ASICS renews partnership with Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira and Eben Etzebeth until 2018
South Africa, 10 December 2015 – ASICS South Africa Pty. Ltd. is excited to announce that Springbok stalwarts Eben Etzebeth and Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira have extended their partnership as ASICS Ambassadors for the following two seasons.
Both players further enhanced their reputations within South African Rugby by being constant fixtures in the Springboks’ starting XV during the 2015 Castle Lager Rugby Championship season as well as during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
ASICS values the partnership and contribution they along with Springbok Rugby have made in cementing us as a true sport performance brand.
ASICS will be using Beast and Eben along with our other ambassadors to help drive the growth of ASICS within the training category over the course of the following year.
“As an athlete there is no better brand to align with than ASICS. As a true sport performance brand they understand the importance of providing us with the most technical product“, says Eben Etzebeth.
Following confirmation of the extension, Beast said ” I’m excited to extend my partnership with ASICS. Having the extra advantage by using the most technologically advanced product is a great help in pushing the boundaries of my performances on the pitch“.
“We’re delighted to continue our relationship with two of the top athletes in the country. It’s great to know that we can combine talent and dedication with top technical product to push their performances to the next level“, says Sarah Mundy, Marketing Manager of ASICS South Africa.
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