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Gilbert Rugby make wider range of Rugby Gifts possible
[raw]Press Release Twickenham, London, UK, 20/02/19 Globall sign Licensing Agreement with Gilbert Rugby • Globall Ltd manufacturers of the rugby gift, the England Rugby Ball Light. • The Gilbert Rugby ball is used by the majority of elite rugby teams throughout the...
England – Believing in Better
As many England Rugby fans know, following a national team is full of joy and pain - from the heights of tournament success and heroic performance, to the steely determination in recovering from injury and tough defeat. Fans experience a range of emotions on a...
Guest Blog: Rugby Kicking Coach, Rich Whincup
This month’s blog features an interview with rugby kicking coach, Rich Whincup. Newly appointed consultant to the Swedish Ladies Team he is a full time Wasps supporter, advocate for the Duke Of Edinburgh Awards and raising awareness for stammering through the McGuire...
Give their room a sporting makeover
Picking elements that create a coherent colour scheme, and making sure the lighting complements it, can be some of the more head scratching aspects of making over a room. Especially if the room is to have a sporting theme. Let’s face it there are very few sports teams...
A top Christmas gift for all rugby fans
Are you being chased for your Christmas wish list? Or even worse, are you chasing for the list and haven’t been given one yet! Keep calm, we are here to shed light on the perfect present for the discerning rugby fan in your life. Our England Rugby Ball Light is a top...
England Rugby Pairing Competition
We are excited to be partnering with Sporting Wallpaper to offer one lucky winner our rugby room makeover prize. To coincide with the Old Mutual Wealth's Autumn Rugby Internationals, which sees many great team pairings, our prize comprises of our Rugby Ball Light and...
Let’s hear it for Rugby Mums
One of the great things about being involved in rugby is the sense of community and family values associated with the sport, at all levels. Since we launched the Rugby Ball Light, we’ve been encouraged by all the support we’ve gained - from leading professional...
England Rugby Gift Competition with netmums
We're delighted to partner with leading parenting community, netmums, to offer one lucky winner the perfect gift for Mums, Dads and rugby fans of all ages a rugby prize bundle worth £500. To coincide with the British & Irish Lions Tour, the competition prize...
Light up Father’s Day for #RugbyMadDad
If the Dad in your life is a Rugby fan, we're sure he'll be keeping his addiction at bay with the GB & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand....but before it's all over, it's Father's Day (see special offer below) The Rugby Ball Light is the perfect way to illuminate...
Guest blog: Interview with Bruce Aitchison
This month’s blog features an interview with Bruce Aitchison, a coach, business speaker, blogger and all-round professional rugby enthusiast and wellbeing ambassador, whose network extends from Scotland and England through to Canada and New Zealand. Bruce’s blog...
Six Nations – A Rugby Gift to Scotland
Last month we were approached by Glasgow based sports photographer Craig Watson. He wanted to know if we could supply him with a Scottish version of our Rugby Ball Light. Unfortunately we don’t yet produce a lamp for those North of the border, but this sparked a...
Lighten up – choosing the right bulb for your Rugby Ball Light
As we face shorter days here in the UK, and the prospect of colder, longer evenings, achieving the right level of light in your home - from the welcome of your hallway to the corner of your home office or kitchen - needn't be a headache. Firstly, for the Rugby Ball...
Present and correct? How to score highly this Christmas with rugby fans
Avoid the obvious gifts this Christmas
From rough sketch to ideal rugby gift – the story so far
Our founder, Steve Hicks, recounts how the Rugby Ball Light got here….
The day’s arrived. After five years of sketching, moulding, pestering local rugby fans, negotiating with licence-holders and manufacturers, our new light has arrived. The Rugby Ball Light really is one of a kind….
How the Rugby Ball Light is made
Creating curved products is always a challenge – but for the Rugby Ball Light, it was vital to duplicate the size and shape of a professional ball in the final manufactured light. It was important to maintain a premium feel to reflect the quality of the product and...
Read more“We work very hard on… being the sport of character, on the courage of the physical game, on how rugby builds character… you might get more eyeballs at a football world cup but we think we hugely compensate with the associative values that brands like to rub up against.”
Brett Gosper CEO World Rugby
"We work very hard on… being the sport of character, on the courage of the physical game, on how rugby builds character… you might get more eyeballs at a football world cup but we think we hugely compensate with the associative values that brands like to rub up...
Bespoke Rugby Ball Light
Rugby Ball Lights in the colours of other international teams or clubs are currently being considered.Click here and tell us which team is your favourite.