Rhino Rugby News
RHINO JAPAN SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
Rhino Japan MD Saburo Takahashi and Chairman David Syrad
receive the Award from British Ambassador Tim Hitchens.
WELSH RUGBY UNION RENEWS RHINO OFFICIAL SUPPLIER DEAL
Rhino has recently signed a new four year deal to continue as Official Supplier of contact and training equipment to the Welsh Rugby Union. Rhino has occupied this role since 2005 and this deal, which encompasses support for the game in Wales from international level through to grass roots, runs through until 2018. Already this season WRU Head of Rugby Josh Lewsey has announced an initiative which saw 43 schools in Wales appoint full-time school-club hub officers and those schools have directly benefitted from equipment supplied by Rhino. Rhino equipment has also been on offer at significantly reduced rates to each of the WRU’s member clubs via the governing body’s Participation Points scheme – thousands of items have already been ordered by clubs from pitch equipment to tackle bags and training gear, including 272 chrome whistles, 773 corner poles and 689 ‘hit shields’. At international level Rhino Rugby and the Wales national coaches are in close consultation about the equipment needs of the international players, with standard items like scrum machines, jackal and tackle bags on the agenda alongside new product development.
“We are working closely with the Wales national squad to make sure we meet all their training requirements with the kit we provide” , said Rhino Managing Director Anthony Locke. “Training techniques are constantly changing along with the way the game is played and we remain an innovative dynamic company at the cutting edge of design in terms of the equipment we are able to supply to national teams. But we also produce a staple diet of equipment which can enhance training and the matchdays at all levels of the game and we are extremely pleased to be able to announce a continued relationship with Welsh rugby will ensure that every need is catered for from grass roots to international level.” Comments WRU Chief Executive Roger Lewis: “Rhino Rugby are a specialist supplier and, put simply, nobody else can do what they do as well as they can do it. The most important thing about Welsh Rugby’s relationship with Rhino is that the national coaches and the players are happy with the equipment they supply, If we have the right supplier at a national level when we filter down the equipment and expertise to our age group sides and directly to grass roots rugby we know we are reaching the right standards to enable our teams and rugby clubs to flourish in their training environments.”
RHINO EXHIBITS AS OFFICIAL SUPPLIER AT RUGBY EXPO AT TWICKENHAM
Rhino-Turf MD Jonathan Gallagher with Reggie the Rhino
Win a Signed British and Irish Lions Collision Top
RHINO AT ENGLAND PARTNERS DAY
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| Anthony Locke with the Womens RWC, Junior RWC and Triple Crown trophies |
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Rhino Rugby Apparel and Save the Rhino International Team Up to Fight Poaching
Rhino Rugby Apparel believes the work undertaken by Save the Rhino is crucial for keeping the rhino population around the world from becoming extinct. For this reason, Rhino Apparel has decided to give out a special discount code for all those wishing to support to Save the Rhino. Whenever buying non-discounted Rhino clothing, customers can enter the discount code SAVETHERHINO15 and Rhino will give 10% of the amount (exc tax and shipping) to the charity. The customer also saves 15% on their clothing products for using the code.
It’s a scheme Rhino Apparel hopes will raise plenty of funds to help protect these wonderful creatures. There is also set to be a special edition range of Save the Rhino T-shirt to be launched in due course. Rhino Apparel is very excited to be working alongside such an established charity and hopes all their customers will back this partnership and help Save the Rhino in their amazing work around the globe. Visit www.savetherhino.org for more details about Save the Rhino International (Registered Charity No. 1035072) and their work supporting 17 conservation programmes in Africa and Asia through a range of activities.RHINO AT GUINNESS PRO12 LAUNCH
Rhino joined fellow sponsors Guinness and Specsavers at the PRO12 launch today at Diageo HQ in West London. For the fourth consecutive year Rhino is supplying our market leading Vortex Elite ball to the competition and Cardiff based Rhino Teamwear are providing the referees and pitchside officials kits.
