Wales Rugby Kit 2008
Wales first donned their gear against south africa in november 2008 and the contract was renewed in 2011.
Wales rugby kit 2008. T he new wales kit from under armour to be worn by both the senior mens and womens international sides until the end of 2020 has been revealed by the welsh rugby union wru. View fans shirts or buy the latest kit. Old retro and collectable. In 2008 under armour replaced reebok as wales kit manufacturer in a four year deal worth 10 million.
Squad announced on 9 january 2008 accessed from bbccaps updated 10 january 2008 from rfuon 19 january 2008 peter richards was injured playing in a match for london irish and ruled out of the six nations. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 february to 15 march resulting in wales winning the grand slam their second in the last four. Under armour has supplied the welsh rugby teams kit since 2008 in a deal that was worth approximately uk25 million a year that original deal was renewed in 2011 and most recently again in 2015. American company under armour have been the kit supplier for all of wales international teams since.
Welsh insurance company admiral replaced brains as the main shirt sponsors in 2010 signing a three year contract. Rugby world cup rwc jerseys featuring the tournament logo are available to pre order now from storewrucouk in both authentic and replica versions and home traditional red and alternate. Macron have a tried and tested rugby pedigree the first rugby kit they produced worldwide was for neath rfc in 2008 and now they not only supply clubs throughout wales including two of our regional sides but also a quarter of sides in the pro14. The 2008 six nations championship known as the 2008 rbs 6 nations because of sponsorship by the royal bank of scotland was the ninth series of the rugby union six nations championship the 114th series of the international championship.
Wales are launching their new rugby kit the first made by new manufacturers macron. Its fair to say that macrons long term deal with the welsh rugby union hasnt been hugely positively received by wales fans but the release of macrons first off field wales gear has caused a new issue to come to the fore the radically different sizing the italian company uses and the limited options available that could mean some fans could be unable to support.