Rhino will supply Northampton with all official on-field playing kit for Guinness Premiership matches as well as an extensive training collection of tracksuits, bench coats and other off-field apparel which will be made available to the club’s supporters.

The Saints Rugby Store is already taking pre-orders for the new shirt. The first 100 shirts will be embroidered with the signatures of Jim Mallinder, Dorian West and Paul Grayson and will be presented during the club’s pre-season Open Day.

The adult shirt retails at £54.99, representing a price freeze that has continued for over five years, and is available in all sizes from X-Small to 5X-Large. The children’s shirt retails at £39.99 and is available in 7-8 years, 9-10 years, 11-12 years and 13 years. Both adult and children’s shirts are available with short or long sleeves.

Supporters can pre-order their shirt by calling the Saints Rugby Store on 01604 599111 or through the club’s online shop - just follow this link!

Already highly regarded as the world’s number one supplier of rugby technical equipment and Official Suppliers to the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa in 2009, England Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union and several professional clubs, the past twelve months has seen a great deal of activity and development of Rhino, who number Martin Johnson as a company director, as a performance apparel brand.

Saints chief executive Allan Robson is excited by Rhino becoming official teamwear supplier.

“We are always striving to be at the forefront of rugby,” he said. “As we return to the Premiership we want the team to be kitted out with the finest equipment and apparel. Rhino have been extremely supportive and I am sure that we will have a productive relationship.”

“This is a significant deal for Rhino and to be awarded Official Supplier status to a high profile club like Northampton Saints is a strong endorsement of the Rhino brand and the quality of the new teamwear product range,” said Reg Clark, chief executive of Rhino Rugby. “This deal will help to consolidate Rhino’s already strong market position in a number of new core product areas and is indicative of our ambitions to build a market leading business, not just in the UK but internationally.”

Steve Chapman, commercial manager for Rhino at Tri Merchandise said: “The Northampton deal represents a significant development for the Rhino apparel business at a time when both parties are looking to take a forward step in terms of competing at the highest level of the game.”