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    wrote on last edited by Landers92
    #266

    Jordan Petaia(Reds and Wallaby) is off to the states to join the NFL International Player Pathway in 2025. Big loss for the Reds and Aussie rugby, especially at the age of 24. Writing was on the wall when he wasn’t named in the squad but now there’s confirmation of his departure.

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    #267

    @Landers92 said in Super Rugby 2025:

    Jordan Petaia(Reds and Wallaby) is off to the states to join the NFL International Player Pathway in 2025. Big loss for the Reds and Aussie rugby, especially at the age of 24. Writing was on the wall when he wasn’t named in the squad but now there’s confirmation of his departure.

    He's a bag of injuries held together by a nucleus of proper talent.

    I wish him all the best, but wonder if he's going to break something in IPP

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    #268

    From insta stories, it does look like the Chiefs and others have a white training shirt, which looks quite neat, but it still hasn't been released and we aren't that far away from Xmas. Strange timing.

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    #269

    @gt12 The black training t-shirt is on sale but not the white version. Maybe for players-only.

    I'm not a fan of the design myself.

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    #270

    @Bovidae

    That would be typical.
    I’ll admit that it’s mainly just because of the heat here that I don’t want to black one, I won’t be too picky about the design.

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  • KiwiwombleK Online
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    #271

    Typical amateur approach by the super teams, looks like full ranges (minus chiefs) on rebel sports already…but little to no promotion and only the home jersey on the highlanders shop at least

    Shop New In Men's Clothing in New Zealand | Rebel Sport

    Highlanders jersey

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  • gt12G Offline
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    #272

    The southern lights idea on those highlander jerseys is fucking cool.

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    @gt12 agreed, even if people dont like it inherently of abjectly...you have to like the fact its something different, Ive felt for a while our highlander/scottish stuff is a little played out...or not played enough. I think its either time to either identify something like this as a point of difference (ie always have bands of these colours around the cuffs of under the arms)....or we need to actually have panels if tartan.....plane blue jerseys is so boring

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    @Kiwiwomble

    I personally find the Scottish thing a bit silly, but I'm not from there. The Southern lights feels much more NZ to me and those designs actually set the jersey apart. I don't usually buy merch for other teams, but that is neat.

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    @Kiwiwomble

    btw, looks like the away jersey is really playing up the Southland angle too:

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    wrote on last edited by
    #276

    The logo on the back is a new thing isn't it?

    56 NZD

    Chiefs Mens 2025 Pro Training Tee

    Chiefs Mens 2025 Pro Training Tee

    Please note: This item is final sale. Final sale items cannot be returned, refunded or exchanged unless faulty, in accordance with New Zealand Consumer Law and our sale terms and conditions.Chiefs replica pro-training tee in team colours. 100% Polyester pro-training tee with club logo left chest...

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    replied to gt12 on last edited by
    #277

    @gt12 agreed, i think the scottish thing COULD be ok but you need to actually commit and have a design language with tartan and stuff...but the aurora is a bit different, think i even saw the Forsyth Barr roof lit up like the aurora which is cool

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  • gt12G Offline
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    #278

    @Bovidae

    Fuck, no white one.

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  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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    replied to Bovidae on last edited by
    #279

    @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2025:

    The logo on the back is a new thing isn't it?

    56 NZD

    Chiefs Mens 2025 Pro Training Tee

    Chiefs Mens 2025 Pro Training Tee

    Please note: This item is final sale. Final sale items cannot be returned, refunded or exchanged unless faulty, in accordance with New Zealand Consumer Law and our sale terms and conditions.Chiefs replica pro-training tee in team colours. 100% Polyester pro-training tee with club logo left chest...

    That's a sweet design - bit of a throwback to some of their 90s playing jerseys.

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    #280

    Are we going to have to wait most of the season for Heritage jerseys again this year?

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    @Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2025:

    @gt12 agreed, even if people dont like it inherently of abjectly...you have to like the fact its something different, Ive felt for a while our highlander/scottish stuff is a little played out...or not played enough. I think its either time to either identify something like this as a point of difference (ie always have bands of these colours around the cuffs of under the arms)....or we need to actually have panels if tartan.....plane blue jerseys is so boring

    My expectation would be that the next jersey has more of an explosion or colour.

    From 2012 onwards Landers jersies were always very Minimalist with two tones of blue. From 2014-2019 there was a Scottish design, 2020-23 were a bit different - nice but boring.

    IMO, the first classic jersies were probably rushed and they can learn from the reception of the retro jersies

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    #282

    People have an issue with a team called the highlanders using a Scottish design? Huh

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    @Bones said in Super Rugby 2025:

    People have an issue with a team called the highlanders using a Scottish design? Huh

    i dont think thats what i meant, more just we kind of half arse it now days so either we lean in more like the chiefs do....or we lean into something different like the aurora...at the moment our defining feature is...blue...like half the other teams int he comp

    @frugby said in Super Rugby 2025:

    From 2012 onwards Landers jersies were always very Minimalist with two tones of blue. From 2014-2019 there was

    what scottish design did we have? the kind of watermark? i dont really consider that as its invisible...they also often look like stock image BS

    like this swords and shield

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    do we really think this random check pattern is scottish?

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    or these bar codes?

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    compared to the chiefs who often have a Māori artist design them something custom

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    replied to Kiwiwomble on last edited by
    #284

    @Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2025:

    @Bones said in Super Rugby 2025:

    People have an issue with a team called the highlanders using a Scottish design? Huh

    i dont think thats what i meant, more just we kind of half arse it now days so either we lean in more like the chiefs do....or we lean into something different like the aurora...at the moment our defining feature is...blue...like half the other teams int he comp

    @frugby said in Super Rugby 2025:

    From 2012 onwards Landers jersies were always very Minimalist with two tones of blue. From 2014-2019 there was

    what scottish design did we have? the kind of watermark? i dont really consider that as its invisible...they also often look like stock image BS

    like this swords and shield

    015fe95a-440d-4dd2-8d9b-0bc28700a234-image.png

    do we really think this random check pattern is scottish?

    c7a8e3d2-ad96-42e4-98ba-c0a68606a4a1-image.png

    or these bar codes?

    bd9e7da2-bb53-43c7-8e4e-f7d014a1d7e9-image.png

    0453cfff-81e8-44bc-85af-4b35e1e180bc-image.png

    compared to the chiefs who often have a Māori artist design them something custom

    Those last two from 2020-2023 I believe were not meant to be Scottish singularly. The 2020-2021 one made out a Scottish pattern for the whole forward pack though from memory? As I said again, the Scottish designs were minimalist in a two tone blue, so hard to see.

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