Rugby Kits

The shirts favoured traditional in both rugby league and union wear usually made from cotton and wear fairly loose fitting garments with a buttoned collar. However since the modern development in the game the style rugby kits favoured have changed significantly. In the professional game of rugby league the shirts worn as part of the rugby kits are usually much tighter fitting and the collars have become much less prominent to prevent players on the opposite team having so much to grab on to. Even though grabbing a players clothing is against the rules it was still a prevalent problem, particularly with old style collared rugby kits.

The design of rugby kits has also changed significantly over the years too, particularly the kit worn by professional rugby league players which frequently feature brightly coloured designs similar to those worn by football players.  As with football strips replica rugby kits are available for fans to buy and replica England rugby shirts were a very common sight during the last rugby world cup.

One essential piece of rugby kit that all players will make use of is the mouth guard. As with all contact sports where there is an increased risk of injury the mouth guard is essential to prevent a players teeth being chipped or damaged during play. Other items of protective equipment used in rugby are scrum caps, used to protect a player’s ears in a scrum and light shoulder padding.