All three sides are painted blue, so there is always a change.
Every season, spectators ask why the home team takes their shirts off in the Six Nations and whether there will be a kit clash with their opponents. The question is, ‘Why aren’t the away teams wearing away shirts?’
For Test rugby, such as the Six Nations, teams must have a ‘home’ and ‘alternative’ kit. That makes sense. The three teams participating in the competition are wearing blue home shirts.
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Why is the home team wearing the away shirt?
However, traditionally the home team has the obligation to perform. change kit When a ‘collision’ occurs with an opponent’s shirt.
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This may be a nod to the ‘value’ of the game the home team is expected to give up for the guests.
The logistics of why the home team wears the shirts set a precedent so that when the matches take place (after all, we know what colors will be in each Six Nations), we can plan ahead.
According to the game, establishing what kit you take on tour should be planned well in advance. There may be a marketing push from the union to push for different kits in the hope that more fans will buy them. But the home team is tracked to make a difference.
Could the times be different? Of course, when there is a Rugby World Cup – as we saw in France last year with two teams often playing on the second strip. For example, Uruguay has only played once with their traditional light blue jersey numbers. Instead, they wore gold jerseys in matches against fellow blue-shirted teams France and Italy.
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