World Rugby
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) and the governing body for international rugby, World Rugby, have announced that the SABS has been contracted as the first Test House in the southern hemisphere, to test padded clothing against the requirements of World Rugby’s Regulation 12.
World Rugby requires that manufacturers successfully test their products against the specifications before it can be used in any rugby matches.
Products, certified to World Rugby standards, can easily be identified by the trademark logo that has been sewn into or printed onto the equipment.
The trademark logos are supplied by World Rugby on the strict condition that samples have been successfully tested by an appointed Test House.
Testing occurs against performance specifications that have been customised by World Rugby for body padding, headgear, player monitoring devices, goggles and boot studs and outsoles.
Currently, the SABS can offer the testing of body padding and headgear and will assess the viability of testing to include monitoring devices, studs and goggles as specified by the World Rugby standards.
