Don't buy any Aussie shirts only Saints ones .

Love it. On my Christmas list already.

Will probably sell my GB one on the Bay to fund it.

First it was a chimney painted cherry and white at Pilkington's, now this.


Loving it.

Can't have red and white hoops because Saints fans won't buy it, can't have a red vee because Wigan fans won't buy it, can't have a red band because Hull FC fans won't buy it. No wonder we end up with such a bland, boring actual shirt.

I dont like it at all as it just looks ugly and plain wrong for a national jersey. I guess the Wigan fans like it though

Was thinking of buying it until I got a close up of the badge

If it had just said Northern Union it would have been on my shopping list. BTW were the original tourists representing 'England' or 'The Northern Union' ?

Like it

Too much like a Wigan kit like others have mentioned...

Those were the colours of the Northern Union shirt, I have a replica myself. Don't worry you aren't going mad just yet.

so why is'nt this shirt red,white and orange hoops?.....

"WIGAN,WIGAN,WIGAN,WIGAN"

I'll say no more.

I don't know but it sounds like a belter of a kit!!!

Would have bought it, had I not already spent money on both Paul Wood's testimonial shirt and this years NZ Warriors home shirt. Don't think the funds will allow me this pleasure.

any truth to the rumour that NZ will be playing in red, amber and black?

good to see history of th egame celebrated. Decent price and 100% cotton! yipppee.
Might get myself one to wear at the Melbourne game.

Scotland shirt is really nice, will definitely be buying one of those.

£35 is a cracking price for that commemorative shirt as well, not a fan of the design though mind.

Yes

I promise I'm not stalking you spud, but thought I'd post this on here as well as the aussie site we were discussing this on. Just so others can see it too.

This is an extract I'm typing out from [iA People's Game. The Official History of Rugby League 1895 - 1995[/i by Geoffrey Moorhouse. I can't find it online but it's word for word from his book (Chapter 7: Only Honourable Men. Page 105).

[iThe uniform agreed upon was fixed to be Red and White hoop jerseys, black pants, and black stockings, with red band.* So twenty-six pairs of boots were ordered from Mansfield's, at 9s. 6d. per pair; six dozen jerseys from Wills' & Co at 60s. per dozen and from W.Nicholl & Brown three dozen stockings at 25s. per dozen, twenty-six pairs of shoulder pads at 2s. per dozen, twenty-six pairs of drawers at 7s. 6d. per dozen and three dozen pants at 65s. per dozen.

*(source: NU minutes, 22 February 1910)[/i

Then on page 108 there is a group photo of the squad and staff, with the players are all dressed in their kit. It is a black and white photo so we can't see the colours. Unfortunately the badge is also unclear, but it looks like it includes two or three components.

That can't be the full badge that they will end up using... surely.

Nice Idea, the badge is horrendous though.

Im sure they released a NU short a few years back which was top notch!

I Hope all the teams wear heritage jerseys for the first round, I picked up one of the Aussie ones cheap from Rebel sports a few months back, its a belter and what a heritage shirt should be, almost an exact replica!



Englands should be more like this