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Samurai Sponsors some of Women's top rugby players
Samurai Sportswear is very proud to announce the signing of Maggie Alphonsi, Rachael Burford, Amy Turner, Heather Fisher, Rochelle Clark, Jo Watmore and Danielle Waterman on personal kit sponsorship deals. All were part of the current England Women’s squad that enjoyed the recent victory over the All Blacks Women’s team. Samurai provide these players with garments from their technical performance, training and leisurewear ranges. It’s essential that the player’s kit reflects the level of quality and performance to meet these player’s needs, and Samurai garments do exactly that.
The players are not only part of the RFUW playing squad; they have also all played for Samurai Sevens Ladies in recent years. Amy Turner who plays hooker for Richmond, comments about the importance of having quality kit for training, “whether I’m in the gym training or outside working on my rugby skills. Samurai provides me with technical, functional kit that is also comfortable and fashionable. I absolutely love it!”
Samurai provided the women with kit that has been especially engineered and developed with today’s modern athletes and committed trainers in mind. Some of the garments that were provided are from Samurai’s Excel range. The Excel range not only provides fashionable and functional garments in a huge selection of fabrics and colours but it also uses combination fabrics within their design for added functionality. The Excel range is designed to utilise Samurai’s PerformeX range of technical, functional fabrics to meet the need for higher garment specifications of today’s professional player. Maggie Alphonsi, a Saracens open side who plays for England comments on what she thinks about her new kit, “The Samurai kit is perfect. It caters to my every need. It’s comfortable to wear whilst training indoors or outside. It fits well and is ideal for my training requirements”.
Samurai Sportswear prides themselves on ensuring their kit provides the highest quality, performance, comfort and diversity to their customers. Samurai teamwear is absolutely perfect for women participating in almost any sport. The fashion fit garments, ensure the player’s kit looks stylish and feminine whilst making the players feel comfortable whilst playing their chosen sport. Samurai company Director Terry Sand’s comments on the girls association with Samurai, “It’s a fantastic honour for Samurai Sportswear to be able to support such talented players. At Samurai, it is essential for us to meet the unique needs of all of our customers as we aim to be the best bespoke sports manufacturer in the business. Samurai are great supporters of women in sport and over the years we have developed our kit to guarantee the best fit, performance, comfort and unique style availability to enable players to play their game to the best of their ability. Through supporting these women, we hope they will become fantastic ambassadors for Samurai Sportswear to show everyone exactly how good our product is”.
Racheal Burford, playing for the Samurai 7s team in 2011