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    Wallabies' new-look jersey for World Cup

    Wallabies' new-look jersey for World Cup

    By Jim Tucker

    THE Wallabies will wear a fresh, bold gold jersey during their 2011 World Cup campaign after a yet-to-be-announced split from their supplier of the past nine years, Canterbury.

    The jersey look is still top-secret but The Daily Telegraph can reveal that the green piping and side panels that have tricked up one of Australian sport's iconic jerseys since the 2007 World Cup have been ditched.

    Also gone are the white "spiderweb'' grip panels. There is a return to a more conventional collar.

    The clean, classic design by new jersey-maker KooGa will also be in a brighter gold colour after consultation with the Australian Rugby Union and player representatives.

    Confidentiality agreements with retailers, however, are keeping the release date hush-hush.

    KooGa have the Melbourne Storm and Newcastle Knights as their jersey flagships in rugby league.

    Fiji are the only top-tier rugby nation serviced by the Australian manufacturers to date.

    Securing the Wallabies contract is a coup for the company, with the Canterbury deal coming to an end this year.
    The new Wallaby jersey has a strong back-to-the-future flavour.

    Andrew Slack's 1984 Wallabies won the Grand Slam wearing the classic solid gold jersey of the day with just three thin, green adidas stripes down the arm from collar to cuff.

    The new direction will be applauded by former Wallabies such as 1990s winger Damian Smith, who has always thought the current jersey "lacked a little rugby integrity''.

    Thankfully, there will be no return to the fashion calamity of 1997-98 when captain John Eales and teammates wore Reebok's Wallabies jerseys with their green and white jigsaw panels.

    That jersey was howled down as an "SBS test pattern.''

    http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1225775238665

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    i must say not a fan at all of the rough design what they think it will be i know the official one will be a lot better but seriously eek

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    Looks like a bad t-shirt

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    I didn't like the current design when they brought it out for last world cup but I must say it has grown on me to the point I was going to buy one to add to my collection.

    Might wait for the new one now.

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    Kooga is a British company even if it does have an Australian branch

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    agreed...wasn't a fan of the current guernsey when it come out but i quite like it now

    the new one looks a bit weak but it'll probably grow on me as well

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    coz Stone Cold says so

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    +1 for the collar !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OzFUB View Post
    Kooga is a British company even if it does have an Australian branch
    Yeah never much liked having another countries national animal on our national jersey doesn’t make sense! Shouldn’t they be supporting an Australian company isn’t ISC an Australian company?? Maybe RM Williams could produce a nice jersey, the far north Queensland country boys would love that!!! A nice Wallabies inspired RM Williams sticker/mudflaps would look great on the UTE!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OzFUB View Post
    I didn't like the current design when they brought it out for last world cup but I must say it has grown on me to the point I was going to buy one to add to my collection.

    Might wait for the new one now.

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    Kooga is a British company even if it does have an Australian branch
    Kooga is a British company, but Kooga Australia is Australia owned and operated and based on the Gold Coast, the deal with the Wallabies is with Kooga Australia.

    Quote Originally Posted by sandgroperrugby View Post
    Yeah never much liked having another countries national animal on our national jersey doesn’t make sense! Shouldn’t they be supporting an Australian company isn’t ISC an Australian company?? Maybe RM Williams could produce a nice jersey, the far north Queensland country boys would love that!!! A nice Wallabies inspired RM Williams sticker/mudflaps would look great on the UTE!
    ISC went into administration earlier this year, a lot of clubs in all leagues lost a lot of money, the QRU alone lost $300'000.

    QRU has signed with Kooga for 2010 as well.

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    Confiremed: ISC is Ozzy. Started up in NSW in 1991.

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    also the ACT Brumbies and Collingwood have signed with Kooga for 2010

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    [QUOTE=TOCC;228621]ISC went into administration earlier this year, a lot of clubs in all leagues lost a lot of money, the QRU alone lost $300'000. [QUOTE]

    hey Muddy should we blame O'Meara for that??

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    Quote Originally Posted by TOCC View Post
    ISC went into administration earlier this year, a lot of clubs in all leagues lost a lot of money, the QRU alone lost $300'000.
    Who are doing WF gear now then.

    Is ISC still trading?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sandgroperrugby View Post
    Maybe RM Williams could produce a nice jersey
    We'd all have to win Lotto to afford a jersey if RMW got the contract

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    CCC charge what $150-$180 now that’s not really cheap either and nor will anbody else that produces these types of jerseys!

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    TWF signed with Kooga a few years back - everyone else is just following our lead

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