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Wallabies all white for World Cup
Change strip: the white jersey which will be supplied to the Wallabies for the World Cup and (right), their standard World Cup strip. Source: The Daily Telegraph
THE Wallabies will be issued with a rare white jersey in their Rugby World Cup kit bags but chances are Aussie supporters will be the only ones to pull on the new strip.
As part of the Rugby World Cup regulations, the Australian Rugby Union had to produce an alternative Wallabies jersey for the tournament in New Zealand later this year, and The Daily Telegraph was given a sneak peek yesterday of both the "A" and "B" jerseys.
The regular Wallabies jersey - manufactured by Kooga - will remain untouched apart from official Rugby World Cup logos and with sponsors removed. But the alternate strip will have a predominantly white torso, with gold shoulders, sleeves and side panels.
"We couldn't go with green and gold, because that could potentially clash with South Africa so we decided on white and figured out how we could incorporate gold into it," Kooga CEO Tyron Brant said.
But given alternate strips are designed for when two countries with similar coloured jerseys clash, there is little chance the Wallabies will need their white outfit.
Romania are the only other qualified nation who wear yellow jerseys and they would only clash with the Wallabies in a semi-final.
The minnow rugby nation has never made it past the pool stages.
The Wallabies have only worn an alternate strip once in World Cup history, against Romania in the 1995 Cup.