SportTape Foam Tape 5cm x 50m

SportTape Foam Tape (5cm x 50m)

Foam Tape adds a soft layer between your skin and your strapping. Cushion high-friction areas like heels, ankles and toes to help prevent blisters during training and competition. Lightweight, flexible and easy to shape, it gives you protection where you need it without the bulk.

Most physios and sports therapists won't skip this step when taping over bony spots or areas that take repeated pressure through the season. Apply it before zinc oxide tape goes on and let the foam do the work of keeping your skin intact.

Key features:

• 5cm wide, 50m roll
• Tears cleanly by hand, no scissors needed
• Sits flat without bunching
• Flexible and easy to shape around joints and bony areas
• Sits underneath rigid strapping as a protective buffer

How to apply

Tear a strip to length by hand. Press it flat over the area you want to protect and keep the edges flush with the skin. Apply your rigid tape straight over the top as normal. The foam sits between the skin and the strapping so the friction has somewhere else to go.

FAQs

Why use foam tape in rugby?

Friction-prone areas like the back of the heel, the sides of toes or bony knuckles take a hammering when rigid tape sits directly on the skin. Foam Tape goes on first as a buffer, which helps stop blisters, corns and calluses building up over repeated sessions.

Is foam tape essential before zinc oxide tape?

No, but most physios and sports therapists treat it as standard practice. If the same area gets taped week in week out, or sits over a bony spot under constant pressure, that thin layer of foam makes a real difference to skin condition across a season.

Does it tear by hand?

Yes, cleanly and in a straight line. Useful pitch side or mid-clinic when scissors aren't to hand. It sits flat without bunching, so the rigid tape on top goes on neat and stays secure.

Where on the body can it be used?

Anywhere you'd apply rigid strapping, particularly over bony areas or pressure points where friction builds. Back of the heel, toes, knuckles and ankle joints are the usual spots. For anything you're unsure about, check with a physio or sports therapist first.