Canterbury of New Zealand

Canterbury of New Zealand is a New Zealand-based sports apparel company that focuses on rugby. The company is named after the Canterbury province where the company started to make knitwear. The brand's tagline is "the World's Toughest Activewear".

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The brand is distributed widely among rugby playing nations. The head office is based in Christchurch which is the capital of Canterbury on the South Island. There are operations in Brisbane, Australia; Cape Town, South Africa; and Manchester, United Kingdom. The brand is also manufactured and marketed in Japan under licence by Canterbury of New Zealand Japan. Besides manufacturing rugby apparel and gear, the company also manufacture and market lifestyle clothing.

Teams that wear Canterbury of New Zealand

Canterbury is used by major and minor teams on club, provincial and international level.

Rugby union

• Celtic League (Ireland, Scotland, Wales):
  • Cardiff Blues
  • Connacht
  • Leinster
  • Munster
  • Ulster

• Guinness Premiership (England):
  • London Irish
  • London Wasps

• TOP 14 (France):
  • Castres Olympique

• National Provincial Championship (New Zealand):
  • Auckland
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Hawkes Bay
  • North Harbour
  • Northland
  • Otago
  • Southland
  • Taranaki
  • Wellington

• Currie Cup (South Africa):
  • Blue Bulls

• Super 14 (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa):
  • Bulls
  • New South Wales Waratahs
  • Queensland Reds
  • Sharks

• National teams:
  • Australia "Wallabies"
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • South Africa "Springboks"
  • Czech Republic
  • Hong Kong

Rugby league

• State of Origin (Australia):
  • Queensland "Maroons"
  • New South Wales "Blues"

See also

• Rugby shirt

External links

• Official site and online shop
• United States/Canadian store