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<blockquote data-quote="best_fullback" data-source="post: 419701" data-attributes="member: 15318"><p>Yeah you've hit the nail on the head there. Personally, I have never felt the urge to buy an away Rugby Jersey. It is a 100% commercial decision. England and NZ could probably go years and years without ever needing to wear an away strip, but that fact is that there are many people who are, as you say, sucked in to buying alternate jerseys. Also, there are people do buy them because they like them. I'm personally not that bothered. Rugby is now a professional sport, and rapidly growing worldwide. Clothing companies would be silly to miss an opportunity to make more money by flogging another shirt, just as is done in football with some teams now having 4th strips in the Premiership. The thing is because new alternate shirts are bought out nearly every year now, they need to be different enough from the last so fans can justify buying a totally new design/colour scheme, instead of a slightly tweaked shirt with the same colours.</p><p></p><p>Thats it really. It may be a shame to some, but its a business as well as a sport now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="best_fullback, post: 419701, member: 15318"] Yeah you've hit the nail on the head there. Personally, I have never felt the urge to buy an away Rugby Jersey. It is a 100% commercial decision. England and NZ could probably go years and years without ever needing to wear an away strip, but that fact is that there are many people who are, as you say, sucked in to buying alternate jerseys. Also, there are people do buy them because they like them. I'm personally not that bothered. Rugby is now a professional sport, and rapidly growing worldwide. Clothing companies would be silly to miss an opportunity to make more money by flogging another shirt, just as is done in football with some teams now having 4th strips in the Premiership. The thing is because new alternate shirts are bought out nearly every year now, they need to be different enough from the last so fans can justify buying a totally new design/colour scheme, instead of a slightly tweaked shirt with the same colours. Thats it really. It may be a shame to some, but its a business as well as a sport now. [/QUOTE]
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