England to wear all black strip at rugby World Cup in New Zealand
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chriscullen
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Just when you thought you couldn't hate the poms any more
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Braveheart.
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I support two teams in Rugby. The Wallabies and who ever are playing England.
I hope Argentina stuff them and the NZ crowd let them know what they think
Athilnaur
Arch Winning (36)
James Buchanan
Trevor Allan (34)
Thats actually a pretty good looking strip.
More power to them I say. Its amusing at the very least.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Wouldn't dark blue be more appropriate? Since when have England worn black?
It is a good strip though.
It is a good strip though.
It's the "second" strip, so no big deal to me. Many countries' second strip changes with time, and they seem to be a fluid thing. Why not black? I mean France, Scotland, Ireland, NZ, and others have all worn white at times. England didn't go all crappy because they did, and they "own" white, so to speak.
If it truly irks a few Kiwis, it is hardly surprising, and a little amusing.
If it truly irks a few Kiwis, it is hardly surprising, and a little amusing.
Groucho
Greg Davis (50)
The Poms wearing black isn't a stunt at all: several teams wear a black away strip.
What was a Kiwi stunt was Stuff.co.nz getting an English girl to wander the streets of Wellington with a bad photoshop of Jonny Wilkinson in a black strip.
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TheNextBigThing
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In 2007 France even tried making their home strip such a dark shade of navy that the All blacks would have to wear grey against them.
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Ted Thorn (20)
If their away kit had always been black, fine, but to change it to the exact colour of the hosts kit suggests a lack of respect. Surely someone in the ERU still believes in the values that make rugby such a great sport, you know, like respect for your opposition and hosts?
Why didn't they go with the fabulous orange of their 7s team?
Why didn't they go with the fabulous orange of their 7s team?
Bruwheresmycar
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
The strip looks good, i see no problem. Get back to rugby!
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Must've missed that one, against who?
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Army_Gav
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And who ever is playing NZ.
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
wish the wallabies would bring out a dark navy with gold piping ala socceroos, dark jerseys rule, its not a pr stunt, the IRB apparantly told everyone they needed an alternate strip, the kiwis can ring them and complain.
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Dick Tooth (41)
Yeah that would look pretty damn good. Does anyone know what our current away strip looks like?
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
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