France

pierredelot1 says...

Thats better, but a change of kit won't revive the flair and there is little of it about so far. Last season was a poor one for the national squad and they need to show their true abilities this season. Wouldn't care if they turned up in brown, it's the way they play thats important. Lets face it, new kit is just another revenue stream, nothing else, but the more you win the more you sell.

Posted 10:30 19th August 2012

kitch says...

rosbif.. so its not rougerie?? my appologies to adidas

your right i dont know much about the french rugby players..thats why i asked "is that"... i also couldnt identify many players in the usa team either, or for that matter samoa, tonga , russia, scotland , finland, zambia etc etc...you??

Posted 00:04 01st August 2012

kitch says...

is that the cowardly eye gouger from the rwc final!.. shame on addidas for allowing him to be a poster boy for french rugby!!

Posted 18:11 19th July 2012

tha_mai says...

5Lock4ward - good point re the flag; looks more like the flag of Thailand which runs strips of red/white/blue/white/red on a horizontal - go Thailand!

Posted 01:49 15th July 2012

Maubec says...

@ : The 2010 kit was the best from Nike since 2002 but the blue was still too dark.

I'm not a fan of the strips above the chest but it's so way better than what we had for 10 years...

Only regret : it seems the shorts will be blue and not white...

Can't understand why some teams (France, Scotland, England [with the white socks]) want to look like All Blacks (with the black colour changed to colour of the designer's choice...)

Aren't they proud enough of their team's history to need copying New-Zealand's style ?

Posted 10:44 12th July 2012

5Lock4ward says...

Not a big fan of the Adidas self promotion by incorporating the French flag into their famous stripes across the shoulders. Also not a big fan of the accentuated collar; didn't care for it on the newest AB's jersey either. At least they're back to their traditional shad of blue.

Posted 13:42 11th July 2012

Maubec says...

Back in blue ! At last !

As a frenchman, I was ashamed by Nike's latest kits : the blue short in 2003, the 2007 all dark blue kit (just created in order to mess with Adidas' All Blacks) and the 2011's horror in bue-black an strips and when France played in white, they looked like... England !!!

When I saw the new Argentine's jersey without the light blue strips, I really think like oceansnz, that Nike have nothing to do in the rugby jerseys industry.

Personnally, I think a jersey shouldn't be a mode accessory. It's not something designed to be worn when shopping or in nightclub.

It's a symbol. It's about who you represent and who you are successing. It's about respect and tradition.

Where are the England's dark blue socks ? And Scotland'swhite short ?

Do you imagine New Zealand with fuschia shorts ? Or South Africa with some silver socks ?

Stop messsing with our kits ! Go back to simplicity in design and tradition for colours.

I really liked Samoa RWC 2007's kit with the tribal tatoo in the back.

Kooga did a sober and clever job for 2011 World Cup's jerseys.

Posted 10:30 11th July 2012

rakavi187 says...

like how they've finally gone back to their original blue, not sure about the stripes above the chest...and they should have gone with the white shorts & red socks combo.

Posted 05:41 11th July 2012

oceansnz says...

Never was a fan of Nike and their lazy generic design for all teams. They destroyed tradition in order to promote brand recognition.

I hope the French uniform includes the red socks again.

Posted 00:18 11th July 2012

shsvs says...

Nice to see the light blue back, I don't really like the stripes tho but otherwise it will look like the AB jersey.

I like the French jersey before the current one and many Stade Francais!

Posted 18:27 10th July 2012