Australian Rugby / RA

[Ignoto]

The optics of a group of 20-30 predominantly white men sitting at a lavish dinner at Crown drinking wine and making a key decision like this, when the game has no fucking money, are awful..

Its an easy way to keep them feeling like they're involved with the game and keeps them quiet. Hopefully with such a diverse current crop of Wallabies being of PI background, they'll want to stay engaged with RA events post retirement.

Hopefully RA uses this new colour design as a launchpad for incorporating more of the Aboriginal flair we've seen on the recent jerseys. Turned the jersey's into something quite spectacular.

Just give us a cotton jersey for the non-players!

 

[Quick Hands]

Funny, it seems people are keen to whinge every year when the new jersey comes out. But if RA tries to engage people in that design process, also whinging.

I think it's a handy bit of media for rugby in a dead period of the pre-season - Tahs v Brumbies trial was to be on this weekend, but cancelled, so not much else to talk about. And if they're making an effort to listen to the rugby community on something like this, good on them.

I couldn't care less what shade of yellow/gold it is. I'd much rather have a winning team.

 

[Quick Hands]

The playing strip is one of the big issues, actually. We are a professional sport, every aspect of our image is important.

Clearly this has been what's gone wrong over the past 20 years. Now we have the correct shade of yellow/gold all will be well.

 

[ForceFan]

Hopefully RA uses this new colour design as a launchpad for incorporating more of the Aboriginal flair we've seen on the recent jerseys. Turned the jersey's into something.

No thanks - happy to keep that for the theme events.

Keep the national jersey clean and simple.
We don’t need a green version.
Gold not yellow.

 

[RugbyReg]

The optics of a group of 20-30 predominantly white men sitting at a lavish dinner at Crown drinking wine and making a key decision like this, when the game has no fucking money, are awful..

better optics then them writing an open letter criticizing the game. Poido just posted in his linked in a positive comment about rugby Australia for the first time in a very long time.

For the sake of a few contra wines and steaks, it's not bad...

 

[dru]

better optics then them writing an open letter criticizing the game. Poido just posted in his linked in a positive comment about rugby Australia for the first time in a very long time.

For the sake of a few contra wines and steaks, it's not bad.

But does say something about the WB "Great" twats that need to be pacified this way. RA are going the right thing, it is still pity.

 

[Braveheart81]

The colour of the jersey is also something people care an irrationally large amount about.

This has been a good series of content in terms of media attention, buy-in from former Wallabies and the public through various online polls at a time when there wouldn't be much else in the media.

 

[Adam84]

It’s rather interesting to watch, In previous years design and colour of the jersey has been decided by the marketing team and jersey manufacture and no one bats any eyelid.

This year they invite a group of players, who actually earned the right to wear the jersey to vote and provide feedback, and people are in uproar about it.

Shit extend this kind of decision to the public and you’ll get Jersey McJerseyFace designs chosen.

 

[Derpus]

Eh people pretty much do complain about the jersey every year i reckon.

My dream is an indigenous jersey for every test with the proper gold incorporated.

 

[KOB1987]

It’s rather interesting to watch, In previous years design and colour of the jersey has been decided by the marketing team and jersey manufacture and no one bats any eyelid.

This year they invite a group of players, who actually earned the right to wear the jersey to vote and provide feedback, and people are in uproar about it.

Shit extend this kind of decision to the public and you’ll get Jersey McJerseyFace designs chosen.

This.

 

[Slim 293]

I couldn't care less what shade of yellow/gold it is. I'd much rather have a winning team.

Clearly this has been what's gone wrong over the past 20 years. Now we have the correct shade of yellow/gold all will be well.

Why do you even care? It has nothing to do with the Shute Shield.........

 

[liquor box]

No thanks - happy to keep that for the theme events.

Keep the national jersey clean and simple.
We don’t need a green version.
Gold not yellow.

I want a gold indigenous jersey with green highlight, the opposite colour scheme to the current one. I also only want a wallaby symbol and the coat of arms, no flags.

 

[sendit]

Our 1999 jersey is GOAT, nice simple, good use of colours

Whatever jersey we have, simplicity is key.

 

[wamberal]

Our 1999 jersey is GOAT, nice simple, good use of colours

Whatever jersey we have, simplicity is key.

Except for the First Nations version.

 

[sendit]

Except for the First Nations version.

Fine for a one or two test per year but wouldn’t have it as our regular. Way too busy

 

[Dismal Pillock]

**Breaking News**

Rugby Australia Announce Huge New Sponsorship Deal

--SMH--

The Australian Rugby Union have today announced a groundbreaking multi-year jersey sponsorship deal with Internet giant "instagram".

"The new jersey reflects our huge fucken enormous new sponsorship deal as well as paying homage to our aboriginal roots" announced new Rugby Australia social media kingpin Mr W.Aiopehuoldboy. "All my fellow aussie boofheads should all rush the fuck out to the shops and buy this awesome fucken rugby jersey right away".

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$3.99 O.N.O​

 

[wamberal]

Fine for a one or two test per year but wouldn’t have it as our regular. Way too busy

Nobody is suggesting that, I will simply pointing out that simplicity would not apply to the Indigenous jersey. Okay?

 

[sendit]

Nobody is suggesting that, I will simply pointing out that simplicity would not apply to the Indigenous jersey. Okay?

You ok hun?

 

[drewprint]

http://bit.ly/LionstoRoar

Australia to host the SA-Lions series? Pie in the sky stuff surely, but a pretty cool fallback option to think about! (For Australians, at least).

 

[sendit]

I had a look at a rugby.com.ah article this morning suggested profit would be split between the Lions and SA, no mention of financial benefit for AUS. Maybe they’re paying a straight fee upfront? Wasn’t sure what to make of it......