The sportswear firm JD Sports has bought the European arm of the rugby shirt specialists Canterbury, which recently slipped into administration.JD Sports is paying £6.5m for Canterbury Europe, as well as the global rights to the Canterbury brand.
Canterbury makes the shirts for rugby teams including the Scottish national side, Leinster, Wasps and Cardiff. Its recent expansion into football and cricket has been blamed for its recent demise.
Internationally, Canterbury is best known as the sponsor of South Africa and Australia's national rugby union teams.
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