"Braf-O!" as Tomos Watkin joins up with Ponty

Pontypridd RFC is delighted to announce a new sponsorship deal with multi award winning brewer Tomos Watkin.

Tomos Watkin, which is part of the Hurns group of companies, will be a major sponsor of the club for the 2010-11 season. This means that the club will be extending its excellent range of ales and beers for supporters to enjoy during the new season.

Inbev UK will still be the main club brewer, with Tomos Watkin taking on a secondary brewer and supplier role.  

Gareth Howells, Sponsorship & Marketing manager for Pontypridd RFC commented: 

"Braf –o!" to Tomos Watkin on joining our black and white family. We welcome Connie Parry and the Hurns group on board for what will be an exciting season of rugby with a club that has one of the best rugby brand names in Wales and the world.

We hope that we can help put Tomos Watkin on the map, especially as we contest the British and Irish Cup cross border competition, and that in partnership we can both enjoy mutual levels of success."

About Hurns Brewery

Established over 100 years ago, by 2002 Hurns had grown into one of the largest independent producers and distributors of beer in South Wales.

Since then its Tomos Watkin Ales have won awards and accolades throughout the country whilst its CEO Connie Parry has recently been named ‘Welsh Businesswoman of the Year’.

Connie Parry commented:

"I am delighted that our Award Winning Welsh Brewery will be associated with such a popular and successful club as Pontypridd . We look forward to a long and successful partnership with the supporters, players and club and wish you every success for the new season."

With a core of six distinctive ales such as Cwrw Haf, Cwrw Braf, OSB and Dark Mild the company also brings out a number of new beers each year to celebrate special occasions or events.

This vibrant, forward-thinking company now owns a number of pubs, employs more than 100 people, sells its ‘Great Ales of Wales’ across the globe, is a significant investor in South Wales and continues to go from strength to strength.

THE HURNS GROUP OF COMPANIES:

www.hurnsbeer.co.uk   |   www.tomoswatkin.com

Recent awards:

• World Beer Champions Chicago
• Regional Business of the Year 2009
• Welsh Exporting Company of the Year 2008 / 2009
• True Taste of Wales Award winner – 2007/2008; 2008/2009; 2009/2010
• True Taste of Wales Export Company Award winner 2009/2010
• Connie Parry – Welsh Businesswoman of the Year 2010