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Kukri Sports

Logo: kukrisports.co.uk3

International sportswear brand

Kukri Sports Ltd is an international sportswear brand that specialises in manufacturing bespoke sportswear for over 100 sports, including rugby league, rugby union, netball, hockey, cricket and football. The name 'Kukri' is taken from a well travelled Rugby team, the Flying Kukris, who were inspired by the Gurkhas and their Kukri knife.2 It is headquartered in Preston.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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Kukri Sports Ltd (pronounced "kuk-ree") is an international sportswear brand that specialises in manufacturing bespoke sportswear for over 100 sports, including rugby league, rugby union, netball, hockey, cricket and football.2

Products and brands

  • sportswear

Listed on Wikidata.1

Products

Kukri provides sportswear for over 100 sports worldwide, manufacturing player kits, training kits and other sports merchandise.

Commonwealth Games

On 24 April 2013, Kukri announced a deal to supply all delegation and teamwear for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for Commonwealth Games England. The announcement was made at St George's Park National Football Centre on St. George's Day (23 April 2013). Kukri supplied apparel for over 500 team members for the Games, including all their formal wear for the opening ceremony, competition teamwear and delegation wear, including ceremonial tracksuits.

The Commonwealth Games England kit was revealed for the first time with a fashion show at the Trafford Centre on Wednesday, 28 May 2014. Kukri and Commonwealth Games England then began kitting out Team Members with a kitting out distribution session spread over two weeks at St George's Park National Football Centre.

As well as kitting out Commonwealth Games England, Kukri also provided kit to other nations including Canada, Wales, Scotland, Jersey, Papua New Guinea, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Anguilla and Guernsey.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kukri Sports, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

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