OUTsurance is delighted to announce that we will sponsor the United Rugby Championship’s (URC) match officials in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Italy, strengthening a partnership that has been in place for nearly a decade in South Africa.
OUTsurance, the Irish-based car insurance and home insurance company, has proudly backed match officials throughout the URC’s South African games since their inclusion in the league. That support has played an important role in raising the profile of match officials, ensuring they are equipped to perform at the highest level and recognised for their crucial role in the game.
From this season, URC match officials across the five URC territories of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, and South Africa will take to the pitch wearing OUTsurance’s distinctive green and purple colours – a visible sign of the company’s growing commitment to rugby officiating on a global stage.
“We are incredibly excited and pleased to partner with the URC in Ireland and the Northern Hemisphere on this initiative,” says Ian Kennedy, CMO at OUTsurance Ireland.
“We believe in the power of sport to unite communities and promote values like discipline, integrity, and fair play. OUTsurance’s support of URC referees in Ireland and the Northern Hemisphere is a meaningful milestone for us, and this expansion speaks volumes about the value OUTsurance sees in the URC and its match officials. It represents both an evolution of a trusted, long-standing partnership and a significant endorsement of the competition’s growing international footprint. We very much look forward to supporting URC referees across 151 matches in two hemispheres during the upcoming 2025/26 season.”
“Match officials are the heartbeat of our competition, ensuring that every match is played with fairness, integrity, and respect,” said Martin Anayi, CEO of the United Rugby Championship.
“It is a fantastic vote of confidence that OUTsurance, who have been such a loyal partner to our referees in South Africa, have chosen to extend their sponsorship into the Northern Hemisphere. It is a powerful statement of confidence in the URC and in the central role our match officials play in the global growth of our league.”