Japan 2019: Canterbury is the most represented equipment supplier with 7/20 teams under contract

Canterbury is the most represented equipment supplier among the 20 federations participating in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The New Zealand brand, now based in the United Kingdom, is partnered with seven countries (35%): England, Ireland, United States, Canada, Georgia, Russia and Japan.

Behind the British brand, the Japanese equipment manufacturers are the most active in total (four national teams, 20%): Asics with South Africa and Australia, and Mizuno with Namibia and Tonga. The Italian brand Macron also equips two teams (Italy and Scotland), while Nike (Argentina), adidas (New Zealand), Under Armour (Wales), Le Coq Sportif (France), BLK (Samoa) and ISC Sports (Fiji) are each under contract with one participating nation. Uruguay is the only team that does not have an equipment supplier.

17 national teams (85%) have a main shirt sponsor for the competition, while Japan, Uruguay and Tonga do not. The telecommunications sector is the most represented (four national teams), followed by airlines (three) and insurance (two). 12 of the national teams (70.5% of the 17 teams) have a…