Rugby club 'delighted' after announcing new two-year kit deal
Creighton Rugby Club (RUFC) has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Wigton Road Car Sales.
This partnership will see the club wear match kit, warm-up tops, and training gear bearing the Wigton Road Car Sales logo for the next two years, until 2027.
(Image: Supplied) After the partnership was announced, Creighton RUFC chair John Rogers was on hand to express his delight.
He said: "We are so grateful to Richard and his team for their support; we are an amateur sports club and all we want to do is provide the opportunity for men, women and children to join the rugby family.
"But that comes at a cost and we rely to a great degree on partnerships like this."
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