This is the new Hong Kong rugby shirt 2014, the HK sevens team’s new uniform, made by Kukri Sports. The strip was officially unveiled at the Bruce Lee Statue in Kowloon and sees Kukri incorporate the hoops that were much loved by HK fans in the past.
HSBC are the sponsors of this Hong Kong Sevens jersey, as can be seen in the pics below. Continue reading
We showed you the new Western Force BLK kits for the 2014 Super Rugby season, and also revealed that Force were using a rather novel idea by selling advertising space in front of each of the 23 jerseys, rather than having one major front of the shirt sponsor for all 23 match day players.
The Force now have a completed list of 16 jersey sponsors. All fifteen starting players have different sponsors, while jerseys 16-23 will be sponsored by the WA government.
Navitas, who will be on the front of the hooker’s (2) jersey, will also appear on the back of all squad jerseys. Engineering and project services contractor, Clough will be the collar sponsor on the Force shirts for 2014. The man of the match awards for games at the NIB Stadium will be presented by Haigh & Hastings
Full list of Western Force front jersey sponsors 2014
1. C.D. Dodd Scrap Metal Recyclers
2. Navitas
3. Australian Contract Mining
4. Pindan
5. Mermaid Marine Continue reading
This is the new Hull FC Magic Weekend shirt, Super League outfit Hull FC’s new kit for their 2014 Magic Weekend fixture. The event, which will be held at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, sees Hull FC take on local rivals Hull Kingston Rovers.
This new Hull FC magic weekend kit has been designed by Sid Domic, the former Australian rugby league star who played for Hull and Warrington in the 2000’s. Domic, who has designed heritage shirts for both the Broncos and Souths in the NRL as well the Indigenous All Stars jersey, has used his indigenous heritage (Kalkadoon tribe) and artistic ability to represent the history and heritage of Hull FC using traditional Aborigine painting techniques.
The design shows Aboriginal portrayals of well-known local landmarks such as the River Hull, the club’s former home the Boulevard and the KC Stadium.
The jersey is sponsored by the Pulse Rate Group Continue reading
BLK have signed a new kit deal with USA rugby that will see the latter don BLK apparel from July 2014 onwards. The deal is for a period of three years and will cover the 2015 Rugby World Cup as well the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Continue reading
BLK have added Welsh club Ospreys to their growing list of clubs after penning a new 3 year kit deal that will come into effect at the beginning of the 2014/15 season. The deal is believed to be worth over £500,000 per season.
Ospreys are currently outfitted by KooGa. BLK is essentially KooGa Australia rebranded, after the Australian licensees of the brand parted ways with KooGa UK.
Ospreys, whose jerseys are amongst the best selling rugby ones in the United Kingdom and Ireland, will join the Sharks, Reds, Rebels, Western Force, Connacht and Stade Toulousain in the list of major clubs to be outfitted by BLK.
Check the BLK section on our site for other rugby kits designed by them.