How do you piss off several thousand Wallabies fans at once? Redesign the jersey, and mistake the colour ‘gold’ for ‘fuck I don’t know, make it banana yellow or some shit‘.
The Wallabies 2015 World Cup jersey has just been revealed, and it’s otherwise known as the “terrible” thing that looks like “something you’d get for free if you buy two cartons of XXXX and then send away your bar codes,” if you listen to the fans who truly, passionately despise it.
Introducing our 2015 Rugby World Cup jersey by @ASICSaustralia! http://t.co/BYNmlH4Azy #StrongerAsOne pic.twitter.com/ULdWuIBNOX
— Wallabies (@Wallabies) June 9, 2015
.@IzzyFolau shows off the 2015 #Wallabies @rugbyworldcup jersey by @ASICSaustralia. #StrongerAsOne pic.twitter.com/4wRSeQxJNR
— Wallabies (@Wallabies) June 9, 2015
The new design leaked yesterday on fan forum Green and Gold Rugby, a day before the Wallabies were set to announce it. It’s bright yellow, has the Southern Cross on a background of green on the right shoulder, and is hated by most vocal Australian rugby fans.
The Wallabies made their official announcement on Twitter less than an hour ago, confirming the leaked images were correct.
And people really, really fucking hate it.
The worst Wallaby jersey I’ve ever seen in my life. Awful! Awful! Awful! It’s like a soccer jersey. I hate Asics! – MHCS
I could have drunk a case of pineapple cruisers and eaten a mid-2000s Australia one day shirt and vomited out something better. Disgraceful” – rigs23
In ASICS’ (and every other jersey maker we’ve had) defence, I assume the ARU has to approve the final design, so the fault lies with the marketing clown that approved it. I shudder to think what designs were rejected, if this got through. – GTPIH
Looks like something you’d get for free if you buy two cartons of XXXX and then send away your bar codes. – Scoey
Things this ‘Jersey’ looks like:
New Australian ODI strip
Running shirt
Horrible tennis shirt
Cycling Jersey
Warm up shirtThings it doesn’t look like:
Rugby Jersey
– The Sabanatot
In my opinion there are only two things wrong with the new RWC jersey. The colour and the design. 😉 – Braveheart81
Wow. And this is why people hate ASICS right here. Just absolutely no clue on how to design something aesthetically pleasing. – TahDan
That’s a shocker! Looks like something you’d get for free if you buy two cartons of XXXX and then send away your bar codes. – Scoey
The new Wallabies Rugby World Cup jersey is legit terrible… Is this Rugby? or XXXX Beach Cricket?: pic.twitter.com/jSIwulCfjT
— Tom Read (@traread) June 9, 2015
@Wallabies @ASICSaustralia Nothing more iconically Australian than stars & stripes! …wait a second.
— Jack Quigley (@Jack_Quigley) June 9, 2015
The @Wallabies 2015 World Cup jersey is just horrible.
— Cameron Kusher (@cmkusher) June 9, 2015
