Kitman Labs announces Springboks partnership

The company’s technology will now be used by the South African Rugby Union

Springboks winger Bryan Habana in action: the South African national team will soon be using Kitman Labss technology Pic: AFP

Kitman Labs, the Dublin-based sports data company, has netted a partnership with the South African Rugby Union. Chief executive Stephen Smith, a former Leinster rugby rehabilitation coach, said the company has also struck deals with an NBA team and a major US college football team.

In 2015, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) rolled out the Kitman technology in all its teams: from sub academies and provincial franchises through to the senior national ...