Gilbert

Gilbert are delighted to be back as the Official and Exclusive ball supplier to the Welsh Rugby Union and look forward to working closely with the WRU in key initiatives helping to develop and encourage rugby throughout Wales and globally.

Gilbert Rugby is a company with over 180 years of rugby heritage. When William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it on the Close at Rugby School in 1823, it was a Gilbert ball he chose.

Since that eventful day Gilbert have supplied balls to teams from all Nations, at all levels and are proud to once again be the Official Ball Supplier to the Rugby World Cup, in 2015.

The balls of today are completely different to the old leather ‘pigs’ of the past; the modern synthetic balls are more akin to Formula One racing tyres with hi-tech rubber compounds and grips.

It is Gilbert’s constant research and development that has maintained the brand as the number one choice in Europe and of the major rugby nations.

Gilbert is truly an international brand name, which you will always find at the heart of the game.