Bath Rugby, with its 1865 logo, is a brand name known across the UK and beyond. As the pre-eminent club in the South West, we enjoy tremendous regional coverage, as well as daily media coverage in the Bath area.

Examples of some of the sponsorship packages we have available are given below, but we are delighted to tailor packages to specific business needs. Please contact us to discuss this.

Player Shirt Sponsorship

An opportunity to associate your company with the Bath Rugby team and develop a relationship with a particular player.

Features:

• Company logo on squad page of all match day programmes
• Shirt signed by player
• 1 player appearance by the sponsored player during the season
• 2 tickets for shirt sponsors dinner
• 10% discount on Bath Rugby merchandise
• 5% discount on Clubhouse room hire
• 3 levels - International, Club and Elite

Prices for the 2009/10 season:

Senior Players & Coaches - £1,200 + VAT
1st Team Squad Players - £950 + VAT
Academy Level Players - £600 + VAT

Match Day Sponsor

Bath Rugby are offering local companies to become a truly special part of the Bath Rugby experience by becoming our match day sponsor. 

The combination of today's Premiership rugby - the highest standard in world club rugby - and the ancient beauty of Bath makes matches at the Recreation ground some of the most popular in the Guinness Premiership.  Every match of the 2008/09 season has been a sell out fixture at the Rec (10,600), whether it be a Guinness Premiership, Heineken Cup or EDF Challenge Cup fixture. 

So why not be a part of this successful brand and attach your company name, reputation and logo to a home game at the Rec?

Match day sponsorship package includes:

• Your company name attached to ALL pre-match advertising.
• Company name heading the squad announcement.
• Company logo appearing on the front cover of the match day programme.
• Hospitality for ten guests in the Illustrious Suite with three course silver service lunch, complimentary bar, balcony viewing of the match, match programmes and sandwiches and cakes post match

OR
Hospitality for 20 guests in a match day box with two course hot fork buffet, complimentary bar, balcony viewing of the match and match programmes

• PA announcement at the match.
• Visit pre match from squad members.
• Presentation of a signed shirt.
• Company logo attached to the post-match report on our website.

Cost £2500 + VAT per fixture for the Illustrious Suite hospitality option (10 guests)
Cost £4995 + VAT per fixture for the match box hospitality option (20 guests)

Match Ball Sponsor

If you fancy being a part of the Bath Rugby match day experience but the Match Day Sponsorship package exceeds your budget then why not consider being the Match Ball Sponsor instead?

Like the match day sponsorship package, this match ball sponsorship offers local companies the chance to associate your businesses with the celebrated brand that is Bath Rugby. 

Match ball sponsorship includes:

• Logo on match day programme.
• Hospitality for ten guests in the Illustrious Suite with three course silver service lunch, complimentary bar, covered match seats, match programmes and sandwiches and cakes post match

OR

• Hospitality for four guests in our Riverview Suite with a two course buffet, complimentary pre match bar (beers, wines & soft drinks), covered match tickets, programmes, teas & coffee’s post match
• PA announcement at the match
• Visit from squad members pre-match
• Presentation of a signed ball.
• Company logo attached to the post-match report on our website.

Cost £2000 + VAT per fixture for the Illustrious Suite option (10 guests)
Cost £1000 + VAT per fixture for the Riverview Suite option (4 guests)

Seasonal Sponsorship of the Bath Rugby Ezine - SOLD

We are looking for a sponsor to take advantage of this great marketing opportunity.  Each week Bath Rugby sends out an ezine full of up-to-date news articles which is currently subscribed to by over 11,000 supporters.  As sponsor of this news provider the headline of the ezine would read;

‘BATH RUGBY EZINE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY ………..’

Not only would your company name be heading the weekly ezine but your company name would also appear on the homepage of the Bath Rugby website which attracts over 65,000 unique users.  We would also add your company details and logo to our list of sponsors on our website.

In addition to this great marketing potential we could tailor the package where appropriate to include a monthly promotional offer for our supporters on behalf of the sponsor.

Annual cost £2500 + VAT.

Sheer Claass Members Club Annual Sponsor - SOLD

Bath Rugby currently run a highly popular membership club which entitles the members to priority booking on match tickets.  The popularity of this club has grown dramatically since being launched in 2007 and we anticipate amassing over 1000 members by the end of the summer.  This season, Bath Rugby's international scrum-half, Michael Claassens, has put his name to the club, and has taken on the role of Club President.  Michael is a highly revered team player for both club and country and as such your company would have an association with such a popular player.

As sponsor of the Bath Rugby’s ‘Sheer Claass’ Members’ Club you will receive:

• branding on Sheer Claass Members Club articles as they appear on the website. This averages one article every two weeks and our website currently attracts over 65,000 unique users per month.
• branding on every email sent out to our members (currently one every three weeks)
• branding on all information regarding the Sheer Claass Members Club as it appears on our weekly ezines – in addition we will be happy to add any information you would like to send out about any special offers you may be running.
• recognition as an official sponsor of Bath Rugby and as such your logo would appear on the sponsors’ page of our match programme and web site.
• Photo shoot with Michael Claassens to launch the partnership.
• Article on website, weekly club ezine and in match programme about sponsorship launch.
• Opportunity to promote any special event through Bath Rugby website and ezine (11,000 subscribers).
• Bath Rugby player to attend a nominated event.

Annual cost £2500 + VAT.

Annual Sponsor of the Match Day Mascot - SOLD

Do you want to associate your company with the Bath Rugby experience?  Could your business benefit from being connected with the excitement and anticipation linked to Bath Rugby matches?

The Bath Rugby brand is synonymous with passion, pride and accomplishment – you can team up with this reputation by attributing your own brand to our match day mascots.  As our official mascot sponsor you will receive:

• Your company name will be attached to all marketing articles regarding the match day mascot including one dedicated article prior to every home game (guaranteed at least 15 per season).
• Your company name, logo and details will head the dedicated mascot page on our website.
• Company logo will appear in each of our match day programmes.
• PA announcement at the match.
• PLUS as the sponsor of our mascots you will be allowed to nominate the mascot for one of our home games.  For this match the sponsor will receive hospitality for four people (to include the mascot) at the chosen match.  Hospitality packages include a two course lunch, match tickets and match day programme.

Annual Cost £2500 + VAT

FOR MORE DETAILS ON ANY OF THESE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE CONTACT BECKY POCOCK ON 01225 325200 OR FOLLOW THIS LINK TO DOWNLOAD A SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE
 

Individual Sponsorship Packages

All businesses are different and have their specific business objectives. For this reason the majority of Bath Rugby sponsorship packages are individually tailored to meet the needs of each business. Whether your budget is large or small, please give us a call - we would be delighted to put together something that works for your business.

Please call the Commercial Team on 01225 325200 or e-mail commercial@bathrugby.com, to discuss your business and Bath Rugby and how we might work together.