Rugby Shirts in the UK
hi, would appreciate it if anyone had any suggestions for places I could buy high quality rugby shirts from in the UK :) thanks
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considering ralph lauren atm
patagonia j crew
since they've been the only good quality brand I've seen that has nice-ish styles available
What price range ?
you mean actual rugby shirts, or like, fashion ones?
anything up to 200 gbp
fashion
Look at battenwear
Rowing Blazers?
good value in vintage RL or Gant
I don not understand this brand, looks like comic book versions of rugby shirts
most promising I've seen yet, thank u, although some are a bit over the top :p
yeah if you're in the UK their stuff looks..off
i like this one
Their basic ones look fine idk
yeah that one is fine, but also why would you pay double Ralph Lauren prices for it?
that is true
the gant ones look nice too
Abercrombie might be worth a look as well, thinking on it
Black and Blue 1871 makes nice shirts, although they may be more on the 'real' side.
BlackandBlue1871
BlackandBlue1871
i really like the look of those
thank u
those are class
The owners must really hate the Scottish and Italians because they're not included in the six nations
Are rugbies coming back in style? I'm seeing them more and more I think
They've become a sort of preppy staple in the US. Don't know how well that will permeate back to the UK without just looking like what yer Da wears to mow the lawn
but british brands like Drakes are leaning heavily into it as well, wearing them as like, overshirts on top of a button down or dress shirt etc.
It's probably going to be seen as quite a upper-middle-class signalling thing in the UK tbh, unless you're someone who watches or plays rugby
I think that last part only counts if you're wearing team colours. And new rugby shirts don't look like this anymore.
I really dislike the look of using it as an overshirt. Double collar looks over the top prep. I'm not British but Dutch though
Disagree, in the UK it's the association with fee paying schools as much as Rugby the sport that does this. Very locally specific, and varies in different parts of the UK too.
Outside the UK it's going to be different ofc.
So even wearing team colours would signal upper middle class status?
Yeah these kind of shirts tend to be associated with Rugby Union, a more middle-upper class sport in England. Team/club colours don’t really translate obviously so they just look like private school kinda style.
But if the OP still wants one, community clothing make some in a range of colours/patterns https://communityclothing.co.uk/collections/mens-shirts-overshirts
Community Clothing
MEN'S SHIRTS & OVERSHIRTS
They're always going to be pretty coded to actual sportswear (branded actual team shirts), or a bit of a class signifier in the UK honestly
Rugby League >>> Rugby Union I saw as I'm off to watch the world cup in a few weeks
Rugbeh leeg 💪 (York City Knights and Sydney Roosters)
Union ftw (but I'm Welsh). Where are England based for RWc @Brohji Yamabroto ? I'm off to Toulouse for a bit for Wales stuff. Had a lot of fun for the last one trekking through Japan.
Up near Lille. I support Ireland myself but unfortunately I'm heading over with English lads
be repping the Munster jersey mind
Good luck. Ireland got to be in with a shout.
mon the lads
Funny how the class thing works. I played for years in the Netherlands and it was never associated with upper (middle) class, in fact many of my team mates were lower class. Wearing the shirts outside of the sports context would be seen as posh though
Of course we don't really have private schools either
It really depends on what country you're in, like most sports
RUGBYPIGS FAN TV
YouTube
Rugby League Commentator in the Castleford v Wigan game. SO FUNNY
This is a brilliant clip of a commentator called Mick Morgan, getting very passionate to say the least.
Some pretty fantastic rugby league commentary a colleague of mine shared the other day
Soz I'm necroing an old thread I realise now, I agree with the above about class signalling and it being very regional. Probably safest to steer clear if in doubt