fumbler Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There goes England again with the Black.England you're the Roses.Do you mean the socks?Yes.Last time when the World Cup was on in New Zealand England decided to wear Black away kits........... in New Zealand mind. RICHMOND TIGERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There goes England again with the Black.England you're the Roses.England have always worn very dark navy socks with white trim. 2007 was the first team strip that didn't feature those socks as far as I know. They have dabbled with all white a couple of times since. But in the last two years since Canterbury took over they have been in the traditional strip colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There goes England again with the Black.England you're the Roses.Davidson beat me to it but I'm still going to post this anyway. UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There goes England again with the Black.England you're the Roses.Davidson beat me to it but I'm still going to post this anyway.This picture is interesting because here you can see when the jerseys went from being heavy looking polo shirts to the more streamlined kit we see today. I had to go back and look at pictures from the 1995 World Cup after watching Invictus because I thought the jerseys were wrong. Rugby has really not gotten the media attention it deserves in the US though it's getting better. Fox Sports 1 seems to show all the Many Sea Eagles home games every time I run across the matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 This picture is interesting because here you can see when the jerseys went from being heavy looking polo shirts to the more streamlined kit we see today. I had to go back and look at pictures from the 1995 World Cup after watching Invictus because I thought the jerseys were wrong. Rugby has really not gotten the media attention it deserves in the US though it's getting better. Fox Sports 1 seems to show all the Many Sea Eagles home games every time I run across the matches. Back in the 'olden days' the heavy polo type shirts were designed to be durable and not tear when being tackled and grabbed etc. The newer streamlined and skin tight jerseys are designed so that opposition players cannot grab hold of you which makes it more difficult to tackle. This was only possible when the materials had been invented and created to do so.Rugby Union was not officially a professional sport until 1995 after the success of the World Cup. Money was poured into the game and creation of things like the Heineken Cup (now replaced by the European Rugby Champions Cup) helped the sport grow. As well as major advancements in jersey technology and design the average size and ability of players has improved dramatically also. UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 This picture is interesting because here you can see when the jerseys went from being heavy looking polo shirts to the more streamlined kit we see today. I had to go back and look at pictures from the 1995 World Cup after watching Invictus because I thought the jerseys were wrong. Rugby has really not gotten the media attention it deserves in the US though it's getting better. Fox Sports 1 seems to show all the Many Sea Eagles home games every time I run across the matches. Back in the 'olden days' the heavy polo type shirts were designed to be durable and not tear when being tackled and grabbed etc. The newer streamlined and skin tight jerseys are designed so that opposition players cannot grab hold of you which makes it more difficult to tackle. This was only possible when the materials had been invented and created to do so.Rugby Union was not officially a professional sport until 1995 after the success of the World Cup. Money was poured into the game and creation of things like the Heineken Cup (now replaced by the European Rugby Champions Cup) helped the sport grow. As well as major advancements in jersey technology and design the average size and ability of players has improved dramatically also.Yup, they were pretty ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I used to play amateur rugby and once I ordered a jersey that was a little bit too tight for me. I kept it and used it for the trainings though because it was impossible to grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Btw: I own myself the last Springbok jersey and the material is incredibly nice. Much more comfortable and better than any other sports jersey I ever held in my hands. It's just very light and also stretchy and therefore perfect to wear for doing sports or at hot temperatures. I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStoicPaisano Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 This picture is interesting because here you can see when the jerseys went from being heavy looking polo shirts to the more streamlined kit we see today. I had to go back and look at pictures from the 1995 World Cup after watching Invictus because I thought the jerseys were wrong. Rugby has really not gotten the media attention it deserves in the US though it's getting better. Fox Sports 1 seems to show all the Many Sea Eagles home games every time I run across the matches.Ah, M-W is league. Enjoyable but definitely a bastardized version of the game, a la Arena League Football. If you have ESPN3, there's a Samoa friendly tonight, and they show some Top 14 (France). BeInSports will show 1-2 Avila Premiership (England) matches a week. However, other than the friendlies, it's all league until September with the World Cup.Unless you want to plumb the depths of the Internet for ITM (New Zealand/Australia) or Currie Cup (South Africa) match feeds. Those start in about a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I'm liking that USA home shirt. US Soccer should follow a similar design for the next aways.Couldn't agree more. Enough of the throwback heritage stuff... just because it's a progressive look, doesn't mean it has to be 90's style flash.Alas, Canada again look years behind everyone else. