Wales Rugby Shirt History
A collection of wales rugby shirts and jerseys.
Wales rugby shirt history. Official welsh rugby 202021 away shirt. The heraldic badge is technically the badge of the duke of cornwall or heir apparent as it will apply before any prince has been invested officially as prince of wales. The feathers have traditionally been worn on the jerseys of players in the welsh rugby union team being sewn on jerseys of players representing welsh clubs before a national team or union existed. The shirts are made by macron and as you would expect from one of the worlds leading technical sportswear suppliers the welsh rugby kit will perform to the highest standards and looks fantastic on and off the pitch.
A photographic history of rugby shirts. The wales national rugby union team welsh. View fans shirts or buy the latest kit. The game was introduced to wales at lampeter college in the mid nineteenth century using the rugby school rules.
It originated with edward. Special offers events news andor promotions by email from macron wales retail limited andor the welsh rugby union limited. In september 1875 the south wales football union was created in brecon with the intention of playing matches with the principal clubs in the west of england and the neighbourhood the rugby rules will be the adopted code. Heavy gauge cotton shirts worked far better on the pitch and thus the modern rugby shirt was born.
Tim rygbir undeb cenedlaethol cymru represents wales in mens international rugby unionits governing body the welsh rugby union wru was established in 1881 the same year that wales played their first international against englandthe team plays its home matches at the millennium stadium in cardiff currently known for sponsorship reasons as. For more information on how your personal data may be collected held processed and used. The strips are embroidered with the prince of wales feathers which were chosen in the 19th century to demonstrate the welsh nations loyalty to britain. Welsh rugby 202021 cap with flat visor.
The iconic red shirt has always been identifiable within any game. Old retro and collectable. It has since been adopted as the logo of the welsh rugby union wru. From the first golden generation of the early 1900s to the legends of the seventies and the grand slam.