DEF LEPPARD Sponsoring Mini Rugby Team In Cardiff
April 29, 2013, 11 years ago
According to the BBC, a mini rugby team from Cardiff can claim the loudest shirt in the country, thanks to sponsorship by veteran rock band DEF LEPPARD.
Rhiwbina under-10s teamed with the band through one of their coaches, Richard Proctor, who does artwork for them.
Rhiwbina, nicknamed The Squirrels, are predictably nuts about their jerseys sporting a logo which has won admiring glances from opponents.
The band love it too and have signed a shirt for the team to put on display.
Lead singer Joe Elliott said he was delighted to sponsor the team "because Richard is a long-time friend of mine and he works closely with the band."
When he told me he needed a sponsor, I jumped at the chance, only afterwards did I realise it was a rugby and not a footy team!" he added.
The band, from Sheffield, are big football fans and follow the teams of their home city, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, but are less familiar with rugby. But Elliott is more than happy with how it turned out.
"Like all things with our logo on it, I think it looks spectacular," he said. "I'm not sure it's going to guarantee a winning team every week though, but at least they will look cool."Read more at the BBC.
(Photo courtesy of the BBC)
