What’s a Rugby Uniform Look Like?

What Does a Rugby Uniform Look Like?

Big or small, old or young, pro or amateur, rugby uniforms are almost all identical. The only major difference will be the flags sewn on the chest or the sleeves, the logos, and the sleeves. They really do not change that much, the way the uniform looks makes the team an actual team.

Rugby players do not wear anything on their heads. Player collisions are not as common as in other sports, and the helmet has so far not been ruled as necessary for the safety of the players on the field.

The rugby jerseys that they wear are long sleeved and fairly form fitted to cut down on wind drag. I have seen some jerseys with collars, and some without, so that might be an individual team preference. The jersey is where the logo and country affiliation is usually found, and this is also where the team color is prominently displayed. The sleeve stops at the wrist, and there are occasionally gloves, but not always.

The rugby shorts that they wear are usually black or white, and not as tight as the jersey top for comfort. They are long, hitting most players just above the knee in most cases. Socks are work almost to the knee as well. Footwear is cleats except for the most amateur clubs. The pros wear the cleats to keep them from falling on the turf as they make their quick, tight turns and nearly inhuman direction changes.

What a rugby uniform looks like in motion is more spectacular than what the definition would allow. That uniform in motion is poetry, a blurry piece of majestic art, the jersey standing out in stark relief to the field around it. The player moves, lithe and cat like, stalking the ball like a wound wildebeest, the crowd hushes- he pulls back his cleat clad foot, he shoots, he scores. Goal!