Sports Product Review

In the history of SPR, we haven’t done a rugby review. Not knowing a lot about the sport, we did some looking around. It appears Gilbert Rugby, (www.gilbertrugby.com) is the place to start. There is a plaque outside Rugby School in Warwickshire, England, bearing the following inscription: “This stone commemorates the exploit of William Webb Ellis who with a fine disregard for the rules of Football as played in his time first took the ball in his arms and ran with it thus originating the distinctive feature of the Rugby game AD 1823” One important detail that the inscription fails to mention is that the ball in question was a Gilbert.

Designing balls and training aids like the hands-free body wedge, (pictured), for nearly 200 years may, in and of itself, qualifies them as the experts. But the folks at Gilbert won’t rest on their laurels. Their innovative new inflatable tackle shields provide a safer contact for players and are easily transportable for traveling or touring teams, and can be quickly inflated or deflated with the wedge inflator. They are specially woven to provide strength, and won’t rip even if punctured. The high-gloss surface ensures wedges stay mud free.

The Gilbert website says that some of their wedges are specially made for rucking. Of course if you’ve already heard of wedges and rucking, you’ve heard of Gilbert.

Source: Gilbert Rugby