Skelwith to sponsor Leeds Carnegie

PROPERTY investment company Skelwith Group will be the main sponsor for Premiership rugby union side Leeds Carnegie this season.

The Skelwith Group, based in York specialises in large leisure developments with current projects under construction including the £100 million Flaxby Country

Resort and the five star Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat project in Sandsend.
 
Paul Ellis, Managing Director of Skelwith Group said: “We are proud to support Leeds Carnegie and it is a great club to be associated with.

“This partnership will significantly raise our profile and we look forward to many joint initiatives with the club.   We have strong sporting connections so this feels like a natural fit.”
 
Rob Oates, Leeds Carnegie commercial director said: “It’s great to get the Skelwith Group on board. 

“As an ambitious and successful local company we are proud to put their name on our shirts and look forward to a close working relationship over the coming years.”
 
Leeds Carnegie were promoted to the Guinness Premiership in 2009 and maitained their top flight status last season.