New Kit

[Rizzo]

I can never understand why discussion of new kit issue raises such angst and extreme reaction. Surely if you like it (and can afford it) you buy what you want from it. If you hate it, then you don't buy it. Firing arrows back and forth on a messageboard is not likely to make the club change design or provider.

[Bill W (2)]

I can never understand why discussion of new kit issue raises such angst and extreme reaction. Surely if you like it (and can afford it) you buy what you want from it. If you hate it, then you don't buy it. Firing arrows back and forth on a messageboard is not likely to make the club change design or provider.

I think I can understand it.

What I cannot understand is extreme moderator reaction.

BTW welccme back - trust you had a good break!

[DickyP]

BJ - is that the one without Caterpillar on it? Not sure if this has been asked & answered - but the shop people I asked did not know - why is Caterpillar not on the non playing ones (ie the fat boy shirts)?

That's right. It's this one.

I don't know why Caterpillar doesn't feature on it but I'm not complaining. I prefer to be seen wearing the club colours, not as an advertising board.

The answer is really quite simple (and complicated at the same time). The shirt, although the next best thing to the traditional classic version of the playing shirt , actually isn't one. It's not a cotton replica but a 2nd rate 60/40% cotton/polyester mix and to put a 'Caterpillar' on it would have to be a plastic heat transfer which doesn't attach too well to such a mix. On the old cotton shirts it was another cotton applique sewn on.

Just a complicated way of saying Canterbury aren't doing it because it costs too much - another example of giving us much poorer quality for a much increased price!

[jgriffin]

Ta DickyP for the explanation. The Mrs and I are sticking to our old shirts for now until the prices come down!

[Bill W (2)]

Ta DickyP for the explanation. The Mrs and I are sticking to our old shirts for now until the prices come down!

I just glsd I bought the Lovell version!

[BJ.]

Just a complicated way of saying Canterbury aren't doing it because it costs too much - another example of giving us much poorer quality for a much increased price!

I'm not too sure about poorer quality.

The standard of workmanship in my latest Canterbury classic shirt is superior to some of my Cotton Traders. For example, my 2000-ish Vauxhall-sponsored shirt has the seam on the left side of the body curving towards the front and the central 'CATERPILLAR' applique on my 2010-11 home shirt is offset to one side.

[daktari]

Just a complicated way of saying Canterbury aren't doing it because it costs too much - another example of giving us much poorer quality for a much increased price!

I'm not too sure about poorer quality.

The standard of workmanship in my latest Canterbury classic shirt is superior to some of my Cotton Traders. For example, my 2000-ish Vauxhall-sponsored shirt has the seam on the left side of the body curving towards the front and the central 'CATERPILLAR' applique on my 2010-11 home shirt is offset to one side.

Have to agree the quality seems fine to me

[Hot_Charlie]

The cut and standard of the new classic shirts is very good. My problem, which is eluded to by Dicky, is the material. The 60:40 cotton/polyester mix doesn't wear as well in some respects as 100% cotton.

[Ads677]

Ta DickyP for the explanation. The Mrs and I are sticking to our old shirts for now until the prices come down!

I just glsd I bought the Lovell version!

Bill, is the Lovell one different?

[Hot_Charlie]

Lovell produced a different "Champions" shirt, which rather than having a large stylised "CHAMP10NS" logo on the back, has a slightly more tasteful embroidered commemoration of the club's success below the club badge on the front (in gold).

Lovell Rugby shirt - extra £1 for the embroidery

Club version - extra £5 for the printing

I'm not a huge fan of either, but if I had to buy one, Lovell would get my cash (as they often do).

[DickyP]

The cut and standard of the new classic shirts is very good. My problem, which is eluded to by Dicky, is the material. The 60:40 cotton/polyester mix doesn't wear as well in some respects as 100% cotton.

Exactly - doesn't iron easily either. Will probably not fade quite as much but then again a faded rugby shirt always used to be the sign that you weren't a newbie/johnny-come-lately. I very much doubt whether I'll be wearing this classic shirt in 8 or 9 years time like my other 100% cotton ones.

[cidermark]

Lovell produced a different "Champions" shirt, which rather than having a large stylised "CHAMP10NS" logo on the back, has a slightly more tasteful embroidered commemoration of the club's success below the club badge on the front (in gold).

Lovell Rugby shirt - extra £1 for the embroidery

Club version - extra £5 for the printing

I'm not a huge fan of either, but if I had to buy one, Lovell would get my cash (as they often do).

Sadly, it seems that they only have small left

[Gleisondyn]

Don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say, I merely pointed the op to a page, with a photo with a shirt without stripes. Secondly how do you know a lot of people didn't like it? There were a lot on show at the ground the following year, so plenty bought them.I still wear mine from time to time, a great era and great memories of a team that put in a great effort to win down in Cardiff.[/quote]


The game you won in Cardiff, is that the game that was a draw and went to kicks over the posts? Martyn Williams missed to send you through

[WhitecapTiger]

Don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say, I merely pointed the op to a page, with a photo with a shirt without stripes. Secondly how do you know a lot of people didn't like it? There were a lot on show at the ground the following year, so plenty bought them.I still wear mine from time to time, a great era and great memories of a team that put in a great effort to win down in Cardiff.

The game you won in Cardiff, is that the game that was a draw and went to kicks over the posts? Martyn Williams missed to send you through
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In context with the rest of the chatter leading up, No - the reference was, I believe to the HEC Final win at the Millenium Stadium over Munster