new zealand type private industry sport apparel founded 1911 headquarters stockport uk products clothing website www.canterbury.com canterbury of new zealand is a uk based sports clothing company that focuses mainly on rugby football . the company is named after the canterbury area in new zealand where the company started to make knitwear . other than producing rugby kits the brand is also known for their rugby protective wear such as headgear and pads and rugby boots . the company also manufactures and markets lifestyle clothing . the brand s tagline is committed to the game . its logo is the silhouettes of three birds kiwis on three solid circular backgrounds creating the letters ccc ; the initials of the canterbury clothing company . the brand is distributed widely among rugby playing nations . the head office was formerly based in the city of christchurch in canterbury in the south island but has now moved to stockport uk . there are operations in brisbane australia ; emeryville usa and manchester uk . the brand is also manufactured and marketed in japan under licence by canterbury of new zealand japan . in 2006 canterbury sold its south african operations to investment group house of monatic which set up canterbury south africa to run these operations under licence . 1 in march 2012 it was announced that canterbury had won the england rugby shirt contract from nike 2 and in september 2012 they launched the new england kit range . 3 the european arm canterbury europe ltd based in stockport was purchased by jd sports in 2009 4 then sold on in 2012 to sports and fashion retail group pentland group for 22.7 m. 5 following petr ech s head injury in 2006 canterbury supplied his protective rugby style helmet until adidas decided they would supply the helmet . contents 1 sponsorships 1.1 cricket 1.2 rugby union 1.2.1 national teams 1.2.2 club teams 1.2.3 associations 1.3 rugby league 1.3.1 national teams 1.3.2 representative 1.3.3 club 1.4 australian rules football 1.5 universities 1.6 former sponsorships 2 see also 3 references 4 external links sponsorships edit cricket edit new zealand scotland auckland aces central districts stags northern districts knights otago volts wellington firebirds canterbury wizards rugby union edit national teams edit england japan poland russia swaziland ireland malaysia club teams edit champagnat newman penrith emus noosa dolphins waratahs spac bath rugby castres rugby pro d2 dax leinster benetton treviso mogliano petrarca rugby asd rugby udine 1928 toshiba brave lupus samsung heavy industries auckland north harbour northland otago southland taranaki otago country ceylonese rugby & football club kandy sports club rugby falcons griffons cardiff blues associations edit auckland rugby referees association rugby league edit national teams edit australia representative edit queensland club edit canterbury bankstown bulldogs brisbane bombers new zealand warriors australian rules football edit north melbourne universities edit canterbury of new zealand is the wholesale provider of sportswear to the sports teams at northumbria university in newcastle upon tyne with the exception of the gaelic football team whose kit is manufactured by o neills . the company is also sponsors the men s and women s rugby union clubs at university of exeter . schools paul roos gimnasium former sponsorships edit new zealand 6 australia scotland 7 8 south africa glasgow warriors spain namibia samoa 1980s 1996 tonga until 1999 portsmouth deportivo de la coru a football kingz sri lanka navy sports club royal college colombo sri lanka see also edit rugby shirt references edit 9 rossingh danielle 29 january 2009 . south african rugby team s kit maker files for liquidation . bloomberg.com . retrieved 1 february 2009 . wallop harry 2 march 2012 . nike loses england rugby shirt deal to canterbury . telegraph . london . pearce nick 19 september 2012 . england unveil new 2012 13 rugby kits ahead of autumn internationals . telegraph . london . jd sports buys rugby shirt brand . bbc news . 4 august 2009 . rugby brand canterbury sold by jd sports . bbc news . 23 august 2012 . all black jersey history 30 10 2014 stuff.co.nz http www.canterbury.com blog 2013 01 media statement regarding conclusion of canterbury and scottish rugby partnership scottish rugby secures biggest ever sponsorship press release . scottish rugby . 24 january 2013 . england legends launch canterbury s 1871 collection at twickenham . external links edit official online store uk official online store nz official global site and online store retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canterbury of new zealand & oldid 744610147 categories shoe brandsmanufacturing companies established in 1904clothing companies of new zealandsporting goods manufacturers of new zealandsportswear brandsclothing brandscompanies based in auckland navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants 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