\n The club has secured the partnership with leading tyre wholesaler Bond International, which will begin in the 2026\/27 season and run for three years.\n<\/p>\n
\n Bond International, also based in Pocklington, sells more than 8.5 million tyres annually and is supporting the club as part of its commitment to community engagement and grassroots sport.\n<\/p>\n
\n Greg Bond, chief supply chain officer at Bond International, said: “We are proud to be joining the Pocklington RUFC family.\n<\/p>\n
\n “My father had his first garage just down the road from the club and was always invested in supporting local teams.\n<\/p>\n
\n “For many years he sponsored the Pocklington football team, so I know he would be excited to branch out into another fantastic sport.\n<\/p>\n
\n “These local partnerships are a tradition I am proud to uphold.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Alongside my father\u2019s love of sport, one of our former directors, Bill Hardy, was a long-time player and dedicated supporter of the club, earning himself recognition as the first team\u2019s highest point-scorer of all time – scoring 2,500 points in his 10-year stint at the club.\n<\/p>\n
\n “His son, Billy Hardy Jr, also represented the club at first team level for many years.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are thrilled to honour Bill\u2019s legacy in this way.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Under the agreement, Bond International\u2019s Churchill Tyres branding will appear on Pocklington RUFC\u2019s match-day shirts, pitch-side advertising, and across club communications.\n<\/p>\n
\n Churchill Tyres is the company\u2019s in-house tyre brand, produced in high volumes for the UK market.\n<\/p>\n
\n (L-R) Mark Fletcher, chairman of Pocklington Rugby Club, Greg Bond, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Bond International, Paul Rhodes, President and Treasurer of Pocklington Rugby Club (Image: Pocklington Rugby Club)\n<\/p>\n
\n The sponsorship marks the first official link between Bond International and the rugby club.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mark Fletcher, chairman of Pocklington RUFC, added: “This is a perfect partnership for us as a traditional, grassroots rugby club based in the heart of the community.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We\u2019re a rural club with deep local roots and this new venture shows that the team at Bonds genuinely believes in what a club like ours does for the area.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We rely on our sponsors and the funds they bring to the club every season.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It\u2019s clear to see, every weekend, that people like being at our club\u2014players and supporters alike.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They keep an eye on the results from wherever life takes them, that\u2019s the hold PRUFC has on you – it gets in your blood.\n<\/p>\n
\n “What makes us good isn\u2019t just the support of our fantastic sponsors, it is the camaraderie and togetherness which you find when you walk in our door.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Bond International has recognised this and we can\u2019t wait to embrace this.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Next season we will aspire to new levels across our men\u2019s and women\u2019s sides and also in our junior ranks.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We know the work we have to do and, if we stay true to who we are – homegrown, well-coached and well supported – we\u2019ll be just fine.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Bond International plans to support the club both through its sponsorship and by attending matches.\n<\/p>\n
\n The partnership underlines the company\u2019s ongoing support for the community and the importance it places on grassroots sport.\n<\/p>\n
\n For more information about Pocklington Rugby Club or details on how to get involved, visit pocklingtonrugbyclub.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The club has secured the partnership with leading tyre wholesaler Bond International, which will begin in the 2026\/27…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-399244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}