Ireland Team Talk X: The Long Hard Road to a Semi. MOD WARNING POSTS #1, #1474, #5707

awec

That's honestly brutal.

Your man looks like he's wearing an oversized jersey.

All that's missing is the Carrolls logo on it somewhere.

connundrum

That jersey compared to the Japan effort is night and day. That said, the Japan jersey being a player-fit is a key difference. Irish jersey on yer man looks a size or two too big

racso1975

It's a horrific jersey and the neck on it is brutal. Can't imagine any type of fit would make it look remotely good. Japan and Fiji do have stunning jerseys

Dave_The_Sheep

Just awful.

Shefwedfan

You know it’s World Cup time when everyone is complaining about the jersey and also some other country has a better one

Can’t wait now

awec

racso1975 wrote: »

It's a horrific jersey and the neck on it is brutal. Can't imagine any type of fit would make it look remotely good. Japan and Fiji do have stunning jerseys

The neck on the jersey is going to look ridiculous on the average person who doesn't have the neck profile of a rugby player or gym buff.

With global warming become a more pressing issue I'm glad to see the IRFU recycling material from Dublin Bus seats.

mfceiling

awec wrote: »

The neck on the jersey is going to look ridiculous on the average person who doesn't have the neck profile of a rugby player or gym buff.

I'm grand so.

*Sucks in stomach*

AbusesToilets

Perfection.


Jersey is nice too in fairness

Exclamation Marc

In fairness, the home jersey looks a lot nicer when it's not on a model



That said, it looks rank in the model picture and there is no mercy for that awful away kit.

salmocab

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Perfection.


Jersey is nice too in fairness

Peak rugby Jersey time

evil_seed

Looks like it's from Penney's

Shefwedfan

evil_seed wrote: »

Looks like it's from Penney's

Whats wrong with Pennys?

Former Former

salmocab wrote: »

Peak rugby Jersey time

I still have my 2003 jersey, it was a great jersey and the quality of all Canterbury gear is leagues ahead of everyone else.

salmocab

Former Former wrote: »

I still have my 2003 jersey, it was a great jersey and the quality of all Canterbury gear is leagues ahead of everyone else.

Proper men’s sizes too back then.

Podge_irl

Former Former wrote: »

I still have my 2003 jersey, it was a great jersey and the quality of all Canterbury gear is leagues ahead of everyone else.

I still have this bad boy and it is glorious.

salmocab

Podge_irl wrote: »

I still have this bad boy and it is glorious.

Cut off the sleeves yourself and it’s perfection

andymx11

Is it not weird that Irish Rugby haven’t plastered the WC jersey everywhere? Surly there should have been a media launch in line with it being available to buy online?

Squidgy Black

andymx11 wrote: »

Is it not weird that Irish Rugby haven’t plastered the WC jersey everywhere? Surly there should have been a media launch in line with it being available to buy online?

The actual launch is tomorrow, everything to date has been leaks

stephen_n

Like the World Cup Jersey’s because they have no stupid patterns, but where are they going with the shape of that thing. Must be the supporters fit and €95 too, that’s putting the saddle on a bit!

Some Yoke

It's up there in the yuck charts with Pumas moob ventilation grille jersey

FACECUTTR

yerrahbah wrote: »

https://twitter.com/andymcgeady/status/1149037644887797760

What the actual **** is that crap ?? Has to be the worst Irish jersey ever.

Eod100

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Whats wrong with Pennys?

Feck all if it's Penny's prices but 95 a pop, no thanks!

swiwi_

[Deleted User] wrote: »

With global warming become a more pressing issue I'm glad to see the IRFU recycling material from Dublin Bus seats.

And it also doubles as a pyjamas top. Which means you never have to get changed during the RWC #luckyjersey

swiwi_

swiwi_ wrote: »

And it also doubles as a pyjamas top. Which means you never have to get changed during the RWC #luckyjersey

Several week bender exclusively in the jammies.

Think I might need to reorganise my autumn.

Ireland are going to win the World Cup in one of these monstrosities.

Dave_The_Sheep

Deleted User wrote: »

Several week bender exclusively in the jammies.

Think I might need to reorganise my autumn.

The way this weather is, you could probably forgo the jammies entirely.

awec

Real men sleep in their y fronts and vests.

Dave_The_Sheep

In the nip. Only way to go.

PTH2009

Once they win I don't give a **** what type of Jersey they wear

Jump_In_Jack

Will Addison joins up with Ireland squad

sydthebeat

Addison shortened from 4/1 to 4/7 to make the squad yesterday.

thats quite a jump and im not convinced money moved it that far... i wonder do the bookies know something we dont??

bilston

sydthebeat wrote: »

Addison shortened from 4/1 to 4/7 to make the squad yesterday.

thats quite a jump and im not convinced money moved it that far... i wonder do the bookies know something we dont??

It's because he's been added to the training squad, where as previously he wasn't included, presumably due to injury.

sydthebeat

bilston wrote: »

It's because he's been added to the training squad, where as previously he wasn't included, presumably due to injury.

nah not really... the move didnt happen until well after the announcement that he was joining up with the training squad..... if it was due to him joining up then they would have cut the odds sooner.

or maybe it simply is that enough money was put on him after the announcement that moved him so much... but thats quiet a big jump to be fair.

hes jumped ahead of Andrew Conway now in the betting, who has been in there from the start... and would be vying for a similar position.

