{"id":47145,"date":"2025-04-23T11:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=47145"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:36:45","slug":"castore-confirmed-as-new-england-rugby-kit-supplier-in-long-term-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/castore-confirmed-as-new-england-rugby-kit-supplier-in-long-term-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Castore Confirmed As New England Rugby Kit Supplier In Long-Term Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>British sportswear brand Castore has been confirmed as the new England Rugby kit supplier after a &#8216;long-term&#8217; deal was announced on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following five years of <strong>Umbro<\/strong> jerseys and training kit, <strong>England Rugby<\/strong> will don a new logo. For the first time, Castore has been chosen to manufacture the national team&#8217;s kit.<\/p>\n<p>Castore and the RFU have signed a long-term, &#8216;multi-year&#8217; contract that will see it deliver all technical playing kit, training wear and travel clothing across England&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s teams.<\/p>\n<p>The brand will also supply kit and clothing to coaches and staff throughout the England Rugby setup, uniting players and staff under &#8216;a single, high-performance identity&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on the England Rugby website, <strong>Castore<\/strong> was described as &#8216;the leading British performance sportswear brand&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>With the senior men&#8217;s team touring Argentina over the summer and the <strong>Women&#8217;s World Cup<\/strong> on home soil, the new kits will get plenty of exposure.<\/p>\n<h2>England Rugby Bosses Delighted With Castore Kit Deal<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking as news broke of the deal, <strong>RFU CEO Bill Sweeney<\/strong> said: \u201cWe\u2019re really pleased to be announcing our partnership with Castore, a brand born in the North West of England by entrepreneurs Tom and Phil Beahon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time for English rugby and we know how much it means for all our players to put on an England shirt &#8211; they will wear the new Castore kit with pride.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42832\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Bill-Sweeney-560x350.webp\" alt=\"Bill Sweeney RFU Vote\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Bill-Sweeney-560x350.webp 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Bill-Sweeney-350x219.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Bill-Sweeney.webp 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RFU CEO Bill Sweeney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with Castore over the coming years and welcome them to the England Rugby family as a much valued partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new Castore England Rugby kit will be available from May. It will be sold through both the England Rugby Store and directly via Castore.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Owns Castore?<\/h2>\n<p>Castore was founded in 2015 by brothers <strong>Thomas<\/strong> and <strong>Philip Beahon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Manchester, it now sells sportswear globally and supplies kit to a vast number of teams.<\/p>\n<p>Partnerships include football, rugby, Formula One teams and tennis players.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47167\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/castore-mclaren-560x280.webp\" alt=\"Castore mclaren\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/castore-mclaren-560x280.webp 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/castore-mclaren-924x462.webp 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/castore-mclaren-350x175.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/castore-mclaren-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/castore-mclaren.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castore also produces team kit for the McLaren Formula One team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both brothers played high-level sport before creating Castore. Tom played professional youth football for Tranmere Rovers, while Phil was a semi-professional cricketer for Cheshire and Lancashire.<\/p>\n<p>They left their playing careers in 2013, moving to London in order to work in finance, with the goal of earning enough money to set up a sportswear brand.<\/p>\n<h2>Castore Kit Issues<\/h2>\n<p>But while the brand has grown rapidly in the decade since its founding, there have been some widely-reported problems.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, players at <strong>Premier League<\/strong> side <strong>Aston Villa<\/strong> complained about the quality of their Castore match shirts.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the fabric used &#8211; composed of 90% polyester and 10% elastane &#8211; was notable poor at wicking away sweat and moisture.<\/p>\n<p>This led to shirts becoming heavy, clingy and giving a &#8216;wet-look&#8217; appearance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47171\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/aston-villa-wet-kit-560x372.webp\" alt=\"aston villa castore wet-look kit\" width=\"560\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/aston-villa-wet-kit-560x372.webp 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/aston-villa-wet-kit-924x613.webp 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/aston-villa-wet-kit-350x232.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/aston-villa-wet-kit-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/aston-villa-wet-kit.webp 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aston Villa&#8217;s Castore kit suffered from a &#8216;wet-look&#8217; problem.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Villa women&#8217;s team especially cited this as a major concern, with the club eventually cutting ties with Castore in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Issues with the quality and durability of Castore kit also resulted in <strong>Newcastle United<\/strong> ending their partnership with the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Major complaints included fans reporting replica kit which was misprinted and ripped easily, with others waiting excessively long for orders to be delivered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British sportswear brand Castore has been confirmed as the new England Rugby kit supplier after a &#8216;long-term&#8217; deal was announced on Wednesday. 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Now at SportsCasting, James provides expert analysis and detailed research features, as well as covering breaking news stories.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/x.com\/JChittickjourno"],"url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/author\/jameschittick\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47145"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47177,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47145\/revisions\/47177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}