Crawley Wasps and Rentokil Initial team up unveil their exclusive Women’s FA Cup Pride shirt

As Gold sponsors of Crawley Pride 2022, Rentokil Initial is thrilled to be able to give an exclusive preview at the event of the Pride shirts that have been specially created for the Crawley Wasps Football Club to wear at the Women's FA Cup later this year – one of the first to support Pride.
Mark Dunford
By Mark Dunford
Published 16th Aug 2022, 09:52 BST
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Players from the club will be on hand to unveil the new shirt on the main stage at Crawley at 3.20pm on Saturday. The first 30 Pride shirts will be for sale at the event with all proceeds being donated to Crawley LGBTQU+.

Flo Jackson said: “What better way to play in the FA Cup then with a fresh new kit that also celebrates the LGBTQU+ community too. I’ve been at Crawley nearly four years and this is definitely favourite kit so far and we look forward wearing it with pride.”

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"As players we always appreciate a nice kit and this is one of the favourites I’ve ever worn. It's definitely the best in the league. But what makes it even more special for us is the message behind it and standing for the LGBTQU+ community - we’ll definitely being wearing it with pride." Tash Stephens

Crawley Wasps players Tash Stephens, Flo Jackson and Holly Talbut-Smith wearing the new Rainbow away kit for the 2022-23 season.Crawley Wasps players Tash Stephens, Flo Jackson and Holly Talbut-Smith wearing the new Rainbow away kit for the 2022-23 season.
Crawley Wasps players Tash Stephens, Flo Jackson and Holly Talbut-Smith wearing the new Rainbow away kit for the 2022-23 season.

Crawley-based Rentokil Initial is the main sponsor of Crawley Wasps, underpinning its commitment to the local community.

Chairman Jack Ayles said: “It has been a pleasure to work with Rentokil Initial to make this kit come to fruition. It’s something we’ve been working on for a while and we are pleased to be able to give a sneak preview of the shirt at Crawley PRIDE. The kit is a symbol of the inclusivity we pride ourselves on at the club and hopefully we can have a good FA Cup run to properly show it off!”

Crawley Wasps play in the Premier League of the FA Women’s National League. Home games take place at The Camping World Community Stadium, Horsham, RH13 0AX.

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The first league game of the season takes place on Sunday 21 August against MK Dons, kick off at 2pm. The following home game is against Gillingham on Tuesday 30 August at 7.45pm.

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