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Jamie Heaslip of reigning champions Leinster and other Guinness PRO12 captains at the launch[/caption]
Jamie Heaslip of reigning champions Leinster and other Guinness PRO12 captains at the launch[/caption]
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Reg Clark, Dave Reynish and Keiron Blackburn of Rhino with the new ball and referees kit for the competition[/caption][caption width="330"]
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Reg Clark, Dave Reynish and Keiron Blackburn of Rhino with the new ball and referees kit for the competition[/caption][caption width="330"][/caption][caption width="349"]
The Guinness PRO12 Trophy and new Rhino Vortex match balls[/caption]
The Guinness PRO12 Trophy and new Rhino Vortex match balls[/caption]RHINO-TURF RELOCATES TO HOUNSLOW
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Proprietors Anthony and Jonathan Gallagher with one of the distinctive Rhino-Turfed Smart cars which have become a feature of London traffic.[/caption]
Rhino-Turf and its sister organisation Easigrass have recently relocated their main HQ/Operations Centre from Brentford to Hounslow. Along with other companies they have vacated their premises near the M4/A4 near Kew Bridge to make way for the new Brentford FC stadium, construction of which will begin shortly and are now based as below:
Proprietors Anthony and Jonathan Gallagher with one of the distinctive Rhino-Turfed Smart cars which have become a feature of London traffic.[/caption]
The Old Grass Depot Park Avenue London UB1 3AJ T: 0845 094 8880 F: 0845 094 8881The Rhino-Turf sales office continues to be based in Westminster City Hall in Victoria. Recent successes include full pitches at the new London Irish training ground in Sunbury and for the Ealing Trailfinders, and installations in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Wellington, New Zealand.
The Mindset of Champions
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Without exception, these great players and coaches are humble, grounded, incredibly hardworking individuals who have learned to work a very special talent. The insights will inspire you, your players, and your team.
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RHINO IN PUSH TO RE-ESTABLISH IN JAPAN
As described in the Heritage section of our website - Rhino has in the past been represented in Japan and originally sold a great many roller and sled style scrum machines in that market in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
With the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Olympic Sevens in 2020 scheduled for Japan, we are keen to re-establish ourselves in this substantial market. Group CEO Reg Clark and consultant Saburo Takahashi recently visited Tokyo to have discussions with several possible partners in the mainstream rugby equipment and also the artificial turf markets and Rhino Japan can be expected to be up and running within months.
Reg Clark worked and played rugby for Kobe Steel in Japan in the early 1980’s and was pleased to discover an old protégé, David Bickle, who played for Kobe Steel and Japan in the 1990’s in post as President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Rhino are with the kind assistance of the British Embassy holding a business networking reception there tomorrow evening to help facilitate our Japan re-launch.
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Reg Clark presents a Rhino Lions jumbo ball to Ambassador Tim Hitchins at the British Embassy in Tokyo today |
David Bickle, Reg Clark and Saburo Takahashi at the BCCJ offices. |
FASTEST MAN IN WORLD RUGBY IS ON THE BALL WITH RHINO
Carlin Isles runs in one of his six tries in the opening leg of the GB 7s at Allianz Park.
Rhino has been proud to be Official Ball Supplier for the GB 7s for the last two seasons. This year’s series kicked off at Allianz Park in North London on Friday 23rd May, continued last Saturday May 31st at Meggetland in Edinburgh and rounds off this coming Saturday at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay.
A stand-out feature of round one was six superb tries by the ‘Fastest Man in World Rugby’ – Carlin Isles. With a 100m best of 10.24, Isles was headhunted in 2012 by USA Rugby out of the pro American Football draft system. He has been gradually brought on in the 7s game by the US national side in the IRB HSBC World Series Sevens and has recently been getting some 15s experience with Glasgow Warriors.
GB 7s Competition Director Dickie Jeavons-Fellows commented: "Sevens is characterised by scorching pace so it’s fitting we use the Rhino Meteor ball for our international standard tournaments and great to see Carlin doing it justice ".
RHINO AT PARIS RUGBY SHOW
Rugby is now truly a global sport. Today, Friday May 30th Rhino France are exhibiting at the inaugural Paris Rugby Show at the Port de Versailles Exhibition Centre at the same time as Rhino-Turf are at the South African Sports Surfacing Conference in Johannesburg and Giles Greenwood of Rhino and Robert Gray of Powa Products are at the World Rugby Forum in Philadelphia.
The Paris Rugby Show is a striking debut event which looks set to become a fixture in the calendar and Perpignan based Rhino France have already been impressed by the reaction to their stall.
The Global Rugby Forum is timed to co-incide with the US Collegiate Sevens to be played tomorrow and Sunday in Philadelphia. This tournament is organised and sponsored by Rhino USA and is along with the Las Vegas Sevens the only rugby event carried live by NBC.
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Rhino Group CEO Reg Clark with David Foti and David Romero of Rhino France at the Paris Rugby Show | |
