The Wallabies will wear a new Indigenous jersey at this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan.
After unveiling their ‘home’ strip for the tournament yesterday, Rugby AU released a second jersey featuring an Indigenous design later on. The alternate uniform will be worn during the Wallabies’ group-stage clash against Uruguay on October 5.
It’s the second such strip the Wallabies will year, following the first Indigenous jersey which debuted in 2017 against New Zealand in Bledisloe 3 and was worn again for a Test against England last year.
Unlike the first, which largely followed the traditional colour pattern of a gold shirt with green shorts, the 2019 iteration is a predominantly green outfit with gold fading into the Indigenous patterning around the shoulders and waist.
(Photo: Rugby AU Media/Stuart Walmsley)
The jersey will be officially unveiled at a media event this morning.
What are your thoughts on the new Indigenous jersey, Roarers?
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Roar Rookie
I think they should change the green bits to gold and the gold bits to green, like a photo negative. This way we get a gold home indigenous jersey.
Waxhead
Roar Rookie
Nice new WB jersey Now can we please get some Test standard Aborigines playing in that Jersey. Beale is not imo :)
piru
Roar Rookie
Yep, was just thinking of a player to represent the indigenous players
Oblonsky‘s Other Pun
Roar Guru
Indigenous refers to both Aboroginals and Torres Strait Islanders is the difference. Aboriginal doesn’t include Torres Strait Islanders the same way.
Sage
Roar Rookie
It pretty much means the same thing. Aborigine = Indigenous but they prefer Indigenous .The word Aborigine means “original inhabitant” in Latin so applies to many. He proudly says he's an "Aborigine". It's the noun not the adjective.
Istanbul Wingman
Roar Guru
Marvelous!
Ken Catchpole's Other Leg
Roar Guru
Good point made by another here. Rory Arnold could also have added relevance to this jersey launch. After the posse yesterday we could have had more than Kurtley in the shot to inspire interest. What a picture big Rory woulda made towering over lil’ Kurts. Missed a trick there RA.
Ken Catchpole's Other Leg
Roar Guru
Piru, MH is retired, no?
Ken Catchpole's Other Leg
Roar Guru
Yeh, the Kangaroos are the Champions of a World that includes 2.25 OZ States, one NZ city and a few counties of England.
piru
Roar Rookie
I’d like you to propose ONE other indigenous representative who you would have promote the jersey. Matt Hodgson - though that would create a whole new argument. But then I have no problem with Beale demonstrating it
The OG AlBo
Roar Guru
Mea culpa, Patto and cheers. I had no idea Rory Arnold was indigenous. I would 100% agree with you that, of the two, he is in superior form.
The OG AlBo
Roar Guru
I was talking more about his being pictured in the jersey was important than he should be selected based on his race. I'm a firm believer that token selections on any non performance basis do more to damage whatever message is trying to conveyed. My opinion, wrong or not, remains that he could still potentially earn it on merit. But like you said, nothing wrong with differing opinions. I am aware it's not a popular one.
Garry
Guest
For mine, he’ll always be remembered for his off field performance (“would you fcuk that?”), his part in making Link walk away in disgust. Role model? I hope not.
Gray-Hand
Roar Rookie
Pardon my ignorance, but when would Australia be required to wear an away strip at the World Cup? EDIT: Against Uruguay. Never mind.
Flyman
Roar Rookie
Now that should be the "home" jersey!
Onside
Guest
I wish it was ABORIGINAL not INDIGENOUS. I understand why, it includes non aboriginal people from the islands north of the mainland, all that. But ABORIGINAL is a strong ballsey name. Indigenous is sort of politically correct, sanitised.Kurtley Beale doesn't say ' l'm indigenous ' ,no way. He proudly says he's an ABORIGINAL, an Australian Aboriginal. Just sayin'.
Smiggle Jiggle
Roar Guru
shhh, he doesn’t have the same hue.
JP
Guest
Well the Kangaroos are winners and have won 111 World cups ,maybe the colours might rub off on the Wobblies.
Patto
Guest
Rory Arnold is indigenous, on current form he has more right to wear and promote that jersey than Beale does.
Ken Catchpole's Other Leg
Roar Guru
This jersey is good news to this fan. Appreciate that Kurtley’s selection is contentious but I would have him in my squad competing for a bench spot.