Luke McAllister trials new hi-tech playing shorts

Luke McAllister in his hi-tech, ultra tight shorts

Technology has played a huge part in sporting performance often giving small advantages to those who adopt early, before the competition catches up.

Just enough room for the thighs ...

In 2007 Adidas unveiled “the lightest, strongest and most performance enhancing jersey [they] ever made.”

It was 45% lighter with bonded seams for reduced irritation and was designed to accentuate and improve the natural movement of the body.

Body heat technology was used to identify the particular parts of the anatomy that required the most cooling.

It was extremely tight fitting which gave the players the added advantage of not being able to have their jersey grabbed by opponents. Clothing, footwear, underwear and even hair are all fair game in the heat of battle.

Now everyone is in on the act and we get to see our favourite rugby athletes all wearing skin-tight jerseys as if they were in a super hero outfit that had curves in all the right places.

It seems like Luke McAllister is trialling a similar technology for shorts. They have the same skin-tight look as the jerseys.

Few others have caught on yet and it appears that some are running the other way.

Rather than opt for the tight or the skimpy, Western Force number 10 David Hill appeared to have gotten his shorts from the forwards pile.

David Hill and his long shorts

This could be an over-correction on Hill’s part. The Kiwi may have been rebelling from the Australian preference for very short shorts.

Ever watched Aussie Rules (VFL)?

Poss
Originally uploaded by Roger the Sheep

What about Rugby League?