Rugby Canada & Kaizen Naturals Announce Partnership

RICHMOND HILL, ON (October 17, 2017) – Today, Rugby Canada and ‘The Winning Combination’ proudly announced a partnership designating Kaizen® Naturals™ as Rugby Canada’s official nutritional supplement supplier.

As part of the partnership, Kaizen® Naturals™ will support Rugby Canada’s National Senior Programs by supplying the teams with various NSF- certified supplement products to ensure players are receiving the nutritional requirements needed to succeed on and off the pitch. Rugby Canada’s fitness and nutritional staff will also collaborate with Kaizen® Naturals™ experts to provide guidance for rugby players at all levels.

Kaizen® Naturals™ products will debut at the highly anticipated upcoming fixture between Rugby Canada’s National Senior Men’s team and the Maori All Blacks at BC Place on November 3 in Vancouver. The Kaizen® Naturals™ team will be present on game day to sample their line of protein powders to an anticipated crowd of, just shy of 30,000 rugby fans.

“Kaizen® Naturals™ is proud to support Rugby Canada as their official nutritional supplement supplier”, said Shazad Bukhari, CEO of The Winning Combination Inc.  “As a Canadian organization, Kaizen® Naturals™ looks forward to collaborating on nutrition guidance for aspiring rugby players at all levels across the country.”

Since day one, Kaizen® Naturals™ has been committed to creating naturally clean nutrition, right here in Canada. Their goal is to produce trusted, clean nutritional supplements, certified by NSF, the world leader in independent testing. The products are non-GMO as well gluten free and produced in a peanut free facility. As Kaizen® Naturals™ continues to expand and innovate, they do so with cutting-edge research and development, Good Manufacturing Practices and environmentally mindful business practices.

“We are very proud to begin our partnership with Kaizen ® Naturals™ and I know our players and performance staff are excited to start using their products”, said Mark Lemmon, Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer. With the Men’s 15s November Tour, along with the Men’s & Women’s Sevens Series, we have a busy schedule ahead of us and we are fortunate to have The Winning Combination in our corner, backing our teams and our organization.”  

About The Winning Combination:

Founded in 1999, The Winning Combination is one of Canada’s largest manufacturers of natural health products and nutrition supplements. Fully compliant with all Canadian and international quality control standards, The Winning Combination manufactures all of its products in accordance with GMP guidelines. Manufacturing and selling products in both Domestic and Global markets, The Winning Combination is active in virtually all health-related business channels leading to a better lifestyle improving the lives of people.

About Rugby Canada

Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Football has a long history in Canada dating back to its initial appearance in the 1860s. Since 1964, Rugby Canada has been a permanent fixture on the global rugby scene, including trips to each of the seven Rugby World Cups. As a regular on the World Rugby Sevens Circuit, Canada continues to climb the world rankings and challenge the dominant rugby nations both versions of the game.

To support the growth of rugby at the grassroots level, and to ensure there are elite programs for prospering young rugby players to become involved with, Rugby Canada has put an emphasis on developing its junior programs. Our objective is to develop and train competitive teams for international competition and ultimately, the World Cup & the Olympic Games.

Rugby Canada continues to be a world leader in the development of women’s rugby. Currently the women’s team at the national, club and high school levels are flourishing all across Canada.

The Rugby Canada logo is a registered trademark of the Canada Rugby Union.

For more information on Kaizen Naturals please contact:

Matt Warner, Account Manager

BICOM Communications

(416) 504-1440

m.warner@bicom.ca

For more information on Rugby Canada please contact:

Bryan Kelly, Manager, Communications & Media Relations

Rugby Canada

(250) 418-8998 ext. 314

bkelly@rugbycanada.ca