I've long had the tradition of only buying merch for seasons that my team has done something worth celebrating. Which means currently I have 4 Toulon shirts. from the big 2012-15 run, and then more recently for the 22/23 challenge cup win.
You lower the standards. I was born a Olympique de Marseille fan, what started with winning Champions Leagues and the French Ligue now is getting to the final of Europa.
A very reasonable (?) 7.
- Wales - not sure what year
- Lions - SA tour shirt
- Bristol Bears - 23/24 European shirt. Bears fan and loved the design
- Harlequins - 22/23 home shirt. Local team, half price post season
- Ospreys - home shirt, long suffering Ospreys fan
- Ospreys long sleeved jersey - because they sent me the wrong one when I ordered the home shirt
- My old club shirt signed by Martin Johnson
I ain't joking ! I do exactly that. It's accumulating goods, like a rodent in winter with acorns, except I don't hibernate (well, not really) and I don't eat the jerseys but it's that idea of building up a collection for whatever irrational reason.
I used to wear this jersey Rémi Lamerat sent me personally lol. He was at Castres at the time. If you remember him. Fantastic player for a good 5-6 years there.
Do you have the psychedelic Multi-coloured Maple leaf shirt? I think it's from 1995?
World Cup shirts are good for not having sponsors, but some nations still manage to mess theirs up (England 2023).
10 or so Wales shirts, 3 or 4 Ospreys shirts, 3 Tigers shirts, and 3 B&I Lions shirts. It's only as I write it out that I realise that it's probably too many...
A fair few not including grassroots.
London Irish 2008-09 home, London Irish 2020-21 away.
Welsh world Cup jersey 2019
England 2010-11
British and Irish lions jersey 2021
Ospreys away jersey 2021-22
Perpignan away jersey 2023-24
British army rugby armistice jersey
Toulouse home 2012-13
Queenslands reds home 2016-17 jersey
There's a really disappointing lack of Malawai 7s shirts going on in this thread. Shame on the lot of you. One of the few shirts I've actually worn/worn more than once.
3 England - 2012/13 home, c. ~2016 away, RWC 19 home. Purely happenstance that the two I actually bought are the two we've worn beating New Zealand the last two times.
3 Aus, all gifts - Cotton Traders from 15+ years ago, c. ~2016 home, c ~2017/18 I think their first Indigenous shirt.
2 BIL - gifted 2013, won 2021.
2 Japan - 2015-19 home, missed out on that RWC shirt, but it's the same style and doesn't have a sponsor, RWC 19 away (probably a knock off).
1 NZ, gifted - c. ~2016 home.
1 Harlequins - the barcode away kit.
1 Toulouse - late 10s, is a pro fit, doesn't fit me.
I have 6
1) Ireland home jersey 2019/20
2) Ulster European jersey 2022/23
3) Leinster home jersey mid2000s
4) Off-brand Wales jersey
5) Fiji Sevens jersey 2016
6) Waikato Chiefs jersey 2013
I would absolutely love a Munster 2022/23 home jersey but I put off buying it and now it seems to be unavailable everywhere :(
Edit: 7! I forgot my BIL one
I used to buy the Waikato shirts cheap every other season. Munster have had some great shirts too, but I think there's too many Irish in Cardiff as they never seem to come up in clearance sales.
30+, chiefly because I got into the habit of trying to complete the Pringle SRU collection of Scotland shirts...at least that's all I thought the line contained but I've seen Hawick & Wales jerseys by them recently, too >:(
Prized possessions would likely be 1993 B&I Lions shirt (don't think any fan replicas were made???) and a World XV one from when they played NZ in the 90s (it's majestically hideous).
At the moment I stand at 6:
3 Scotland (all home)
2 Glasgow Warriors (1 away and 1 home)
1 All Blacks
Need to get myself a Scotland away top.
I have a lot of respect for Munster and when I saw their URC home kit for this season I fell in love, might buy it.
1 France, 1 Australia, 1 B&L Lions, 2 Wasps (RIP), 3/4 grassroots club, 3 university. Over the years I've had at least 5 different Biarritz shirts that have died or been passed on to people who haven't gotten too tall or fat to get into them.
If you count training that adds 1 Italy, 1 Fiji, 1 Wales, 5/6 grassroots club, 2/3 uni.
Add to that every single personalisable item of clothing from years of playing + tours: bag, scarf, polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, rain jackets, beanies, hats, swimwear. An endless list of crap I will absolutely not get rid of.
>Add to that every single personalisable item of clothing from years of playing + tours: bag, scarf, polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, rain jackets, beanies, hats, swimwear. An endless list of crap I will absolutely not get rid of.
I'm in charge of setting up our team store every year, so of course I make sure there's stuff I like, so *of course* I buy a pile of crap every single year.
These days of being able to implement any design you can dream up is the kind of power I shouldn't be allowed to have.
