2021 New Kit Thread

[Henson Park Old Firm]

https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/1996/european-rugby-league-sign-kit-deal-with...

[Hela Wigmen]

Saints Magic shirt. 

Based on the “Champions Range” of clothing released by the club, which seems to have sold well from what I’ve seen. No autism charity aligned to this either, which is a shame, as we have done quite a lot with them the last few years. 

[Irish Saint]

7 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Saints Magic shirt. 

Based on the “Champions Range” of clothing released by the club, which seems to have sold well from what I’ve seen. No autism charity aligned to this either, which is a shame, as we have done quite a lot with them the last few years. 

Imo best Saints shirt  since they linked up with O'Neills  but could never wear a Saints shirt with  the  current sponsors name.

 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Saints Magic shirt. 

Based on the “Champions Range” of clothing released by the club, which seems to have sold well from what I’ve seen. No autism charity aligned to this either, which is a shame, as we have done quite a lot with them the last few years. 

Very nice - could see NQ cowboys pinching this for next season with a couple of minor tweaks. 

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Irish Saint said:

Imo best Saints shirt  since they linked up with O'Neills  but could never wear a Saints shirt with  the  current sponsors name.

 

Agreed, I’d buy one for my lad if they had a different sponsor. 

[Clogiron]

2 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Saints Magic shirt. 

Based on the “Champions Range” of clothing released by the club, which seems to have sold well from what I’ve seen. No autism charity aligned to this either, which is a shame, as we have done quite a lot with them the last few years. 

Reminds me of the Yorkshire shirt the last time that icon was warn

[Davo5]

3 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Saints Magic shirt. 

Based on the “Champions Range” of clothing released by the club, which seems to have sold well from what I’ve seen. No autism charity aligned to this either, which is a shame, as we have done quite a lot with them the last few years. 

Nice to Saints release a magic shirt that someone might actually buy.

[Eddie]

Nigeria’s new kit, made by Canterbury

https://nigeriarugbyleague.org/2021/08/09/press-release-nigeria-rugby-league-official-kit-launch/?fbclid=IwAR0MrL7IeSSFlgwGkFAZI7Yui0R8qTpSj8mEgYRVEhYLCC6Ey9s5bobNdgQ

[RigbyLuger]

Keighley Pride shirt. Why the logo is so big is beyond me, and why don't they say how much is going to charity rather than just "a portion"?

 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

4 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:

Keighley Pride shirt. Why the logo is so big is beyond me, and why don't they say how much is going to charity rather than just "a portion"?

 

That is truly awful.

[gingerjon]

5 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:

Keighley Pride shirt. Why the logo is so big is beyond me, and why don't they say how much is going to charity rather than just "a portion"?

 

"Mam, I just got the **** kicked out of me."

"What, for being gay? This town ..."

"Nah, for wearing this shirt."

[Man of Kent]

27 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:

Keighley Pride shirt. Why the logo is so big is beyond me, and why don't they say how much is going to charity rather than just "a portion"?

 

That might have been OK if the chevrons stopped at the red one. Going the whole hog with the pink, sky blue, and brown chevrons turn into a monstrosity. 

[Davo5]

Nice to see Keighley continuing their long tradition of having god awful kits.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

11 hours ago, Man of Kent said:

That might have been OK if the chevrons stopped at the red one. Going the whole hog with the pink, sky blue, and brown chevrons turn into a monstrosity. 

No, it's the ridiculously oversized badge that makes it look like a cheap t-shirt.

[Man of Kent]

2 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

No, it's the ridiculously oversized badge that makes it look like a cheap t-shirt.

That too, yes. 

[Tommygilf]

Not specifically RL related, but I've had a chance this week to check out the Yorkshire Cricket Nike gear in the flesh and it really is top grade.

A very small range of stuff (3 "kits", couple of of training tops and ancillary gear, the prime offering imo is a swoosh hoodie with the word "Nike" replaced by "Yorkshire"), but it is at premium prices. And it is worth that tbf, it is real quality. 

