RUGBY TEAM'S UNIFORM
BRITISH COLOURS CHOSEN*
DARK BLUE JERSEY.
DIFFICULTIES FOR REFEREES.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] , WELLINGTON, Monday. A dark blue jersey, with a badge of three gold lions on the breast, and whit® shorts, will be the uniform worn by the British Rugby team, which is due to arrive in Wellington on May 14. As the team includes players from all oyer the United Kingdom, it is possible that this colour has been chosen in preference to that of any of the individual countries of England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
At the same time, the point arises that there will be difficulty in distinguishing players in matches with the New Zealand team, whose uniform is the all black jersey with the silver fern. An even greater difficulty will arise in the Otago match, for the Otago colours are also dark bluo.
It is understood that this was pointed out to the visitors, but dark blue was still chosen.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20556, 6 May 1930, Page 10
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