{"id":382803,"date":"2025-12-31T15:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/382803\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:12:12","slug":"old-school-v-new-generation-the-evolution-of-rugby-jerseys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/382803\/","title":{"rendered":"Old school v new generation: The evolution of rugby jerseys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>OPINION: From basic colours to hip and funky designs, @Rugby365 takes a look at the latest Lions away and training jersey and compares it to those of yesteryear.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/like-loading.gif\" class=\"loading-game\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p>As an avid jersey and memorabilia collector myself, I always feel like a kid on Christmas morning when a new hip kit gets released from any team that strikes my liking.<\/p>\n<p>I own around 70 plus rugby jerseys from various teams collected over the past 13 years since the bug bit me to start a collection.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions sported their new signing, Batho Hlekani, in training, which boasts a colourful design.<\/p>\n<p>The article continues below\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lions-jerseys--850x850.jpeg.webp.jpeg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Old school v new generation: The evolution of rugby jerseys\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Personally, I like it. It\u2019s something new and appeals to the younger generation, such as myself.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions also revealed their away kit at the start of the season, consisting of a graffiti-style print, which had fans divided in opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionalists will debate that the basic style of a team\u2019s colours without sponsors is the better version, whilst teams have opted to reinvent their look to appeal to a younger audience and generate revenue with a bolder, more colourful style.<\/p>\n<p>In the modern day, sponsors are part and parcel of having their brand displayed on a team\u2019s kit, but should the actual design remain plaina and simple or hip and funky?<\/p>\n<p>Which side of the fence are you on?<\/p>\n<p>*Let us know in the comments below\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Image credits: @LionsRugbyCo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OPINION: From basic colours to hip and funky designs, @Rugby365 takes a look at the latest Lions away&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-382803","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-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382803","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=382803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}