Founded at the start of the 19th century by William Gilbert - one of a renowned family of Cordwainers (shoe makers) in Rugby, today is proud to supply the majority of the world’s major tournaments and nations. After the Gilbert family sold the business in 1978, the firm later came under the control of the Grays family in 2002 and expanded into netball. It is now based in Robertsbridge, England and remains a UK family owned business to this day.
From the international stage at Rugby World Cup to the heartbeat of the game on grassroots pitches across world rugby, we take great delight in serving and supporting rugby at all levels. We are proud to have supplied the balls to every Rugby World Cup since RWC 1995 and will again be at the centre of the pitch at RWC 2023 in France. In 2016, Gilbert was the ball chosen for rugby’s return to the Olympic Games, in Rio and for the latest edition in Tokyo 2020.
Following our proud success with balls, more recently we have developed an exciting and market leading clothing and training kit range – proudly used by the likes of Barbarian FC (clothing), England Rugby (equipment, balls), RFU match officials (clothing) and a host of community clubs and schools across the UK.
We also take great delight in supporting athletes in the game with the likes of Cheslin Kolbe, Gregory Alldritt, Tomas Francis, Gabin Villiere, Francois Cros, Claudia Macdonald and Sadia Kabeya all choosing to use Gilbert products at the highest echelons of the game.
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