GN SPORTS CORPORATE NEWS

June 2011 Archive

The Pumas Sign with GILBERT

Thu 2 June 2011

The Argentinian Rugby Union has signed a new long-term contract with GILBERT Rugby as their official and exclusive ball and equipment supplier.

Miguel Dupont, Commercial Manager of UAR said "We are very happy to continue to work with GILBERT, as the Argentinian Rugby Union takes important steps in coming years. The contribution that they made in the development of the sport of rugby in the last 188 years and their work with the IRB and many Unions around the world in the development in the sport, made our choice an easy one."

Sales and Marketing Director at GILBERT Rugby, Richard Gray, said "The fact that the Pumas are joining the renowned Tri Nations competition is recognition of the tremendous success the team has enjoyed in recent years. There is no question that Argentina is now firmly established as one of the world's leading rugby nations. We are delighted that the UAR have chosen to play GILBERT. This again endorses the quality of the GILBERT ball and demonstrates GILBERT's strong association with rugby at the highest level around the world.

We are now looking forward to continuing our excellent relationship with Argentina and helping the Union develop the game in Argentina on the back of the increased international exposure over the coming seasons. We would like to wish them every success for the future."

GILBERT will be the official ball for the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups and supply balls for, amongst many others: Australia, The Barbarians, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Namibia, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, USA, The Magners League, Super Rugby, the LNR and the Aviva Premiership. The GILBERT ball is widely regarded as the number one choice of professional players worldwide.

GRAY-NICOLLS Launch Team Wear

Tue 7 June 2011

GRAY-NICOLLS Launch Cricket Team Wear Range

Our reputation is everything to us - we strive to ensure that our products meet the highest standards. As a result, our new Pro Performance garment offering presents a complete range of high performance products.

GRAY-NICOLLS team wear range offers a combination of high quality performance fabrics in conjunction with a comfortable and functional fit. All our cricket wear has been designed to meet a cricket player's match and training requirements at every level. 

More and more players are making GRAY-NICOLLS their first choice. 

Pro Performance Team Wear Range: 

  • Shirts
  • Sublimated Shirts
  • Trousers
  • Jackets
  • Shorts
GRAY-NICOLLS in house design team can assist and advise in designing your team wear. Sublimated shirts can be designed to suit your team or school requirements. Our embroidery and printing facilities allow quick turn around on stock items which can all be embellished with your club or sponsor logo and player numbers.

Please contact GRAY-NICOLLS Sports or one of our stockists for a team wear catalogue and futher information.

Cricket Australia Announces Contracted Player List

Tue 7 June 2011

Congratulations GRAY-NICOLLS/County Sponsored Players!

Cricket Australia have today announced the 25 players who have received a Cricket Australia contract this year, the following of which are GRAY-NICOLLS or County Sponsored Players:

  • Callum Ferguson, 26 (SA) - E41
  • Ryan Harris, 31 (QLD) - County CHAOS 999
  • Nathan Hauritz, 29 (NSW) - County CHAOS 999
  • David Hussey, 33 (VIC) - Powerbow
  • Usman Khawaja, 24 (NSW) - E41
  • Shaun Marhs, 27 (WA) - Evo
  • Cameron White, 27 (VIC) - Powerbow
David Hussey (Powerbow) regains a contract after a solid performance throughout the year in both ODI and T20I's and Usman Khawaja (E41) receives his first full contract after making his debut in the Sydney test earlier in the year.

Netball NSW partners with GILBERT

Mon 27 June 2011

When the future stars of netball in NSW take to the courts at the 2011 Netball NSW State Age Championships, 2 - 4 July, they will be playing with GILBERT balls.

Announced today by Netball NSW General Manager Carolyn Campbell, GILBERT will join the Netball NSW team as the official ball supplier for all events, programs and teams for the next two years.

GILBERT has a long and proud history of innovative ball technology, launching its netball range in the 1990's. Since then they have been a market leader, creating arguably the best performing netball grip pattern.

Netball NSW General Manager Carolyn Campbell welcomed the addition of GILBERT to the netball family.

"GILBERT joins us at an exciting time for netball in NSW and what better way to launch this new partnership than with one of our flagship grassroots events - the 2011 State Age Championships where over 3000 young netballers will take to the courts," Campbell said.

GILBERT Brand Manager Cameron Black said he was pleased to be partnering with Netball NSW for the next two years.

"We are extremely excited to be partnering with Netball NSW. Netball NSW has a long and proud history in the community and we are proud to be the official and exclusive ball supplier," Black said.

The 2011 Netball NSW State Age Championships will feature 308 teams and will be played at Liverpool (Championship Division), Bankstown (Division Two) and Illawarra (Divisions Three and Four) from Saturday 2 July - Monday 4 July.