It’s fair to say Australian rugby fans aren’t the happiest bunch at the moment.
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Ardent followers of the Wallabies are livid after Asics released images of the team’s newly-designed World Cup kit and took to social media to voice their displeasure.
.@IzzyFolau shows off the 2015 #Wallabies @rugbyworldcup jersey by @ASICSaustralia. #StrongerAsOne pic.twitter.com/4wRSeQxJNR
— Wallabies (@Wallabies) June 9, 2015
The new jersey features a stars-and-stripes feature on the right sleeve, but it’s the new colour scheme that has Wallabies fans up in arms.
While the jersey remains predominantly green and gold, unhappy punters have slammed the kit as being an Australian cricket-style “canary yellow”.
Check out some of the reaction below:
That Wallabies jersey is horrendous, sort of looks like an Aussie ODI jersey.
— Sam Bazzi (@STGI_Bazzi) June 10, 2015
Oz rugby fans let down badly by horrendous jersey redesign.The 1984 design is what fans want. http://t.co/uPNOXOcul8 pic.twitter.com/vqo83NUThC
— Dan Petrie (@DGPetrie) June 10, 2015
New #wallabies jersey is too much ODI cricket and not enough Rugby Union.
— Simon Keith (@simonkeith) June 9, 2015
@Wallabies @IzzyFolau @rugbyworldcup @ASICSaustralia RUBBISH wtf r u doing ARU its not even gold
— Toolie (@toolie_24) June 10, 2015
@Wallabies @rugbyworldcup @ASICSaustralia And I thought: Well…it won't get any worse than the Boks.
I was WRONG.
— Fahmi Hobnob (@ofahmio) June 9, 2015
I'm channeling "the comic book guy" on the #wallabies #rwc15 jersey.. "Worst playing strip ever" . Seriously asic, back to the drawing board
— Christopher Young (@the_rookie93) June 9, 2015
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