New Ireland Rugby Jersey

ALH-06

Just saw this below picture on rugbymegastore.com. I had heard the new style jersey wouldn't be released till July. Dunno where they got this from, can't find any official info anywhere.

Anyway looks like Ireland is following England / France design national jerseys. Time for a change alright, but Id prefer the traditional style nonetheless. Whats everyone think?

RuggieBear

meh...could have been worse i suppose

dulpit

I kinda like it...

burnedfaceman

jesrey would be kind of nice if it didnt have the whole x thing going on in main body. will prob still get one though

Basq

Gah.. ghastly looking! :eek:

Jurassic_chili

don't like the look of that:mad: , bring back the old jersey!

Rattlehead_ie

I like it but coulda fitted a bit more white in it, I still think some the nicest jerseys are the Super 14s

cgarvey

Still prefer plain jane green with white underarms, but when compared to the new England jersey, then I'll gladly take that "X" (super-powers) jersey! It could definitely be worse, alright!

Sangre

God I hate that jersey, wtf is up with the white lines? Quite like the current Irish jersey anyway.

Cool_CM

Sangre wrote:

God I hate that jersey, wtf is up with the white lines? Quite like the current Irish jersey anyway.

They're those new "Speed Lines", they make the player run faster, like "Speed Holes" but in line form. Disgusting Jersey.

tampopo

Nah, don't like it at all. Bring back the classic look. Green all over. Don't like the whites under the arms either.

EdgarAllenPoo

It looks like it was designed by a four year old who wanted to draw a picture of a sky diver on the front for fun, it will look even worse in the away strip.

zAbbo

Am I missing something, or are we all just looking at a graphic of a jersey, not the actual jersey itself.

It's not a million miles from the current one, so some of those 'disgusting' comments are way OTT.

The RWC '03 shirt looked deadly - http://www.staronetickets.com/images/wc2007.jpg

ALH-06

Won't get a proper idea about jersey till we see it for real. Doesn't look too bad though, and it is time for a change.

Are the provinces changing jerseys too this summer? Is it true that Leinster will be sponsored by Bank of Ireland next year? Good news if so - I'm tired of foreigners thinking Im Scottish when I wear Leinster shirts abroad...

Diamondmaker

ALH-06 wrote:

Are the provinces changing jerseys too this summer? Is it true that Leinster will be sponsored by Bank of Ireland next year? Good news if so - I'm tired of foreigners thinking Im Scottish when I wear Leinster shirts abroad...

Yeah, wlaking down Venice Beach last year I hear " Hey Shcottie"

DOes not register for one sec ( NOT being Scottish! ) then I turn and see a builder on a site waving.

Grr Blue with "Scotland" on the front of course people wil always think you a Scot when abroad.

Yup BOI are sponsoring now and should be new jersey this season. Hurrah.
I love the jersey esp the fitted one so hope its just the BOI that changes and it dont go too mad.

That Ire Jersey looks like a pattern for a strippers get up if you cut out along the lines:D

"I Dont like it, prefer the old one!"

Worrytahs

That is a design image. It is not how the jersey will look (regarding the lines on it).

zAbbo

Worrytahs wrote:

That is a design image. It is not how the jersey will look (regarding the lines on it).

Is it possible you can snag us a glimpse of the real jersey ? (if your username is the same as the Supporters Club)

bugler

Isn't that the Limerick hurling jersey?

Worrytahs

zabbo wrote:

Is it possible you can snag us a glimpse of the real jersey ? (if your username is the same as the Supporters Club)

Sorry, zabbo. No can do.

And yes it is

LoLth

hmmm, the lines will frame my spread quite nicely......

Downtime

ALH-06 wrote:

Won't get a proper idea about jersey till we see it for real. Doesn't look too bad though, and it is time for a change.

Are the provinces changing jerseys too this summer? Is it true that Leinster will be sponsored by Bank of Ireland next year? Good news if so - I'm tired of foreigners thinking Im Scottish when I wear Leinster shirts abroad...

Yep Leinster with BOI and Munster going to Adidas

Amz

I think I'll wait to see the actual jersey.

Jello

It looks pretty horrible in that pic.. collar looks all different and all those lines ruin it, IMO.(especially if they're made of the same rubbery stuff as the O2 symbol.

EDIT: How often is the jersey changed?

Peyton Manning

Not as bad as some of the soccer jerseys Ive seen. Like, Germany's away jersey a couple of years ago that was all black. Had an embroidered big V on the back of it. Looked like the wearer was basking in his/her oversized thong...

