Rugby
Springboks' World Cup jersey launched─── 09:42 Fri, 05 Jun 2015
Morgan Piek
Cape Town. - The 2015 Rugby World Cup in England went into overdrive for the Springboks yesterday with the team
launching their jersey for the showpiece.
launching their jersey for the showpiece.
With 105 days to go until kick-off, rugby’s who’s, who which included legends such as Rob Louw, gathered in Cape Town
last night for their official unveiling of the technologically advanced ASICS jersey.
last night for their official unveiling of the technologically advanced ASICS jersey.
A selected group of Springboks which included captain Jean de Villiers, Tendai Mtatawira and lock Eben Etzebeth had been working closely with designers and engineers in Kolbe, Japan to tailor the jersey to suite their exact needs.
With the anticipation growing ahead of Heyneke Meyers’ first team announcement for the2015 international season, Etzebeth told OFM Sport that it’s still important to earn the jersey.
The Springboks’ first test this season is on 18 July when they tackle the Wallabies in Brisbane, while they face Japan on 19 September in their World Cup opener in Brighton.
