Oval double-diamonds
Today, May 5, saw the official announcement of Umbro’s return to international rugby union as they are to take over the production of England’s kit. While it might seem an… Read more »
Category: Rugby
Getting a grip on rugby shirt evolution
By Rob Carey Rugby jerseys have a tougher job than most Few sports have changed as dramatically and so quickly in such a short time as rugby union. Those changes… Read more »
Great one-offs -England rugby, 1999
With so few top-level teams in international rugby union, it’s not surprising that the England national team didn’t need to wear an alternative to white shirts in its first 128… Read more »
That was the week that was
There have been quite a few interesting kit developments over the past week, so we’ve grouped them together here. The over-riding theme, as you’ll read, is that things were a… Read more »
The kits of the 2019 Six Nations Championship
For more insightful views on rugby shirts, visit Rugby Shirt Watch. The Guinness Six Nations Championship kicked off at the weekend and we’ve taken a look at the strips being… Read more »
Recalling a grey night for the All Blacks
You might have heard about the colour-clash problems in the Heineken Champions Cup rugby union game between Cardiff Blues and Glasgow Warriors at the weekend. Essentially, the Blues were in… Read more »
Ireland rugby jersey history, 1987-2017
New Ireland rugby shirts have become an annual event, with the kit for the coming season launched on Friday. Go to the IRFU website for the marketing spiel, or go… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – Wales national rugby team, 1994
Rugby football isn’t as strict on kit-clashes as its association cousin, and sometimes one team changing to an alternative doesn’t even do all much to aid differentiation. There have been a… Read more »
The worst colour-clashes across football, rugby, Aussie Rules and Gaelic games
It wasn’t a great weekend if you’re the kind of person who likes competing teams to wear distinguishable kits. On Saturday, we had this… Norwich v Wolves has the worst… Read more »
Rugby: the world in union, 1986
One of the books we received for Christmas was the autobiography of former Ireland rugby union team captain Donal Lenihan, My Life in Rugby. Lenihan’s career as a player and… Read more »
