Leinster lose kit supplier

LEINSTER RUGBY are facing the possibility of negotiations with a new kit supplier following Canterbury Europe’s slide into administration.

The European arm of the Canterbury Clothing Company (CCC) group, based in Stockport, has according to administrators KPMG, been hit by tough trading and an unsuccessful move into other sports, including supplying Premier League side Portsmouth.

The news of CCC’s demise couldn’t be more ill-timed for European kingpins, Leinster, who last week launched a new jersey for the season ahead.