Ireland’s stars gear-up for World Cup

IRISH players will wear state-of-the-art jerseys when competing in the Rugby World Cup.

The IRFU and kit partner, Canterbury of New Zealand, yesterday revealed the new tailor-made kit which has been specifically designed to meet the rigorous requirements of international rugby. Indeed, the shirts are designed to aid the performance of players in certain positions.

For example, the props will benefit from a shirt that enables their team-mates to bind more effectively to them during scrums. Lineout players will be wearing shorts with unique grip panels to aid lifting and backs will have jerseys with grip panels on their chests to aid ball retention when running.