Compared with the Rhinos offering its a noticeably different approach.

[EastLondonMike]

Keighley must have a fear of money.

[Whippet13]

Salford's Magic shirt, based on a map of the city.

 

[Henson Park Old Firm]

Looks like vx3 is the new supplier

[Futtocks]

9 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

Looks like vx3 is the new supplier

They've just signed a deal with them as official kit partner and retailer: https://www.salfordreddevils.net/salford-red-devils-announce-vx3-partnership/

[Eddie]

8 hours ago, Futtocks said:

They've just signed a deal with them as official kit partner and retailer: https://www.salfordreddevils.net/salford-red-devils-announce-vx3-partnership/

That’ll disappoint some people on this forum, who saw Kappa’s deal ending as a sign Salford were about to fold. 

[Chrispmartha]

14 hours ago, Tommygilf said:

Not specifically RL related, but I've had a chance this week to check out the Yorkshire Cricket Nike gear in the flesh and it really is top grade.

A very small range of stuff (3 "kits", couple of of training tops and ancillary gear, the prime offering imo is a swoosh hoodie with the word "Nike" replaced by "Yorkshire"), but it is at premium prices. And it is worth that tbf, it is real quality. 

Compared with the Rhinos offering its a noticeably different approach.

The Rhinos strategy (or more specifically Oxen's) is one I don't like at all, in fact it annoys me, basically it seems to be release as much stuff as possible, doesn't mater about design or quality, then have a massive sale every other day.

I hoped a club like Leeds would have higher standards, I really wished we had gone with someone like Hummell or tried to get a blue chip supplier, but I guess Oxen taking over the operation was too much of a good offer but the quality and design is dire for such a big club.

[Tommygilf]

On 20/08/2021 at 09:41, Chrispmartha said:

The Rhinos strategy (or more specifically Oxen's) is one I don't like at all, in fact it annoys me, basically it seems to be release as much stuff as possible, doesn't mater about design or quality, then have a massive sale every other day.

I hoped a club like Leeds would have higher standards, I really wished we had gone with someone like Hummell or tried to get a blue chip supplier, but I guess Oxen taking over the operation was too much of a good offer but the quality and design is dire for such a big club.

Absolutely. Its genuinely at the stage where you think "why would I ever pay full price for a shirt?". There is literally always an offer on or one just round the corner.

Like I said compared with the YCCC gear the difference was stark.

[Chrispmartha]

54 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Absolutely. Its genuinely at the stage where you think "why would I ever pay full price for a shirt?". There is literally always an offer on or one just round the corner.

Like I said compared with the YCCC gear the difference was stark.

Reminds me of a client of mine who made and sold high end stuff (not clothing) but constantly had sales every month with up to 50% off everything, I told him to maybe try a different approach as I thought it was damaging the perceived quality of the brand, so they ditched the constant sales for a while - both sales and profits went up and they ditched the sales for good - did myself out of work mind as we didn’t produce as many ads for them

 

There hasn’t been a week gone by since Oxen took over where there hasn’t been some sort of sale or other. And the stuff is cheap and nasty IMHO

[EastLondonMike]

43 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Reminds me of a client of mine who made and sold high end stuff (not clothing) but constantly had sales every month with up to 50% off everything, I told him to maybe try a different approach as I thought it was damaging the perceived quality of the brand, so they ditched the constant sales for a while - both sales and profits went up and they ditched the sales for good - did myself out of work mind as we didn’t produce as many ads for them

 

There hasn’t been a week gone by since Oxen took over where there hasn’t been some sort of sale or other. And the stuff is cheap and nasty IMHO

Oxen trying to clear the decks.

https://www.eliteprosports.co.uk/shop/leeds-rhinos/leeds-rhinos-sale

The amount of product on sale, and the discount %, is quite staggering for product still in it's first year of sale. 
From a sustainability point of view it's also quite obscene.