England Rugby World Cup 2015 jersey
Hosts England will have a 3D look at the World Cup, following the unveiling of their jersey on Monday.
England put the unveiling of the innovative England jersey in the hands of their most committed supporters, with more than 3 600 fans publishing the exclusive 1st image of the new shirt across their Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr feeds.
England captain Chris Robshaw was then joined by his teammates to officially reveal the team kit to the assembled media at Twickenham Stadium, before meeting with a number of core fans.
The new shirt features a range of innovations that have been developed through more than 220 hours of testing and over 250 000 miles of travel to improve both the look, feel and performance of the kit.
The rose symbolises the connection between the fans and the players and between former internationals who have worn the shirt and those who wear it now. In a striking innovative twist the rose has been 3D injection moulded, developed through rapid prototyping technology to standout in a way that merits the significance of the rose for players and fans alike. The shirt also features contoured ‘ball deadening’ grip placement to complement the players’ physique.
On the pitch, players will benefit from a range of innovations, including reduced fabrication weight and minimising moisture absorption for England’s most lightweight kit ever. The super-enhanced fit technology, developed through position-specific 3D body-mapping supports the varied physiques of the modern rugby player. The shirt also includes adaptive fabrication, with dynamic heat management properties ensuring a constant temperature is maintained in any climate to drive the ultimate performance.
The traditional yet innovative loop collar design has been integrated within the shirt. The 360° loop bound neckline has evolved to withstand every physicality of the game, providing resistance to challenges with enhanced elasticity and shape retention.
Speaking about the new shirt at the Twickenham Stadium launch, England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: “Every player in the squad takes enormous pride in pulling on the England shirt. As a group, we talk about the unbreakable bond of the rose between former, current and future players and for this symbol to be emphasised in 3D form is a key feature.
“We are grateful for the support of the fans and in the year of a home World Cup the power of the nation behind us can be the difference. It is great that it was the supporters who launched the shirt and that they have been central to the day.
A specially selected group of England supporters were invited to be in attendance at the shirt unveil rewarding those that had demonstrated their commitment to the rose by signing up to pre-order their new England World Cup jersey before the design had been revealed.
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“The shirt also features contoured
‘ball deadening’ grip placement to complement the players’
physique.”
These people never learn…
They should make the ladies jerseys 3D… The normal male supporter will just have a 3d boepens.
Rugby apparel is becoming like cycling clothes in the sense that even supporters have to shape up before they wear it in public unless they do not mind looking like Little Lotta.
@ robzim:
Speaking of cycling clothes….I understand the Tour De Farce has found a way of identifying the biggest drug cheats….they make them wear a yellow jersey
@ nortie:
Perhaps..but they are not alone in the world of sport or do you really believe all these super sized schoolboy rugby players that we find these days only train on porridge and wors?
Armstrong should be in jail. Not trolling the current tour, thumbing his nose at the cycling fraternity and it’s desperate attempt to distance itself from doping. Riding the tour stages a day or two ahead of the main tour to supposedly raise money for his foundation, which, as it turns out pays a very small percentage to the publicized charity and most to “admin and promotional” fees….
@ Stormersboy:
I don’t think he belongs in jail alone as he is by far not the only doper in cycling and in other sports. You must read the book ” The secret race” by Tyler Hamilton, it gives a very good idea what really went on there. It reads like a thriller and shows the crazy extremes those guys were prepared to go to in order to survive at that level.
I agree he should rather not have done the “trolling of the current tour” as it only shows his arrogance and a lack of respect for those trying to “clean” the sport up.
@ robzim:
Agreed. He’s by no means the only one, never was, but what they did amounts to fraud, not just cheating. They should all have been nailed.
5 @ robzim:
Only a few weeks ago 2 schoolboys were caught at Dr EG Jansen High School in Boksburg with performance enhancing drugs.
It’s a scurge which I believe is encouraged by certain schools, coaches and parents.
I’m also not convinced that SARU have the political will to do anything real in the fight against drug cheats.
Then again, WTF do I know?
8 @ Stormersboy:
The k@k that goes on in the TDF put me off watching it.
I used to really enjoy it, but now can’t even bother.
Every winner in the modern era is now a suspected drugs cheat IMO.
9 @ Scrumdown:
A possible reason for us struggling at senior level? Too much time and effort is being used on rugby players that have an unfair advantage over their school career and simply do not live up to expectations in senior rugby?
@ Scrumdown:
Yes, until people start going to jail, it will continue.
On a Positive note, we had an African winner of a stage yesterday with Mtn K
Scrumdown wrote:
That is what is so sad for riders like Chris Froome etc who are most likely as clean as whistles but whenever they perform well many people doubt them.
Its not so easy to dope these days with all the testing, biological passports and also the fact that the power ( watts) that the riders produced at any time during the race can be analyzed.
But I guess some doping still occurs.
As TdF cyclist David Zabriskie used to sing to the tune of Jimmy Hendrix’s Purple Haze:
“EPO all in my veins
Lately things just don’t seem the same
Actin’ funny, but I don’t know why
Scuse me while I pass this guy”
@ robzim:
Yes I think that at the moment, with all the attention that the sport is getting it is probably the cleanest it has been for many years.
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