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 This picture is interesting because here you can see when the jerseys went from being heavy looking polo shirts to the more streamlined kit we see today. I had to go back and look at pictures from the 1995 World Cup after watching Invictus because I thought the jerseys were wrong. Rugby has really not gotten the media attention it deserves in the US though it's getting better. Fox Sports 1 seems to show all the Many Sea Eagles home games every time I run across the matches.Ah, M-W is league. Enjoyable but definitely a bastardized version of the game, a la Arena League Football.If you have ESPN3, there's a Samoa friendly tonight, and they show some Top 14 (France). BeInSports will show 1-2 Avila Premiership (England) matches a week. However, other than the friendlies, it's all league until September with the World Cup.Unless you want to plumb the depths of the Internet for ITM (New Zealand/Australia) or Currie Cup (South Africa) match feeds. Those start in about a month.Love the Currie cup, WP jou lekker ding! Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumbler Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 There goes England again with the Black.England you're the Roses.England have always worn very dark navy socks with white trim. 2007 was the first team strip that didn't feature those socks as far as I know. They have dabbled with all white a couple of times since. But in the last two years since Canterbury took over they have been in the traditional strip colours.1991 World Cup they had white socks1999 World cup they had white and red socks2003 World Cup they had white socks with red topThere are a few more but i did see the Dark Blue socks and never realised they were so used. RICHMOND TIGERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 1991 World Cup they had white socks1999 World cup they had white and red socks2003 World Cup they had white socks with red topThere are a few more but i did see the Dark Blue socks and never realised they were so used.As davidson said, England have near enough always worn the very dark navy socks. It is the traditional look for them. I don't know where you got the info from about those 3 World Cups because as far as I can remember, as well as looking up pictures, none of what you have said is true.Unless you are confusing Rugby League. UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faux Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Fox Sports 1 seems to show all the Many Sea Eagles home games every time I run across the matches. That's pretty interesting out of all the NRL teams I wouldn't guess it would be Manly to get shown internationally. As you say Rugby Union does need to get more exposure in the US because Manly are a Rugby League team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 1991 World Cup they had white socks1999 World cup they had white and red socks2003 World Cup they had white socks with red topThere are a few more but i did see the Dark Blue socks and never realised they were so used.As davidson said, England have near enough always worn the very dark navy socks. It is the traditional look for them. I don't know where you got the info from about those 3 World Cups because as far as I can remember, as well as looking up pictures, none of what you have said is true.Unless you are confusing Rugby League.I'll add some evidence to this discussion199119992003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 There goes England again with the Black.England you're the Roses.England have always worn very dark navy socks with white trim. 2007 was the first team strip that didn't feature those socks as far as I know. They have dabbled with all white a couple of times since. But in the last two years since Canterbury took over they have been in the traditional strip colours.1991 World Cup they had white socks1999 World cup they had white and red socks2003 World Cup they had white socks with red topThere are a few more but i did see the Dark Blue socks and never realised they were so used.WrongWrongWrongNot sure where you've seen this?...They wore white socks in the 2011 world cup. They had charcoal socks for a period around 2012/2013.Prior to the 2003 RWC they released this image of Richard Hill wearing white socks as part of the kit. Not sure whether the RFU nixed it before they played in it or whether it was a mistake, but they never saw the field.Distinctly remember the outrage I felt seeing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumbler Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I said i never realised how much they wore them, i watch the world Cup and went to a few games in NZ in 2011 and i never seen the Black - Blue socks once.A few of them i looked at were actually Georgia, so my mistake. RICHMOND TIGERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Canada will officially reveal theirs today at 12:30 EST... Even though they have already been released in stores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Looks like the shorts will be interchangeable. In the Pan-Am Games, it was mostly Red shirt, white shorts, or white shirt, red shorts. I actually quite like it. Not over-designed, just classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Agreed. A nice simple look that's understated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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