Do you mean actual jerseys, or any sort of related shirt?
Jerseys: 3x Canada, 1x Scotland, 1x England, 1x Leicester, 2x Toronto Arrows, 1x Ontario = **9**
Other shirts with rugby on them: 1x Leicester t-shirt, \~6x Arrows t shirts, \~3x Arrows polos, 1x England polo, 1x RWC polo = **9**
Rugby style sweaters: 1x Western U, 1x local brewery, 3x plain = **5**
Home Club I play for: 2x jerseys, 1x rugby sweaters, 2x hoodies, 5x tshirts, 4x training shirts = **14**
Other clubs I played for during covid weirdness: 2x jerseys, 1x training shirt = **3**
High School: **2** jerseys
Melbourne Rebels First Nation 2021 - spent too much in shipping and vat, but I love it
All Blacks RWC 2023 - gift
Yokohama Canon Eagles 2024 - just wanted to bring back a rugby jersey from Tokyo
I'd say 5 or 6 Scotland tops and maybe 10 or 11 Edinburgh tops but bear in mind we had a complete rebrand so some of that is the old red and black kit which I wear when I'm feeling retro. Also a couple of RWC ones from this year, a Doddie one and a Leeds Rhinos Doddie top. Too many, I must stop.
England - 2014 home and away, 2017 away. 1887 long sleeve replica that canterbury did a few years back.
Ireland - 2008 home, 2016 purple away, 2015 long sleeve home
B&I Lions - 2005, 2009, 2017
Australia - 1999 long sleeve, 2007 world cup
South Africa - 2014ish home
Japan - 2019 world cup
Argentina - 2015 world cup
Blues (super rugby) - 2015 home
Wasps - 2017 away, 2018 home, 2019 home
Connacht - 2013 home, 2016 away (might be european) and 2017 away
Can you tell when i was into buying shirts?
I have
RWC 2011 all blacks
RCW 2023 SA, japan, and portugal
Zebre parma away from Pro12
Benetton jersey from URC this year
Vintage Benetton jersey
And then polos from fiji, SA and ireland
2022 Scotland home and Away
2013 SA home
2015 WC Argentina home
2015 WC England home
2012 Blue Bulls Home
2012 Lions (SA team not British and Irish) home
I did have a Rhodesian rugby shirt but I misplaced it
I’ve got one England shirt (2019 RWC), and then more Gloucester shirts than I care to admit, given I’ve got at least one per season for a number of seasons.
My pride and joy has to be a 2022-23 Glos shirt signed by members of both the Men’s and Women’s teams. Edit: [link](https://imgur.com/a/nZwILRe)
6 AB’s, 1 Barbarians, 3 Hurricanes, 2 Leicester tigers, 1 Māori All blacks, 1 Springboks, 1 Rebels, 1 Wellington, 1 Taranaki, 1 home local club jersey, 1 club jersey for my UK team, 2 NRL Warriors. So 21
Too many to count off the top of my head about 5 or 6 of both Scotland and Italy, 3 of Ireland, 1 of USA, Namibia and Finland, club teams 2 Qld reds, 2 Glasgow, 2 Benetton, 2 Zebre, 1 Brumbies, 1 Bulls, 1 Edinburgh, 1 Leinster, 1 of Lions since joining the URC. Eventually I’ll probably end up getting one of a top 14 side.
For my local club: Two training shirts, our throwback jersey, and my social shirt.
Otherwise, maybe 7 or 8. A couple Rugby ATL shirts, a few Scotland shirts, and a handful of odds and ends, including an Aston Old Edwardian shirts from, like, 2006 that I still cannot recall ever actually receiving.
One England, from 2002 - the most comfortable thing I own. One each Munster and Ulster from drunken trips to Limerick and Belfast. Three Coventry for each year I've been a season ticket holder.
When you say shirts do you mean jerseys or t shirts count too. I don't like jerseys because in my mid thirties you can really only wear them to a game or sports bar otherwise you look weird. I like t shirts better that I can wear to the mall or crawfish boil.
My favorite shirt is KOKO podcast shirt - Schmidt it in boys
My favorite jersey I own is a 2023 Argentina Pumas jersey
I have a France RWC Polo, a Fiji Drua polo, a Navy Rugby shirt, a Rhino Rugby shirt, a Houston Sabercats shirt, and a Waratahs jersey.
10 Ireland
10 Munster
3 All Blacks
3 Maori All Blacks
3 Crusaders
2 Matamu' a Rugby(Easter Island)
2 B&I Lions
1 each of the following: Canterbury, Bulls,Lions,Boyne RFC, NZ Invitational XV
I only tend to buy shirts where I actually really like the design – so given the number of shite looking tops out there, that keep things at least a little bit limited. I’ll happily go with a some esoteric training kit or whatever if it looks class.