Actually, this Ireland jersey almost resembles a bikini....

EdgarAllenPoo

I didn't have the heart to tell my brother that the Ireland jersey he bought for my birthday in March is the old one but it's far better than that one. Incidently, the O2 strip came in during the autumn tests did it not? Why were Elverys still selling the permanent TSB jersey this past March?

burnedfaceman

prob because they have old stock lying around and are quite happy to sell it on(presumeably at a knock down price)

EdgarAllenPoo

Nope, same price as the new one, €70.

Rattlehead_ie

are these jerseys available to buy yet?

Basq

Original post says:

I had heard the new style jersey wouldn't be released till July.

So i'm guessing close to then before they're available to buy.

komodosp

Hmmm... those white lines are a bit off-putting, maybe it's to confuse the opponents!

damienom

That pic in the OP looks to be on track judging by the new South Africa jersey.

Presumably the Canterbury range is pretty standard.

ALH-06

A guy working in Elvery's told me the other day that the RWC jersey will cost about e150. Godammit...

Also said there's been rumours Ireland will switch from Canterbury to Adidas. Maybe he got confused with Munster switching over...

RuggieBear

i presume 150 would be for an actual test match jersey...not a normal polycotton one?

ALH-06

Probably yeah. But thats still a price increase of 50% over the current test match one (which has been sold out since 6N)

Worrytahs

Folks. the shirt isn't out yet. Price isn't set yet to my knowledge but its definitely not €150! More like the €80 mark. Basically no concrete news yet. Anything you hear is more than likely a chinese whisper where the price goes up with every additional ear it gets to.

zAbbo

The 150 price was referring to the Armour Fit one.

electric69

Doesnt look too bad really

Creamy Goodness

I think it will look better when it's tucked into shorts. (Can't believe I said that).

Downtime

zabbo wrote:

The 150 price was referring to the Armour Fit one.

The Springbok one is €115 on Kitbag and looks like the Armourfit one. Still pricey.

connundrum

ALH-06 wrote:

Also said there's been rumours Ireland will switch from Canterbury to Adidas. Maybe he got confused with Munster switching over...

My brother works with the buyers in Arnotts and he first told me about the change to Adidas about 2 weeks ago. I presume its still in the rumour mill, I'd be very devastated should this switch come about.

I'd have Puma before I'd have Adidas - point in case, Lions jerseys

Liam Byrne

That's dire! And the lines on the Canterbury image makes it look like a girls' swimsuit!

Yuk!

zAbbo

thats right, none of us have seen the jersey yet.

Downtime

Looks real nice.

Steffano2002

Downtime wrote:

Looks real nice.

Definitely getting me one of those! Looks class!!!

Jello

Whoah, that'll be well worth the €150!!

maxi-twist

Anyone know when its actually coming out?

LeeroyJones

on www.lovellrugby.co.uk you can see the south africa jersey which is the same style-kind of looks like a wet suit!

think its out in august

JohnMc1

ALH-06 wrote:

Won't get a proper idea about jersey till we see it for real. Doesn't look too bad though, and it is time for a change.

Are the provinces changing jerseys too this summer?

Didn't they just come out with a new one for Leinster with the Halifax "X" on the collar? I've just seen the popping up in stores.

Does anyone know where I can get the most recent Irish Rugby jersey? I'm looking to get one. I'm not sure if I'll get that one pictured in the first post.

RuggieBear

JohnMc1 wrote:

Didn't they just come out with a new one for Leinster with the Halifax "X" on the collar? I've just seen the popping up in stores.

Does anyone know where I can get the most recent Irish Rugby jersey? I'm looking to get one. I'm not sure if I'll get that one pictured in the first post.

I'm sure Bank of Ireland would be just delighted with that!

The halifax symbol was part of the previous sponsorship (Bank of Scotland, ireland) so i presume will not be on the new jersey

JohnMc1

RuggieBear wrote:

I'm sure Bank of Ireland would be just delighted with that!

The halifax symbol was part of the previous sponsorship (Bank of Scotland, ireland) so i presume will not be on the new jersey

Don't know how new they actually are but they just started popping up here in kilkenny. Probably just Halifax/Bank of Scotland trying to milk as much money as they can before Leinster Rugby switches over to BOI.

MunkiBoy

Check out the Elverys website. According to them, the new jersey is out on July 11th. I'll be queueing up for mine. The site only has a picture of the white/grey changed strip, but it looks really nice. Can't wait to get my hands on one of the world cup ones (ie: without the big O2 on the front)