Adidas still can’t get it right First they screw up the New Zealand Maori jersey numbers, now they are messing with our 9-time World Champion Sevens team kit.
The Northern Bulls in the Super Rugby competition have a new away shirt for the 2012 season. Puma are responsible for the pink and blue diagonal striped ensemble. If a sports brand is going to go with bright colours for a rugby jersey, perhaps they should go further. Paris-based Stade Francais in the French Top ...
Female assistant referees were a prominent feature of the 2012 National Sevens Rugby tournament in Queenstown. “The IRB is committed to the growth and development of Women’s Rugby worldwide through our strategic plan and there are now more women and girls participating in the sport than ever before” [IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset] Women’s rise in ...
I’ve had calls to create a section on boots due to the weird and wonderful designs worn by modern players. They are a form of player expression akin to hair styles and tattoos. Check out these bad boys from Nike worn by All Black Corey Jane. But it doesn’t look like this proposed new section ...
He’s sporting a short hairstyle and he’s back to playing his best. We spoke to All Black Corey Jane after a recent match for his province, Wellington.
The young All Black came to prominence when he had a short top and sides with a curly mullet at the back. After making the Hurricanes and All Blacks last year, he went with a more conservative look. Now he has gone back to his roots, playing very well for the Manawatu Turbos. The talented ...
Manawatu hooker Bryn Templeman is sporting a pretty good looking rats tail. It has length, girth and a dreadlock texture. Last year, he went with a double-barreled tail so it’s good to see he’s working it
Scotty ‘Sumo’ Stevenson looks to have lost weight. The new sleek model was snapped here at the Wellington v Canterbury NPC match in late June and he definitely looks like he has dropped a few pounds. We will ask him about it when we next see him and pass on the details.
As a jersey I think it looks OK – as a training top. It was Adidas who told us that ‘It’s more than a jersey’ during one of their expensive marketing campaigns around the All Blacks. Or it might be more accurate to say that global marketing agency TBWA said that. I would think that all ...
The Horowhenua-Kapiti man showed his national pride by donning their colours through his hair.
