{"id":246197,"date":"2025-10-28T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/246197\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:22:12","slug":"ireland-reveals-one-off-shirt-for-all-blacks-test-and-its-a-stunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/246197\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland reveals one-off shirt for All Blacks Test and it&#8217;s a stunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/content\/themes\/planet2\/img\/svg\/icons\/icon-info.svg\" class=\"ps-lazy-img h-5 w-5 !m-0\" alt=\"Info icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                This page contains affiliate links and we may earn a commission from any products or services you buy.\n            <\/p>\n<p>Every year Chicago dyes its river bright green to celebrate St Patrick\u2019s Day in support of the huge Irish population in the city and Canterbury has launched a shirt in honour of the tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Canterbury says the\u00a0swirling \u201cgreen water\u201d pattern pays tribute to the city\u2019s Irish heritage while capturing the energy of both Chicago and Irish rugby.<\/p>\n<p>The one-off shirt will be worn as a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/go.linkby.com\/GQOOUYMC\/teams\/shop-by-teams\/ireland-team.list\" target=\"_blank\">pre-match kit<\/a> before the game between Ireland and New Zealand at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n<p>Priced at \u00a355 on the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/go.linkby.com\/GQOOUYMC\/teams\/shop-by-teams\/ireland-team.list\" target=\"_blank\">Canterbury website<\/a>, the kit also comes with a free Ireland bobble hat for every fan who buys the \u2018Pro\u2019 version. Fans who want a higher quality option can buy a \u00a3105 \u2018Test\u2019 version before the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Test option is the one worn by the players and sits close to the body, a sleek, performance-focused fit worn by the pros, with VapoDri technology to keep players dry and comfortable. The Pro version has a slightly looser, athletic feel, still packed with the same VapoDri innovation and finished with the iconic CCC and IRFU logos.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a junior version for younger fans. All three kits are <a rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/go.linkby.com\/GQOOUYMC\/teams\/shop-by-teams\/ireland-team.list\" target=\"_blank\">on sale now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1483083\" class=\"ps-lazy-img size-medium wp-image-1483083\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IRFU2-410x424.jpg\" alt=\"The new Ireland kit\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1483083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> The new Ireland kit<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Porter, Ireland and British &amp; Irish Lions prop, said: \u201cOnce again, Canterbury has created a jersey that will not only perform on the pitch but will also look fantastic off it. The special design on this shirt, reflecting the iconic dyed Chicago River, is a great way to celebrate Ireland\u2019s match against New Zealand in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ireland will take on the All Blacks in Chicago on November 1 in a replay of one of the most historic results in Irish rugby history. It was at this stadium in 2016 that Ireland beat the All Blacks for the first time and they will be hoping for a repeat performance in the opening game of the Autumn Internationals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This page contains affiliate links and we may earn a commission from any products or services you buy.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,818,1182,26779,44,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-246197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-home-page","11":"tag-internationals","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-rugby","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}