How competitive is the Rugby Ball niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

9 brands and 41 sellers compete in Rugby Ball on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Rugby Ball products take 25% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Rugby Ball?

Rugby Ball buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Inflation/Deflation, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Size-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.8%.

What does it cost to enter the Rugby Ball niche?

Rugby Ball sells for £15.91 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, inside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £6.49–£239.99. The average incumbent carries 1,168 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Rugby Ball

Rugby Ball shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

Worth a look

This niche Category average

Is Rugby Ball profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Rugby Ball is a £351K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (469K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Rugby Ball: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -7.2% over the last 90 days and 4.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£351K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K

Search volume / yr-7.2%469K

Conversion rate4.7%

Avg price£15.91

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand, so 8% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 41

Top-5 product click share25%

Open market8%

Avg brand age54 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 68 products

Top Rugby Ball products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Ram Rugby Squad Trainer Rugby Ball (Size 4) Club Quality Rugby Training Ball. Hand stitched 3 ply 3-D Grip for ultimate Passing & Catching Control Suitable for Adults Kids & Children

Price: £10.67
Rating: 4.3/5
Reviews: 763
Age: 8y ago

Gilbert G-TR4000 Rugby Training Ball Sky Blue (5)

Price: £17.01
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 454
Age: 5y ago

Rhino Cyclone Rugby Ball Hot Pink (5)

Price: £8.27
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 1,944
Age: 5y ago

Rhino Cyclone Rugby Ball White Size 3

Price: £12.05
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 1,944
Age: 10y ago

Rhino Cyclone Rugby Ball White Size 5

Price: £13.15
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 1,944
Age: 10y ago

Newest

by launch date

Ram Rugby - Academy Training Rugby Ball - Size 4 - Best for Clubs & Schools

Price: £9.21
Rating: 3.7/5
Reviews: 39
Age: 1y ago

Ram Rugby - Academy Training Rugby Ball - Size 3 - Best for Clubs & Schools

Price: £9.71
Rating: 3.7/5
Reviews: 39
Age: 1y ago

Mitre Sabre D4P Rugby Ball | Extra Strong Lining | Full Weight | Hugely Popular White/Mint/Lime 4

Price: £8.80
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 668
Age: 2y ago

Ram Rugby Fun Graffiti Squad Trainer Rugby Ball - Available in Sizes 5 4 3 & 1 (Mini) - For Kids & Adults - Club Quality Training Rugby Ball - 3-D Grip Great

Price: £6.89
Rating: 3.6/5
Reviews: 6
Age: 2y ago

Canterbury Unisex Thrillseeker Play Rugby Ball | Standard Grip | Training Ball Rugby Ball Red/Black 5

Price: £8.74
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 169
Age: 3y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

25%

Top 20: 62%

Open market

Ram Rugby26%
Gilbert25%
Rhino22%
Optimum14%
Canterbury4%
Hy-Pro3%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Rugby Ball demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume469KCVR4.7%Products68Brands9Top 5 Brands92%OOS Rate6.4%Rating4.4★Reviews1,168Avg BSR#36

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×

Top Rugby Ball search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

rugby ball245K/yr -6.5%2.7% conv.
rugby ball size 530K/yr +18.2%4.8% conv.
rugby balls26K/yr -9.7%1.1% conv.
rugby ball size 429K/yr -4.0%4.0% conv.
size 3 rugby ball26K/yr -20.6%4.3% conv.
size 4 rugby ball23K/yr +0.3%4.1% conv.
rugby ball size 320K/yr -18.6%3.9% conv.
gilbert rugby balls size 517K/yr -9.6%3.3% conv.
gilbert rugby ball16K/yr -37.0%2.1% conv.
size 5 rugby ball8K/yr +37.6%5.2% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rugby Ball

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

94% of reviews

Quality-Overall41%

“Rhino balances quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“Just what we wanted”

Value For Money12%

“Good value”

Grip8%

“Good grip”

Fun/Entertainment Experience7%

“Great fun”

What buyers complain about

89% of reviews

Inflation/Deflation21%

“Deflated”

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

“Misleading”

Size-Overall16%

“this size might be just too big for the under six age group”

Leak-Proof8%

“Poor quality air leak”

Quality-Overall8%

“Poor quality air leak”

Rugby Ball return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.8%

Return rate

53%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall

44%

2Inflation/Deflation

28%

3Leak-Proof

4Flatness

5Advertised Vs Actual Product

Common Rugby Ball questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Rugby Ball 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £351K/yr across 68 tracked products. Search demand moved -7.2% over the last 90 days.