Webb Ellis Limited is a British
manufacturing company
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based in
London
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. The company, focused on
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
and
netball
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, manufactures a wide range of
sports equipment
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, including
sportswear
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Typical sport-specific garments ...
,
rugby union ball
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s,
protective gear
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, and accessories.
[
In the last years, Webb Ellis expanded its direction entering to the market of ]school uniforms
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An example of a uniform would be requiring button-down shirt ...
.
History
The company was founded in January 2003 by Rod and Lawrence Webb, as a manufacturer of products for the practise of rugby union that included team uniforms, boots and balls.[
The first important contract for Webb Ellis came the same year of its foundation, when the company signed a deal with ]European Professional Club Rugby
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the governing body and organiser of the two major European rugby union club tournaments: the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup. A third tournament, the European Rugby Chal ...
to supply official balls for the European Champions Cup (then "Heineken Cup"). Three years later, the Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby.
The WRU is responsible for the running ...
chose the Webb Ellis balls for its national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
home internationals. During the following years, Webb Ellis expanded its business area adding distributors in Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, France
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, USA, Canada, Argentina
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, Uruguay
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, Italy
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, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, South Africa, Japan
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, Australia and New Zealand.[
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Sponsorships
Clubs and associations that have/had deals with Webb Ellis include:
Current
* Banco Hipotecario
Banco Hipotecario ( BCBAbr>BHIP is a commercial bank and mortgage lender in Argentina.
Overview
The institution was chartered on September 24, 1886, as the ''Banco Hipotecario Nacional'' (''National Mortgage Bank'') by a bill (Law 1804) signed b ...
* Los Cedros
* Centro Naval
Centro Naval, is an Argentine sports and social club, established in 1882 by a group of Argentine Navy officers. The rugby union team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the URBA league system. The club has also a women's rugby ...
* Círculo Universitario
* Marista
* San Carlos
* Sociedad Hebraica
* SITAS
* Los Tilos
* Sociedad Hebraica
* Wallingford RFC
Former
Clubs
* CASA de Padua
* Los Cedros
* DAOM
* Delta
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* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
[Teams signing with Webb Ellis - official website]
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* La Salle
* Lanús RC
* Liceo Militar
* Liceo RC (Mendoza)
* Lomas Athletic
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[
* Los Tilos
* ]Mariano Moreno
Mariano Moreno (; September 23, 1778March 4, 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution.
Moreno was b ...
* San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
* Tigre RC
* Bogotá Athletic Club
* South Leicester[
* ]Brooklyn
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* New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
* Michigan RU
Unions
* Buenos Aires RU - referees kits Los árbitros de la URBA estrenaron indumentaria
on Argentine website (archived), Mar 4, 2016
* Córdoba RU
* Rosario RU
* Tucumán RU
* Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby.
The WRU is responsible for the running ...
- ball supplier
References
External links
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Webb Ellis Schools
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