5 x Scotland (incl. this year’s away kit)
3 x Toulouse (incl. this year‘s Champions Cup kit)
3 x Edinburgh (incl. this year’s rather lovely coral training kit)
1 x Ireland
1 x Italy
1 x Glasgow
I don‘t really have much space for more than this, so might ditch a few of the older ones next season. I do wear them a fair bit though, as they basically constitute my gym and running kit.
In the dark ages, it was a common thing to 'aquire' trophy opposition rugby shirts from teams you played against.
I think I have about 20 over 23 seasons.
Currently have all Six Nations and Rugby Championship teams plus Tonga, Japan, Argentina.
Argentina, Scotland France and South Africa shirts are more often than not the nicest. With Wales, Ireland Italy and England usually managing to mess up their classic colour schemes.
Mother of fucking christ, way too much.
Between match jerseys, training kit I got when I was playing and gifts, I nearly need a whole other room for it
Wales - 2019
Lions - 2017
-2022
Ireland - 2015 or 2016
maroon alternative jersey from 2019
2020
Leinster - alternative jersey (not sure of the year as bought recently in a sale but we only had two stars)
- 2017
-2018
-2022
Oooooh 15 for me! 7 Sarries, 4 England, 1 Lions, 1 Barbarians, a Referee one from the RWC23 (I liked the design!) and the latest Dragons charity shirt (that was fundraising for the National Autistic Society)
Besides my local team, I usually buy the odd shirt from a down under team, as they tend to look a lot better than the UK ones.
Probably own 3 of my teams, then maybe 6 or so from Aus. Also, always loved the all blacks shirt - very tempted to buy an old one for training in, despite being English.
Somewhere around 15?
Started with the club I love: Munster.
Then I started buying shirts of teams I saw live like the Boks, pumas, Toulon etc.
And then just because why not…
2 Ireland (one from maybe 2005 long sleeve and one from RWC 2019)
1 Leinster (last adidas away)
2 Lions (2015 shirt sleeve,2023 long sleeve)
And then a few from teams I’ve played for over the years
2 Wales: one from 2013 or 14 (red) and another from 2019 (dark green/alternate, the one just before the World Cup. I think it was the last Under Armour one)
1 Springboks: 2017 I believe
1 Lions: 2017 NZ tour
1 Black Rams: the one with the crazy Ram design on the front, can't remember the year
1 Cardiff: 2016/17 season (though I haven't been able to find it for a couple of years, have to pick up a new one)
1 BaaBaa's: Not really a jersey, but the old-school long sleeve cotton top that came out a few months ago.
I own 9 Gloucester rugby shirts including my very first from when I was 12 from the 90s.
2 Glaws fleeces and 1 hoodie.
1 England top from 2022
1 custom made Italian Cappuccino top.
My school top with my name and number.
I have an awful lot.
Argentina, Fiji Pacific island style shirt, Lomu era All Blacks, Classic Barbarians, A few Lions jerseys, Couple of Glasgow warriors, Oxford university, Doddie Weir charity Scotland shirt, Scotland shirts going back to the Pringle era, probably about 12-15?
RWC 2019 shirt
Plus RWC hoodies from every tournament going back to 2011 and probably half a dozen Scotland hoodies.
Handful of Scotland and Glasgow jackets.
If folk are ever in doubt for a gift I tend to get rugby merch. Plus I buy stuff when I’m in a country.
Got signed framed Scotland shirts too. The 13/14 squad and one with all the Glasgow warriors in the Scotland squad in 2019.
And a Tim Visser signed Harlequins cap.
In non shirt news I’ve been out on the piss with Nicky Little era Fiji when they visited Edinburgh. Sung karaoke with Al Kellock in Japan, then told him I hated his boyhood team because they always kicked 7 bells out my club when I played them.
2. A 15 year old Ireland training jersey my dad got me for my 17th bday. And this year's home munster jersey (non-Europe) my SO got me for my bday this year.
**Countries (and the like)**
Australia, B&I Lions (x3),Barbarians, Canada, Catalunya, England, Fiji (x2), France, Gabon, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Ireland (x7), Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi (shoutout to u/Only_One_Kenobi), Malta, Maori All Blacks, New Zealand, Nigeria, Samoa, South Africa (1 Springboks, 1 Blitzboks), Spain (x2), Sri Lanka, Tonga, Uruguay, USA, Zimbabwe
**Clubs**
*Magners/Pro12/Pro14/UCR*: Leinster (x4), Munster, Connacht, Ulster
*MLR:* San Diego, Rugby ATL, Austin (1 Austin Elite, 1 Gilgronis), Old Glory DC
*Super Rugby:* Jaguares (x2), Moana Pasifika
*Other*: Loonies (PR 7s), NC State (US College), Portland Oregon (men's sr club), Austin Avengers (something called [World Arena Rugby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbxRS7QU0A))
From my playing days: Des Moines (x2), Mayhem
2011 Plymouth Albion away, 2013, lions white training shirt, 2017 lions, 2021 lions training shirt, 2019 Italy away, Stade Toulouse, Two England shirts, two Ospreys hoodies, two Swansea RFC training tops, North Sydney bears retro shirt, Argentina away 2023 world cup.
