Discussion Rugby League/Union Kits discussion

[Damo FC]

Looking through this thread got me thinking. The Sun Wolves already look great, but what will the kit look like? I imagine it would look fantastic, but then, what makes a rugby kit look good?

And THAT got me thinking; what is the best PROVINCIAL Rugby Union kit?

What do you guys think?

 

[Damo FC]

I am bias, but I think Melbourne have the best combination of jerseys in Australia

 

[Damo FC]

Also, these two jumpers

 

[Damo FC]

And I know it's not strictly provincial, but this might be the best Rugby jersey of all time.

 

[royboy2]

And I know it's not strictly provincial, but this might be the best Rugby jersey of all time.

Got this one in my wardrobe; its a cracker.

 

[rabbitoh21]

Got this one in my wardrobe; its a cracker.

I have 2 Lions jerseys, an 09 and a 13. Bought both well after the fact, the 09 for $50 at Adidas' outlet in Silverwater, and the 13 from Rebel Sport in the city for $30 that October.

 

[Klim]

2016 Hull home jersey. ISC going back to the 2007 Collar.

 

[Damo FC]

that zurich sponsors logo though.

Hull looks amazing, and your right the collar is boss

 

[Damo FC]

I have 2 Lions jerseys, an 09 and a 13. Bought both well after the fact, the 09 for $50 at Adidas' outlet in Silverwater, and the 13 from Rebel Sport in the city for $30 that October.

earlier this year I ordered a cheap, $20 Lions jersey from fan gear, but it was a S. A few weeks after I was looking in a random op shop and found a M that fit me better for $10. I like to think I paid $30 for one of my all time favourite shirts

 

[chibimatty]

For sentimental reasons, my favourite is the Force's original away kit, which was in WA colours with the black swan RugbyWA logo across the back. It was quite literally a Western Force update on the traditional WA State playing kit, i.e.: gold jersey, black shorts, black socks with a gold fold-over.
Looked pretty striking in play, on TV or in the stands.

 

[Damo FC]

For sentimental reasons, my favourite is the Force's original away kit, which was in WA colours with the black swan RugbyWA logo across the back. It was quite literally a Western Force update on the traditional WA State playing kit, i.e.: gold jersey, black shorts, black socks with a gold fold-over.
Looked pretty striking in play, on TV or in the stands.

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thats gorgeous. Why did they swap to blue?! i mean I love the blue and black, but it makes no sense for Perth

 

[chibimatty]

thats gorgeous. Why did they swap to blue?! i mean I love the blue and black, but it makes no sense for Perth

WA can be a funny place sometimes. I remember someone asking me once, "Why did the Rebels go with navy blue? There are so many different colours to choose from"
I said, "Those are Victorian State colours"
The look they gave me was kinda like I was speaking a foreign language. I had to explain to them that our States and territories had sporting colours and that the State they lived in was named "Western Australia." I got this look:

I've noticed a lot of that from under-30s here, not everyone mind you, but with the late 80s generation onwards, State identity is not as much of a thing here as it is in other parts of Australia. For example, there wasn't the same uproar here when the Eagles wore a State-of-Origin jumper, as there was in South Australia when the Crows did it. When Perth Glory started to wear a "WA Heritage" 3rd kit with State colours and a black swan, there were a lot of social media here criticising them for looking like Wellington Phoenix and asking "Why those colours?! Purple are Perth Glory's colours!" etc. There's certainly no Maroon-wearing "Queenslander!!!" types here.

So to answer in a long-winded way, the State colours thing wasn't overly important, and the ocean-inspired mid-blue was deemed "pretty." The fact that it clashes with half the teams in the league is irrelevant apparently. Though I do like to bring this question up with people who accuse me of being a stodgy traditionalist, "Do you think Queensland should wear blue? How about the Canterbury Crusaders and Wellington Hurricanes wearing a lovely dark blue, just like Auckland? That would be pretty too."

The other factor, is that the name, colours and possibly the idea for the logo were ripped straight from
the Generic USA Sports Franchise Marketing Handbook™
The Force took their name and colours from the Georgia arena gridiron football team and the Cleveland indoor soccer team.

 

[Damo FC]

The fact that they clash with everyone is hilarious. Your so right mate. The only other team that wears gold is Wellington, and a clash kit would have been easy to sort.

Still black and blue is THE best colour scheme

 

[chibimatty]

The fact that they clash with everyone is hilarious.

Indeed, I've never ever understood that one. I remember when it was brought up that being a provincial team, the new WA Super 14 team would naturally wear gold'n'black; there was a remark that it would clash with the Hurricanes. Then they picked blue!

 

[Philosrog]

2016 Hull home jersey. ISC going back to the 2007 Collar.

This collar isn't a V neck. It is significantly different.

 

[rabbitoh21]

This collar isn't a V neck. It is significantly different.

Exactly, it's the 2007 collar like he said:

 

[denishurley]

Hi guys, I've created a new site, charting all of the kits at the RWC since 1987: http://www.internationalrugbyshirts.com

 

[Fizzler]

Hi guys, I've created a new site, charting all of the kits at the RWC since 1987: http://www.internationalrugbyshirts.com

I like it. Although I suggest you remove the overlays on the design.

 

[denishurley]

I like it. Although I suggest you remove the overlays on the design.

I was afraid of this as I use a fairly basic editing program and it can look different on various screen sizes.

Can you show me a screenshot?

 

[Fizzler]

I was afraid of this as I use a fairly basic editing program and it can look different on various screen sizes.

Can you show me a screenshot?

The overlays look good but websites like historicalkits and footyjumpers.com have none whatsoever

 

[denishurley]

The overlays look good but websites like historicalkits and footyjumpers.com have none whatsoever

Oh sorry, I get you now, you mean the creases? HFK actually do have very faint ones, almost unnoticeable though.

In the past, I didn't have them (my other site it Pride In The Jersey - Gaelic games) in the past but then felt they needed some extra oomph, I suppose I might be losing something in jpeg compression

 

[deanjrobinson]

Vomit.

From their release it is described as:

"featuring a striking white and maroon panelled design with gold chevrons down the front"

http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2015/10/20/national_storage_joi.html

Why/how the Broncos keep screwing up their jersey is beyond me. It's not that hard.

EDIT: Oh god, and they've made the home jersey worse.

Weird thin vertical stripes and a completely unrequired black outline around the NRMA logo. The 'grippy' nonsense on either side of the jersey isn't helping either.

So disappointing. On so many levels.

 

[akkaps]

That jersey has been properly soaked in the piss that it's gone from a stain to a puddle.

 

[Bryce_Jersey17]

I don't mind the away jersey but that home is absolutely horrible.

 

[Fizzler]

Oh sorry, I get you now, you mean the creases? HFK actually do have very faint ones, almost unnoticeable though.

In the past, I didn't have them (my other site it Pride In The Jersey - Gaelic games) in the past but then felt they needed some extra oomph, I suppose I might be losing something in jpeg compression

It looks nice, but when documenting the history of a sport, it's best to go without.