johnthegriff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:43 am
Not quite sure where we go from here, from reading the article and comments we learn that there is a problem distinguishing between red and green, dark blue and red and also purple and brown, no doubt other colour combinations pose problems for some. Should we just say that all home teams play in a dark shade and all away teams in a light one?
That used to be the rules for kits in the Premiership, & it initially started off sensible, before being murkier over time.
For example, some teams had a red kit (such as Gloucester) classed as the "light" option, meaning they could have a dark blue as their "dark" alternative, but other teams could have a red alternate kit as their "dark" option.
That potentially meant that teams playing Gloucester (Light kit: red) should technically be playing in their "dark" (also red) kit! Common sense meant it didn't happen, but if they had followed the regulations it would have done!
Another way used to change a "dark" coloured kit to a "light" coloured kit was to pair the shirt with white shorts.
Eg red shirt/white shorts = light.
red shirt/red shorts = dark.
In short, while the light/dark logic works in theory, it doesn't always work in practice, without a multitude of exemptions and grey areas. (Incidentally, would grey be classed as light or dark I wonder?)
Sometimes though, I think kit clashes are engineered primarily to sell more merch. Afterall, who actually NEEDS a third strip/European strip?
Just be glad you aren't into buying Australian rugby jerseys!
Across the 25 rounds of the 2021 NRL season, the 16 clubs used a total of 79 different jerseys. The Rabbitohs used SEVEN different jerseys in the regular season, with 4 of them only being worn once!
In the 2021 Super Rugby AU & Trans-Tasman seasons, Western Force wore SIX different jerseys across 14 games, with a 7th jersey being used in pre-season! ("Thankfully", only 4 of those designs were ever available for public sale...)
