Scottish Rugby Joins Forces With Optimum Nutrition

Leading sports nutrition brand Optimum Nutrition (ON) has today been announced as the Official Sports Nutrition Supplier to Scottish Rugby. The deal will see the Scotland national team, as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland A, 7s, age-grade and women’s teams, provided with some of the world’s best sports nutritionScottish Rugby joins forces with Optimum Nutritionproducts, with players and coaches having access to ON’s elite product development team.Leading sports nutrition brand Optimum Nutrition (ON) has today been announced as the Official Sports Nutrition Supplier to Scottish Rugby. The deal will see the Scotland national team, as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland A, 7s, age-grade and women’s teams, provided with some of the world’s best sports nutrition products, with players and coaches having access to ON’s elite product development team. Optimum Nutrition produces an award-winning range of premium quality products, including best-selling protein powders Gold Standard 100% Whey and Casein, renowned for their ease of mixing and great tasting flavours. Commenting on the deal, Sebastian Mullin, managing director EMEA at Optimum Nutrition, said: “We are delighted to extend our presence in rugby by partnering with the Scotland team and two great club sides, Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors. ON are proud to be helping these teams stay in top physical condition on and off the pitch.” Richard Chessor, lead nutritionist at Scottish Rugby, added: “ON is a fantastic brand with top quality products and boasts a varied range that will benefit players across the board.  With the extensive ON range we are able to further tailor our nutritional strategies to suit each individual’s needs and goals.  In addition, we will liaise closely with the ON nutritional science experts to better develop products and strategies to suit our style of play and thus create unique nutritional plans for Scotland’s elite rugby players.  With the RBS 6 Nations Championship underway, it is essential that our players are in peak physical condition and the ON products will contribute significantly towards attaining this goal.  We look forward to working with ON to ensure that all our teams are in top shape for the 2010/11 season.” ON’s current sponsorship portfolio also includes Newcastle Falcons, Irish sides Leinster and Ulster, Championship team Cornish Pirates, and Oxford and Cambridge University RUFCs. Team ON, ON’s group of fitness ambassadors, includes world class athletes, rugby players, personal trainers and fitness models.