Trafigura has agreed to terms with Rugby Canada on renewing the sponsorship relationship that sees the company continue their support of the program as “Official Sponsor of the National Senior Men’s Team” and the “Exclusive On Field NSMT Jersey Sponsor”.

“Coming out of 2009 which has been an extremely challenging year in terms of the global economy, we are very fortunate to be in this position at the start of 2010 with our partners behind us not just for another year, but to see us through to the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand,”said Nick Taylor, Commercial Director with Rugby Canada.

Trafigura is a global oil and metals commodities trading firm, with a Canadian office located in Calgary Alberta.

The company first became involved as a sponsor of the national senior men’s team during the 2008 Churchill Cup tournament, then with the unprecedented fall tour of Europe in 2008 and the entire 2009 season.

The company was also a sponsor of the 2009 Lions tour, identified as a sponsorship candidate largely due to the exposure that they received through the branding partnership with Rugby Canada.