Gilbert Rugby is the world’s longest serving rugby brand having supplied the rugby world since 1823 proudly partners with Royal College as the official ball for the year 2023 along with being the Ball for the historic Bradby Shield Encounter too.
Gilbert needs no introduction with the brand celebrating its 200th year in 2023 having started long way back in 1823 as they boast of an eventful journey throughout the years by being the official ball for many Rugby World Cup tournaments. Gilbert is owned by Grays of UK who are the owners of Premier brands like Gray Nicolls and Grays. It is indeed Iconic as one global giant in the sports industry along with an equally historic heritage filled school spanning nearly 190 years of existence partner together to bring about quality and essence in the sport.
In addition, the Bradby encounter being one of the oldest matches to encounter in the World and no doubt the most popular encounter in Sri Lanka enjoys a welcome boost this year with Gilbert coming in as the official ball partner.
Gilbert is distributed in Sri Lanka by Ralhum Sports Pvt Ltd, a name synonymous with Sports equipment and brands having helped major sports events with its partnership and successful reputation it carries with the Sporting institutions and having helped many individual players with generous sponsorships.
Richard Gray – Commercial CEO for Grays UK, and Mohamed Muhlar, Managing Director of Ralhum sports were both excited to have officiated this event. “We are extremely happy of Gilbert being able to partner Royal and the Bradby shield on its 200th year celebration and to have made a mark in Sri Lanka. We look forward to developing a strong bond between Royal and Gilbert for many years.”