Webb Ellis Limited is a British manufacturing company based in

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. The company, focused on

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and

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, manufactures a wide range of

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, including

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, rugby union balls,

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, and accessories. In the last years, Webb Ellis expanded its direction entering to the market of

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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 to supply official balls for the European Champions Cup (then "Heineken Cup"). Three years later, the

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chose the Webb Ellis balls for its national team home internationals. During the following years, Webb Ellis expanded its business area adding distributors in

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, USA, Canada,

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, South Africa,

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, Australia and New Zealand.

Sponsorships

Clubs and associations that have/had deals with Webb Ellis include:

Current

* Banco Hipotecario * Los Cedros * Centro Naval * Círculo Universitario * Marista * San Carlos * Sociedad Hebraica * SITAS * Los Tilos * Sociedad Hebraica * Wallingford RFC

Former

Clubs

* CASA de Padua * Los Cedros * DAOM * DeltaTeams signing with Webb Ellis - official website
/ref> * La Salle * Lanús RC * Liceo Militar * Liceo RC (Mendoza) * Lomas Athletic * Los Tilos *

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* Tigre RC * Bogotá Athletic Club * South Leicester *

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* 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 *

- ball supplier

References

External links

*
Webb Ellis Schools
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