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New Zealand All Blacks – launch vid for the new All Blacks shirt
Another video, this time from adidas for the launch of the New Zealand All Blacks shirt.
What do you think? I really like it - takes a different approach to a lot of rugby promo; avoids the clichés of hard hitting, in-your-face stuff you often get with rugby ads. Not that I’m saying there’s anything wrong with some big hits!! This is just a bit of a change. Let me know what you think.
Tagged NZ All Blacks, rugby kit, video
England Rugby – New kit launch video
With a barrage of new rugby kit coming thick and fast at the minute, there are a few manufacturers putting out videos to promote their range. Here’s the offering from Nike to promote the new England Rugby range.
All Blacks vs South Africa – the game in photos
Saturday 30 August saw the New Zealand All Blacks take on South Africa in the 2011 Tri-Nations. The game was a strong display from the All Blacks, beating South Africa 40-7.
The game was also notable as the unveiling of the new All Blacks rugby shirts. The new shirt has been a very closely guarded secret with only a few key adidas people getting access.
Developed over two years in conjunction with key senior players, including captain Richie McCaw, the shirt features significant changes in terms of construction and technology. although the most obvious change is the white collar [paying tribute to the All Blacks legacy], the shirt has been rebuilt from scratch using new fabrics and technologies.
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Tagged NZ All Blacks
South African rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen, given 5 years to live
South African rugby legend and World Cup Winner Joost van der Westhuizen has been formally diagnosed with a motor neuron disease which his doctor has advised gives him an 80% chance of living between two and five years.
Joost van der Westhuizen in action
The former Springboks Captain and scrum-half had a hugely successful international career between 1993 and 2003, winning 89 caps and scoring 38 tries, a national scoring record he currently shares with Bryan Habana.
Van der Westhuizen was regarded as one of the world’s best scrum-halves and played a key role in South Africa’s famous World Cup victory in 1995.
Only 40 years old, he was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease in May 2011 after experiencing loss of muscle power and slurred speech. A formal diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) was made this week; one of the most common form of motor neuron disease.
Van der Westhuizen’s agent, Bridget Van Oerle commented that, ‘Joost is devastated and has asked to be left alone to collect his thoughts’.
Everyone here at rugbystore.co.uk wishes Joost the very best; our thoughts are with him through these difficult times.
Tagged news, South Africa
England in black – what does Lomu think… and what do you think?
Discussion has been slowly building recently over the news that the England Away shirt for this season is going to be black. Anyone with a passing interest in rugby and the Rugby World Cup can’t have escaped it… and that’s before the shirt is even launched!
With the launch date only a few days away, 13:00hrs on Monday 1st August, some rugby heavyweights aren’t holding back their feelings.
Watch the video below to see a recent interview with Jonah Lomu, and hit the ‘comment’ link to let us know what you think.
Are you the 16th Man? Win a trip to NZ with Under Armour and the WRU.
Under Armour and the WRU are offering you the chance to win one of three great prizes in their ‘Are You the 16th Man‘ Competition.
1st prize: a trip for two to New Zealand
2nd prize: train like a pro with the WRU Team : a training session with the Wales Squad
3rd prize: £1,000 worth of Under Armour kit
Read on to find out how to enter…
Tagged Wales
Puma Ireland Viral Video – fun with fruit ?!
Irish Rugby team get a bit creative with breakfast, quite funny!
Munster Rugby 2012 collection unveiled, pre-order now
Munster Rugby and adidas have unveiled the the new rugby shirts and kit collection for the 2012 season.
Fresh from a successful 2010/11 season which saw them win the Magners League final, and shatter Leinster’s dream of doing the double in the process, Munster have launched the complete range of kit for this coming season.
No surprise that the Home shirt is red, but the collection is backed up by a cracking Away shirt and what could probably be described as a ‘marmite’ Training shirt! you’ll love it or hate it… I love it!
You can pre-order the collection now at rugbystore.co.uk; release date is set for 11th August 2011.
Check below to see images of the key pieces.
Gloucester Rugby announce KooGa as new kit partner
After finishing third in the Aviva Premiership and winning the LV= Cup 2011, Gloucester Rugby has today announced that they are to move to a new kit supplier.
Gloucester Rugby have struck a four year deal and named KooGa Rugby as the club’s official kit supplier.
Pete Grzonka, Gloucester Rugby’s Head of Sales and Marketing, had this to say on the deal:
“KooGa are an established brand and a perfect fit for Gloucester Rugby, one of the best known names in club rugby worldwide. We’re looking forward immensely to working with them.”
See below for the full press release…
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Have you pimped your feet?!
In a world where buying a pair of plain black rugby boots seems to be the exception rather than the norm, where do you stand on the ‘in your face’ design of a many modern rugby boots?
Love them or loathe them, colourful boots have steadily made big in-roads over the last few years and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down this year. I checked out some of the more colourful offerings from the main boot suppliers.
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l-r : adidas Predator RX XTRX SG, Predator Absolion TRX FG, RS7 Pro red & green
Tagged boots
Just how strong is the new CCC ‘Loop 21′ neck?
A few posts ago, I spoke about the new Canterbury of New Zealand Scotland Rugby World Cup range and some of the new technologies in the construction. One of the main features being the new ‘Loop 21′ neck.
This new neck design will feature on pretty much all of the new CCC shirts so you’ve gotta ask… just how tough is this new design? Let’s see if You Tube knows the answer to that one…
Wales Rugby World Cup Rugby Shirts Launched today
It’s a big day today for Wales and Under Armour!
Friday 1st July sees the launch of both the Wales Rugby World Cup shirts and the 2011-12 season shirts sponsored by Admiral. We’re always impressed with Under Armour’s technical kit and these new shirts combine some great technical features with a modern design.
The Authentic Home and Away shirts are the tight fitting option designed to be as close as you can get to what the players wear. They’re made from UA’s HeatGear® fabric which is moisture wicking and keeps you cool.