Interesting also that Mike Haley isnt actually included in the PP odds at all.

dub_skav

The actual jersey launch has finally happened, The leak was correct, but it looks a bit better than in the leaked photos.

This one is actually decent

Squidgy Black

IRFU uploaded the official launch photos with some manky filter on Instagram, but the player fit looks slightly better. Still shíte though.

dub_skav

Rory and Johnny do not look happy

sydthebeat

the alternative one is gak

the collared one i assume is a fan jersey

dub_skav

sydthebeat wrote: »

the alternative one is gak

the collared one i assume is a fan jersey

Yeah, fan one they#ve been doing the last few years. It's the classic (/beergut) version

Squidgy Black

Also what's the story with all rugby kit manufacturers now just reusing templates for gear. It's the exact same template as the England jersey, same collar, same piping on the sleeves and the slits towards the bottom.

sydthebeat

sydthebeat wrote: »

Addison shortened from 4/1 to 4/7 to make the squad yesterday.

thats quite a jump and im not convinced money moved it that far... i wonder do the bookies know something we dont??

LOL

someone must be reading this thread cos hes only just gone into 1/3 now.....

Former Former

Addison was always come into the reckoning if he got fit. I'd bring him ahead of Conway, Dave K and certainly ahead of Haley.

RugbyLover123

Squidgy Black wrote: »

IRFU uploaded the official launch photos with some manky filter on Instagram, but the player fit looks slightly better. Still shíte though.

I actually quite like the away one. Looks a hell of a lot better in that picture without the sponsor.

arsebiscuits1

I'm not sure what's not to like about it.

I said the same about the England shirt. It's plain so it will age well. There's a lot of jerseys that do not stand up to the test of time. Some fall into the "classic retro" bracket. But most don't.

This jersey doesn't have a sponsor which I like

The monstrosity that was the RWC15 logo is gone which I also like

The V neck collar is a good look I think - much better than the weird roundy one we had a few years back.

Personally, Canterbury stuff fits me very nicely so I will definitely be buying this jersey.

The alternate jersey isn't great but we will only be wearing it against the Boks. And that will be in the quarters at the earliest. If we win that the jersey will forever be shown in images and clips of the first semi we qualified for and I think people will remember it more fondly.

I see a lot of people complaining about the place that it's the "exact same as the England Jersey" The stencils are obviously the same but I don't really see what the problem is about that?

To me it seems that a lot of peoples gripes about the similarities to the England jersey wouldn't be there if we released ours first. Which is pretty petty

bilston

sydthebeat wrote: »

nah not really... the move didnt happen until well after the announcement that he was joining up with the training squad..... if it was due to him joining up then they would have cut the odds sooner.

or maybe it simply is that enough money was put on him after the announcement that moved him so much... but thats quiet a big jump to be fair.

hes jumped ahead of Andrew Conway now in the betting, who has been in there from the start... and would be vying for a similar position.

Interesting also that Mike Haley isnt actually included in the PP odds at all.

Either way missing half of last seasonhas to have hurt his chances. He will need to hit the ground running in the warm ups

Exclamation Marc

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

I'm not sure what's not to like about it.

I said the same about the England shirt. It's plain so it will age well. There's a lot of jerseys that do not stand up to the test of time. Some fall into the "classic retro" bracket. But most don't.

This jersey doesn't have a sponsor which I like

The monstrosity that was the RWC15 logo is gone which I also like

The V neck collar is a good look I think - much better than the weird roundy one we had a few years back.

Personally, Canterbury stuff fits me very nicely so I will definitely be buying this jersey.

The alternate jersey isn't great but we will only be wearing it against the Boks. And that will be in the quarters at the earliest. If we win that the jersey will forever be shown in images and clips of the first semi we qualified for and I think people will remember it more fondly.

I see a lot of people complaining about the place that it's the "exact same as the England Jersey" The stencils are obviously the same but I don't really see what the problem is about that?

To me it seems that a lot of peoples gripes about the similarities to the England jersey wouldn't be there if we released ours first. Which is pretty petty

As I said before, it looks awful on a model but looks quite good on its own or on the team and I think the model picture is where the negativity came from.

I agree that's its quite nice, quite plain and a definite improvement on the current kit.

nc6000

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

It's plain so it will age well.

Anything with a date on it doesn't usually age well.

razorblunt

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

I actually quite like the away one. Looks a hell of a lot better in that picture without the sponsor.

Agreed, it's different too.
I'll pick it up, without the sponsor in the post WC sales, along with Fiji.

I can't believe the IRFU just accept Template jersey #7271 in green though.

Larbre34

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Also what's the story with all rugby kit manufacturers now just reusing templates for gear. It's the exact same template as the England jersey, same collar, same piping on the sleeves and the slits towards the bottom.

Its been that way as long as I have been following sport. Its more obvious on plain jerseys than heavily motifed ones, but for example, if you go back to Ireland's first fitted CCC jersey in RWC 2007 or Leinster's gear from the HC win in 2009 and compare the collars and trims with other teams who used them, they are a template. Same in soccer, same in GAA.

PS the Ireland jerseys are shyte.

arsebiscuits1

nc6000 wrote: »

Anything with a date on it doesn't usually age well.

I disagree.

That pic of Shane Horgan in the '03 jersey brought me right back to it. I think it looks great still and the date on it adds to the whole aged nosalgia feel