(Very) early thoughts on the 2017 Lions

[MojoPin]

The new jersey looks awful, not a patch on the previous Adidas one, which was one of the best designs in a long time. Such a shame. Expected more from Canterbury to be honest.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Looks like a Liverpool shirt

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Canterbury for me is great leisure gear and training gear but meh at Match day kit stuff.

 

[Lancashire Nick]

What's wrong with it? Red with a white collar is exactly how a Lions jersey should look. We have to have the sponsor's logo, and at least with Canterbury, we don't get 3 white lines on the shoulders and sleeves.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I liked the white lines

 

[AzaMatt]

I liked the white lines

me too, looked like part of the kit rather than part of the sponser. cleverly done

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Looks a bit shiny although pleased to see a bit of a collar.

Hate seeing a sponsor's name plastered all over the front of an international shirt tho. One thing English football does better although more than offset by the poppy denying morons at FIFA.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Kinda ****e... Worse than their England and Irelamd jerseys for sure.

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Looks a bit shiny although pleased to see a bit of a collar.

Hate seeing a sponsor's name plastered all over the front of an international shirt tho. One thing English football does better although more than offset by the poppy denying morons at FIFA.

I think FIFA were right to be fair, not that it is likely to happen but if England had a poppy on their shirt while playing Iraq or Afghanistan, who are both members of FIFA, it'd be a bit of an insult.

Edit: Just saw Tigs post in the Political thread, re-posting there.

 

[RedruthRFC]

IMO by keeping things fairly plain, they're gone for a retro look. Unfortunately the retro look fails totally because there's a flipping great sponsor's logo in the middle of it.

I quite like the look of the 1959 retro jersey, but not enough to be tempted to take eight quid out of my wallet!

 

[AzaMatt]

but not enough to be tempted to take eight quid out of my wallet!

cant even spare eight quid? talk about tight haha

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

cant even spare eight quid? talk about tight haha

I wasn't aware Redruth was in Yorkshire...

 

[Groundhog]

Don't like those jerseys, especially as I love the direction Addidas have taken recently. Pretty copy paste job from Canterbury, and I don't love those collars at all.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Trouble with the collars is I don't know if I can get the proper popped collar look that I like.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Go with the classic jersey, I got an Irish one before the last RWC, doubt I'll get another Ireland jersey again in my life, really good quality. Although my replica jersey days might be over altogether.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=s9_a...33-4b4c-9783-68344fb3ea2e&pf_rd_i=11454741031

Yep there's a tenner difference between the classic jersey (£54) and the Pro Jersey (£64). Small saving on Amazon over the official Lions store. Pro Jersey looks like better material, but if you are just wearing it down the pub to watch the matches or even lucky enough to be going out to NZ next summer the classic jersey will suffice.

 

[Lancashire Nick]

I liked the white lines

No, no, no, no, no ............ Maybe because I'm an old fart in his 50's, but this is what a Lions jersey should look like

http://prints.colorsport.co.uk/p/21...ritish-lions-tour-to-south-africa-5800975.jpg

 

[Bada-Bing!]

IMO by keeping things fairly plain, they're gone for a retro look. Unfortunately the retro look fails totally because there's a flipping great sponsor's logo in the middle of it.

I quite like the look of the 1959 retro jersey, but not enough to be tempted to take eighty quid out of my wallet!

https://store.lionsrugby.com/clothing-c1/rugby-jerseys-c17/lions-1959-commemorative-rugby-jersey-p29

FIFY.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=s9_a...33-4b4c-9783-68344fb3ea2e&pf_rd_i=11454741031

Yep there's a tenner difference between the classic jersey (£54) and the Pro Jersey (£64). Small saving on Amazon over the official Lions store. Pro Jersey looks like better material, but if you are just wearing it down the pub to watch the matches or even lucky enough to be going out to NZ next summer the classic jersey will suffice.

I actually meant the retro one you just posted, I have an Ireland 1876 commemorative yoke. Classic works too in the context though.

 

[Groundhog]

Think the 2001 Lions jersey was the best of the bunch myself. Dunno why, just love it.

 

[RedruthRFC]

I wasn't aware Redruth was in Yorkshire...

PMSL, I used the drink with a Scotsman whose definition of a Cornishman was a Yorkshireman with all the generosity wrung out of him! I can't even blame autocorrect, on my side, it was a crappy Spanish laptop keyboard and I was in a rush as my local was just about to open!