France’s Rugby World Cup jersey has been released and fans are not overly keen…
Un maillot, une armure
— le coq sportif (@lecoqsportif) June 28, 2019
Des joueurs, des samouraïs.
Inspiré des archives rugby de la marque & de l’armure des samouraïs, découvrez le maillot qui accompagnera le #XVdeFrance lors de la Coupe du Monde 2019 au #Japon 🇫🇷🇯🇵 @FFRugby#TuEsNotreMaillot #NeFaisonsXV #LCSRugby pic.twitter.com/Gu0n50ry9b
One fan wrote: “So one, I do not see what there is samurai in there, two, I do not see the relationship between a samurai and the French rugby team … It’s not necessarily good to lay eggs stupid explanations to try to justify a failed design … #virezvosmarketteux:”
Another echoed the same: “The inspiration of samurai armor is for the collar? Because for the rest it’s exactly the same jersey that for all the teams that you equip so do not force too much with your explanations.”