Rugby Balls

Gilbert Rugby Balls

Gilbert have been making rugby balls since 1823 and have neen the supplying the official rugby world cup ball since 1995. They are again the supplier for the 2011 rugby world cup in New Zealand. They are also acknowledged as the official match ball supplier and are the prefered choice for 8 of the top 10 rugby playing nations, including England, South Africa and Australia.

Gilbert Rugby Balls
Webb Ellis Rugby Balls

The name of Webb Ellis has been associated with rugby since 1823. Their head office is still located in the birthplace town of Rugby. Webb Ellis are continuing to analyse hundreds of hours of footage to guage the performance of their rugby balls, in all conditions.

They then use this data to produce rugby balls suitable for all levels of the game. Technology is always changing yet Webb Ellis still manage to be a leader and their RAPRA engineered rubber formula is a fine example. This formula is designed to repel water, to ensure the player gets the best grip in wet conditions.

Webb Ellis Rugby Balls
Mitre Rugby Balls

Mitre is one of the best known rugby manufacturers in the world, producing and distributing thousands of balls across the world each year. If you're looking for a high quality, long lasting rugby ball that represents excellent value for money, then Mitre is the brand for you.

Mitre Rugby Balls
Puma Rugby Balls

Puma rugby balls are high quality, long lasting and amazing value, making them the ideal choice for rugby players at all levels of their game.

Puma Rugby Balls
KooGa Rugby Balls

KooGa rugby balls are sold all over the world, offering both uncompromised quality and impressive, eye catching design. KooGa are one of the biggest manufacturers in rugby, supplying all types of equipment and clothing to some of the biggest rugby teams on the planet.

KooGa Rugby Balls
Rugby

Rugby

Rugby is one of the UK's favourite pass times, attracting large audiences to domestic, youth and international games. Rugby as a youth sport has developed significantly over the last decade in the UK, helping to improve the amount and calibre of young players being introduced into the game.

Sports Ball Shop are committed to providing an unrivalled range of rugby balls, featuring the leading brands and a variety of prices, sizes and specification.

Ball Buying Guide For Rugby

About us

When we set up Sports Ball Shop, we were very lucky to have a team of people that love and understand sport. Many of our team play and coach across different sports, ensuring we have an
expertise spread across the whole range. The experts are qualified coaches which include level 1 coaches, level 2 coaches and one has just qualified as a club coach. All of these guys coach
for fun but, take their roles seriously and continue to expand their knowledge.
Amongst the sports covered by the coaches are rugby, cricket, football, table tennis, tennis and water polo. That isn't the limit of the expertise available though, as we also have members
of the Sports Ball Shop team that are still actively playing sports which include cricket, football, water polo, tennis, table tennis, korfball, golf, croquet, basketball and netball.
We are working closely with suppliers to also improve our understandin of how the balls are constructed to give us even more knowledge. This we believe makes us unique in the sports ball
business, as our wealth of knowledge and expertise is second to none.