What a waste to throw your unwanted rugby kit into an environmentally damaging landfill site when you could donate it to SOS ! We will then use it to help develop rugby in emerging nations. Go on - you know it makes sense ! GIVE US YOUR KIT ! ORDER AN SOS GREEN COMMUNITY PROJECT PACK NOW and start your school really addressing the important issue of climate change and the vital need to recycle everything we can to conserve energy and protect our future environment. We only have 9 years of current landfill sites left in the UK ! 


The UK government has a 2012 target of recycling 40% of household waste(inc textiles) - currently we are only currently achieving 27%. Start your school now on an annual, ongoing, recycling project - WHY NOT START WITH SOS GREEN ! That way you have a win/win situation - RECYCLING RUGBY KIT that will reduce demand on our scarce landfill sites and at the same help SOS to help develop junior rugby in emerging rugby nations. we currently supply 14 emerging rugby nations but we have 56 more on our waiting list desperate for YOUR KIT !

 Gloucester School go green

Gloucestershire schools teamed up with Gloucester rugby and SOS/iRB Kit aid to design a marketing campaign to highlight environmental issues of throwing away old rugby kit, with winner of the competition going forward to national presentation to be held at the House of Commons.

The SOS Green project raises the awareness that not only do we need kit to help children, but the education and environmental issues that affect us all, if kit is thrown away in land fill sites, a growing problem in the UK.The schools taking part were:

Churchdown school
Sir Thomas Riches School,Longlevens
Winchcombe School
Thomas Keble school ,Stroud
Lakers School, Coleford

After a tour of the stadium at Kingsholm, each school, made a display showing where they could help the project and then completed a 10 minute presentation to a panel of judges which included:, Gloucester Player, Leon Lloyd, Former England & Lions legend Gareth Chilcott, who is also an ambassador for the project, Richard Westaway, Regional Director and AnthonyLynn Project marketing Director from SOS/iRB Kit Aid.

After a very close deliberation from the panel, Churchdown School were declared the winners. They were presented with a signed framed shirt of the current Gloucester rugby team and of course will have a chance to present the SOS Green campaign in the House of Commons to distinguished guests. The design competition was so successful it will now be run in other regions all around the UK.

Gary Little, Community Marketing Manager for Gloucester Rugby added,

‘We are delighted to have been involved in this project. I visited each of the schools during the planning of their SOS green projects and have been inspired by the students enthusiasm and standard of work.

Recycling for rugby