Global sports apparel brand KooGa is the new apparel provider to the Canterbury Rugby Football Union.

KooGa will support the CRFU with sponsorship and provide the official playing, training, casual and supporter apparel to the CRFU’s A grade, B grade, Colts, Academy, Maori, Women’s, Sevens, and all technical medical teams.

Canterbury Rugby Football Union Chief Executive Hamish Riach said: “We are very pleased to welcome KooGa on board. We’ve already been impressed with our dealings with the company. They provide quality, cutting edge, apparel which I know our players will be proud to wear.”

KooGa’s Managing Director Tyron Brant said it was “an extremely exciting move for both brands, the new-look gear will boast the quality and design elements needed to achieve great results on and off the field”.

“We are excited about the new partnership and look forward to sharing the success of the Canterbury Rugby Football Union organisation. We can’t wait to see the new apparel on the field in the next footy season. We’ve followed the successes of the CRFU we will be very proud to have our logo on the team’s jerseys in the near future.”

Established in Queensland in 2000, KooGa is a leading Australian designer and manufacturer of team wear to all contact football codes - Rugby Union, Rugby League, Aussie Rules and even touch football.

KooGa is the exclusive team wear provider to an impressive list of top teams including the World Champion NZ Kiwis Rugby League Team, the Wallabies, Newcastle Knights, Western Bulldogs, Queensland Reds, ACT Brumbies, Samoa Rugby Union, Fiji Rugby Union and over 1,200 other teams across Australia, the Pacific Islands and the world.

The Australia-based company has earned an international reputation for innovative design that incorporates the world’s leading fabric technologies and its team wear has been scientifically proven to improve player performance, enabled by its unparalleled relationship with players from all codes in the design and development of its products to ensure optimum results. The company’s brand positioning line “Everything Matters” reflects KooGa’s passion for perfection in every detail.