2021-26 forecast period, representing market growth of $730.08 million, according to a new 120-page report by market research firm Technavio. Growth for 2022 is projected at 4.82 percent. The ...
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Strong growth in participation may lead England to host the Women’s World Rugby Cup
England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced its intention to launch a bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2025, provided it secures sufficient private and public funding by next January. The RFU hosted the regular World Cup in 2010 and won it in 2014, and since then, the ...
