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<blockquote data-quote="die_mole" data-source="post: 1097263" data-attributes="member: 73648"><p>a German company being involved with rugby never did make much sense.</p><p></p><p>They announced the other day they were backing out of the NHL and they backed out of NBA/NFL years ago. I think the logistics of making uniforms for sports other than soccer are quite the obstacle. It's easier to just dedicate your factories to t-shirts and shorts rather than ones designed for the wear and tear of rugby.</p><p></p><p>Nike seems to be a little more committed to rugby but they only keep a very small number of teams. They probably just badge some third party's kit.</p><p></p><p>Under Armor has one rugby team left that I'm aware of and they probably hate it. They've been terminating contracts early for awhile with a lot of schools so that will probably be the next to go.</p><p></p><p>I think it's hard for athletic brands to make kit for specialty sports; hurts the bottom line compared to leisure ware. Sport dedicated brands will be the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="die_mole, post: 1097263, member: 73648"] a German company being involved with rugby never did make much sense. They announced the other day they were backing out of the NHL and they backed out of NBA/NFL years ago. I think the logistics of making uniforms for sports other than soccer are quite the obstacle. It's easier to just dedicate your factories to t-shirts and shorts rather than ones designed for the wear and tear of rugby. Nike seems to be a little more committed to rugby but they only keep a very small number of teams. They probably just badge some third party's kit. Under Armor has one rugby team left that I'm aware of and they probably hate it. They've been terminating contracts early for awhile with a lot of schools so that will probably be the next to go. I think it's hard for athletic brands to make kit for specialty sports; hurts the bottom line compared to leisure ware. Sport dedicated brands will be the future. [/QUOTE]
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