New strip for GB
The Great Britain Rugby League team will be competing in the 2005 Gillette Tri-Nations Tournament in a newly-designed playing kit.
Brian Nobles team will be wearing a strip exclusively produced for them by internationally-recognised sportswear manufacturer, Puma UK.
The kit features a jersey with the traditional red and blue chevrons but they are now an integral part of new design featuring blue sleeves and collar with a red trim. The shorts are blue with red and white piping on the side seams.
And the Lions will go into action sporting their new outfits in this autumns three-cornered competition against world champions Australia and New Zealand.
But the first time that supporters will get a glimpse of their heroes wearing the new strip will be at the Gillette Great Britain Fans Day at the Trafford Centre, Manchester on Saturday, July 23.
That will be when leading players from the Great Britain team will be appearing in the new kit at a special event being staged at one of the countrys leading shopping venues.
It will be a great day out for all Rugby League fans. Besides seeing the players model the new kit, there will be video action on the worlds largest indoor television screen, cheerleaders, gifts and give-aways.
And the fans will be able to buy replicas of the new Great Britain kit for themselves as well as a new range of leisure-wear including a fitted ladies version of the jersey! Everything will be on sale for the first time at the leading sportswear stores in the Trafford Centre.
The Rugby Football League is also offering fans a brand new way to pre-order your new-style Great Britain kit. From today fans can reserve their replica kit by logging on website
www.superleague.co.uk and it will be delivered direct later in the month.
Paul Kimberley, the Rugby Football Leagues Commercial Director, said: Great Britain players are among the most athletic performers in British sport and the quality of their playing strip needs to reflect the modern, vibrant sport of Rugby League.
We believe that the new style design gives the players and the sport the right kind of image and the fans will be pleased with the new look.
Paul Sculthorpe, the new Great Britain captain, said: Wearing the Red, White and Blue of Great Britain is always an honour.
I really like the new kit and Im looking forward to wearing it when we play both Australia and New Zealand in the 2005 Gillette Tri-Nations Tournament.
A spokesman for Puma UK said: We believe it is a fantastic kit and that itll prove to be a winner with both the players and the fans.