Wales to sign new rugby kit deal with Under Armour
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Wales players leave the field after losing their 2015 World Cup quarter-final against South Africa
The Welsh Rugby Union is set to agree a new nine-year contract with kit manufacturer Under Armour worth 拢33m.
The American company as the kit supplier for all Wales international teams in 2008.
Whereas the original Under Armour contract was worth roughly 拢2.5m a year, the new deal will see the annual fee rise to around 拢3.7m.
This renewal will be the first major deal overseen by new WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips.
His predecessor, Roger Lewis, stepped down after Wales' exit from the 2015 World Cup having held the role since 2006.
It was announced in September that Wales' home ground, the Millennium Stadium, will be renamed the Principality Stadium in a 10-year sponsorship deal beginning in January 2016.
Under Armour's other high-profile clients include Tottenham Hotspur, American football player Tom Brady and golfer Jordan Spieth.
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