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The Red Rose in Black? Posted over 12 years ago

You have probably heard that the RFU have announced that England’s ‘away strip’ for the Rugby World Cup will be ‘all black’ in colour, consisting of jet black shirt/jersey and shorts.

We’d be interested to know what your ‘take’ is on this decision.

A commercially driven one (as a change of strip means new shirt/jersey sales)?

Good healthy psychological warfare?

A bit disrespectful?

Or a non issue?

Should there be any restrictions around the colour(s) countries choose for their away strip? Or should anything go?

What do you think?

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