Queenslander
07-10-06, 10:17 AM
Kangaroos may go retro
Iain Payten
October 07, 2006 12:00am
THE Kangaroos may revert to wearing an original maroon and blue jersey in the World Cup year as part of rugby league's centenary celebrations.
The first Australian rugby league jersey was a combination of Queensland and NSW colours ? maroon with blue hoops ? and the ARL is considering paying tribute to the game's origins by playing at least one Test in the same style design in 2008.
Ironically, the retro idea has arisen as part of an ARL push to modernise the Kangaroos' look heading toward the centenary season, starting with the unveiling of a new logo in the upcoming Tri-Nations series.
"There is definitely a temptation to wear that original maroon jersey," ARL chief executive Geoff Carr said yesterday.
The ARL called in branding specialists Velocity to modernise the logo of the Kangaroos but at the same time keep the traditions of the game.
The Kangaroos wore maroon and blue jerseys until 1924, when the game's bosses decided to switch to green and gold.
But it was another five years before the first side wore the traditional double-gold V design still used today.
The Courier Mail
Iain Payten
October 07, 2006 12:00am
THE Kangaroos may revert to wearing an original maroon and blue jersey in the World Cup year as part of rugby league's centenary celebrations.
The first Australian rugby league jersey was a combination of Queensland and NSW colours ? maroon with blue hoops ? and the ARL is considering paying tribute to the game's origins by playing at least one Test in the same style design in 2008.
Ironically, the retro idea has arisen as part of an ARL push to modernise the Kangaroos' look heading toward the centenary season, starting with the unveiling of a new logo in the upcoming Tri-Nations series.
"There is definitely a temptation to wear that original maroon jersey," ARL chief executive Geoff Carr said yesterday.
The ARL called in branding specialists Velocity to modernise the logo of the Kangaroos but at the same time keep the traditions of the game.
The Kangaroos wore maroon and blue jerseys until 1924, when the game's bosses decided to switch to green and gold.
But it was another five years before the first side wore the traditional double-gold V design still used today.
The Courier Mail