Away Kit?

[DGP Wasp]

These days….do all clubs HAVE to play in their away strip, whether there is a clash or not?
Is all about pushing merch?

If so, that’s a real shame…and kind of dilutes the official brand.

I can’t imagine the All Blacks wanting to play in another colour if there is no colour clash.
It all used to be so simple in the older days..
Wasps would always play in black…unless there was similar opposition.

But I’m not sure what the rules/guidelines/club objectives are these days.

Can anyone enlighten me?

The "away" kit is a relatively recent construct as it always used to be the home team who would change.  Away team would rock up with just their standard colours, so if there was a clash it fell upon the home team to dig out the alternate strip.

[Sliminator]

True, in International matches it is the home team that plays in e change strip if there is a clash.

Pretty sure we played in our black kit at Glos last year.

[Sliminator]

https://www.premiershiprugby.com/report/gloucester-rugby-v-wasps-preview-round-22-live-on-prtv-live/#report

[Sliminator]

If you do a Google search for Rodrigo Martinez select images and scroll down a bit.

https://images.app.goo.gl/Lk4494BGVUDNK3Kf7

[Shugs]

Good find!

[Chunky24]

Confirmed by Pudsey for tomorrow

https://twitter.com/WaspsKitMan/status/1568702588580954113?t=9O-B0TPF3q_AA5WHyh1PPQ&s=19

[Heathen]

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=486115200191770&set=a.486115253525098

[Neils]

This is a very strange kir launch!!

[JonnyD]

This is a very strange kir launch!!

No idea what has happened here? Have we just forgotten?

The kit was clearly ready at the time of the home kit launch and team photos so why hasn’t it been shown?
Surely could launch it even if there were none available to buy just yet - very bizarre

[Rossm]

This is a very strange kir launch!!

No idea what has happened here? Have we just forgotten?

The kit was clearly ready at the time of the home kit launch and team photos so why hasn’t it been shown?
Surely could launch it even if there were none available to buy just yet - very bizarre

There was something else that happened last week. Rather grabbed the headlines.

[JonnyD]

This is a very strange kir launch!!

No idea what has happened here? Have we just forgotten?

The kit was clearly ready at the time of the home kit launch and team photos so why hasn’t it been shown?
Surely could launch it even if there were none available to buy just yet - very bizarre

There was something else that happened last week. Rather grabbed the headlines.

Clearly I appreciate that, just not sure why it couldn’t have been launched with the home kit.

[Chunky24]

This is a very strange kir launch!!

No idea what has happened here? Have we just forgotten?

The kit was clearly ready at the time of the home kit launch and team photos so why hasn’t it been shown?
Surely could launch it even if there were none available to buy just yet - very bizarre

There was something else that happened last week. Rather grabbed the headlines.

Clearly I appreciate that, just not sure why it couldn’t have been launched with the home kit. Just a bit sloppy really

2 launches, twice the exposure, particularly on social media platforms.

[Neils]

Blue shirt available to pre-order from Tuesday according to Wasps Twatter.

Points to delivery problems methinks.

[Chunky24]

https://twitter.com/bobby_bridge/status/1568935339095359489?t=tKPhtXT3ze_efsYEmwC4bg&s=19

Close up of new shirt video

[Rossm]

From Bobby.

Wasps will be wearing their new away shirt today. Uniquely, it has yet to be officially launched.

I understand it was due to go out on Monday but was put back to the end of the week, but following the Queen's death, this was also postponed, so Pudsey used his social media to showcase it for the first time 'officially'.