Nike to unveal new England kit this week

[Teh Mite]

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[lynam1104]

a new kit? already?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Really don't get why they've done this, (well i do, it's money, but still....)
It's been barely a year since the last one. They should've kept it until at least the WC
If this is the kit that that spambot posted before then it's not even an improvement. Looks like 2003 WC shirt, but skintight spandex, and the red is now black (since when has Black been one of the England colours?) and a Black change kit as well,
Madness

 

[Conal]

i liked englands kit against wales last 6nations
i think they should use it a more traditional kit

 

[gingergenius]

Why a new kit already? The last one was so perfect. Modern design, tradition kept. This looks not bad but why lose the tradition. England wear all-white shirts, all-white shorts, and navy socks with blue tops. I don't mind a little bit of red trim here and there, but it must be red... not ******* black.

 

[Duckdee]

I bet it's blue, not black.

 

[MichaelBoard]

I think England's kit in 2003 was really nice. An updated version of that would be better.

 

[cyRil]

i liked englands kit against wales last 6nations
i think they should use it a more traditional kit

I despise everything about the English rugby team as much as the next non-Englishman, but that kit was one of the best made. Absolutely lush.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

Phil Vickery to model it and have his face plastered all over Twickenham. Dan Cole will be mad.

 

[cyRil]

Even better - get Gav to model it.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Henson wishes he was English

 

[cyRil]

Henson wishes he was English

Yeahalrightson.

 

[Swansea99]

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Could be worse *coughCORNETTOcough* but i don't get what Black has to do with it (have we ever had black on the kit before?) - it's basically the last one with little bits on the shoulder/armpit
Not worth it whatsoever, especially as the last ones only came out something like 10matches ago
If they wanted to release a new kit they should've waited for the WC (though, no doubt, they'll release one in time for that as well)

 

[RoosTah]

Sooo.... they've added tiny grey stripes at the top in the hope that people will go out and spend money on them?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

One bonus is that the 'old' kit will be cheaper now, and I much prefer that anyway

 

[RoosTah]

One bonus is that the 'old' kit will be cheaper now, and I much prefer that anyway

True. I remember rejoicing at how cheap the Wallabies 05-06 kit became when that horrible vomit-mesh thing was released for the '07 RWC.

But don't they have a rule that you can't change your jersey for 2 years once a new one has come in? Maybe that's just here...

 

[welshgazza1992]

I actually like that... nicer than what we'll be wearing this autumn, anyway!

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

No red?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The change kit is actually dark grey, but looks like black in that pic:

http://store.nike.com/gb/en_gb/?#l=shop,pdp,ctr-inline/cid-300/pid-342559/pgid-342561

I actually quite like it, but it should be a training top or something, not the change kit