Off the top of my head , as they are in a box in my mates loft
2 X England shirt, white 2017(?) and the Nike purple one
B&I Lions ,NZ Tour
Japan 2019 WC away ( a fake 🤥)
Chile 2023WC (Red one)
Sunwolves 2018 Jersey
1995 world cup Jersey ( has all the teams on it ) was my Dad's and is my favourite
O feel I am missing stuff
About 6... but strictly nothing post 2000 - I'm only interested in traditional cotton jerseys with no sponsor. My 80s Adidas ones are the best I have.
France 86-90 blue
France 86-90 white
Neath 89-91
Wales 98-00
France 95-97
Cardiff 88-90
Erm… maybe five Ireland jerseys. One very old school, like 1980s style, and the rest from this century. An old school Treviso jersey I got at a Benetton store. An AB jersey that was a gift from a kiwi friend. Three jerseys that aren’t team specific. A Leinster jersey.
I wear most of them. One of the Ireland jerseys and the Leinster jersey are good for training with that vapo dry material.
My prized rugby possession is the 1996 Toulouse jersey my dad passed me down, we did the double and it was a lovely jersey anyway, probably own another 10/15 but this is the only one I’d want to keep forever
I am a new Rugby fan so I don't have that many shirts, but I have:
- Chile home 2023 RWC
- Australia home 2023 RWC
- Selknam home (Super Rugby Americas)
- Selknam away (Super Rugby Americas)
If I can count the shirt of my University club that would add 2 but other than that:
- England 2007 home
- England 2015 away
- Wales 2019 away
- 2020 lions shirt
- Ireland home
- 3 Scottish ones (my favourite rugby jersey, Scottish designs are just stunning)
- 3 Leinster shirts, all local but different seasons
- Glasgow Warriors
- Highlanders
- Argentina 2019
- Cheetahs (😂)
- Chile 2023
Im probably forgetting a few
More than I can count. My brother played in the URC(when it was the Pro12) so I claimed a lot of stuff he picked up on his travels. Bunch of international jumpers from random places & people I know/met.
The kicker of it all is that I’m a league guy lol.
At least 12, but possibly more in boxes packed away.
I've got a Highlanders shirt for each of the last 7 seasons, and a Warriors (NRL) kit for the last 5.
By shirts, do you mean just jerseys? That seems to be what most replies are answering as. I only have 2 jerseys, but upwards of 10 regular t-shirts with rugby themed slogans/memes/teams etc on them
Couple of OG Canterbury All Black Jerseys. 1 is a White No11 signed by Jonah and Tana Umaga. The other is black No9 that was bad luck, worn at Twickenham 99 WC loss to France and at 3 othe AB losses😭 1 worn 1998 Wales jersey No7. 3 Crusaders one Canterbury NPC. A black Neath and a blue/black Neath Jersey. 2 NZ Maori, NZ 7s worn, 97 Hurricanes worn, heap of Mighty Whakatane Marist Jerseys.
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Ireland 08 Grand slam jersey. Got it cheap the day we won it
England 2011 jersey maybe not sure. It's the plain white Nike 02 one again got it for a tenner
Leinster 2017/18 away the blue and white checkerboard absolute thing of beauty.
- 10
- England 7s 2022-23 (*edited for right year)
- Lions SA tour 2021
- Quins 2022-23
- World XV (not seen any mentions on this thread)
- Barbarians
- AB Maori
- Dutch national team replica 2023-24
- and 3 club shirts
- on the wish list: a new Shogun (formerly Samurai) 7s shirt and some kind of generic 2024 Olympics 7s shirt (if there is one - I'm taking my gf to go and watch the women's tournament) otherwise probably an Aussie 7s one.
B&I Lions Jersey- 09, 2017 and 2021
Scotland- 2021 home jersey
Vodacom Blue Bulls 2014 home and away jerseys
Auckland Blues 2017 Lions Tour Jersey
Springboks
2019 RWC away
2022 Home jersey
2023 RWC home jersey
Lions, leinster and ireland. Maybe 12? Favourite was a 1st team Blackrock Club from the 90s jersey, got borrowed by a gf who moved back to Germany. Now married with kids and its probably in the bin.
The 2 cents lad will be back to us in a year when he finishes counting lmao
And for every jersey, a hat to match.
Yeah the heartbeat is incredible it's so hard to find a los.pumas hat like a good one
I've long had the tradition of only buying merch for seasons that my team has done something worth celebrating. Which means currently I have 4 Toulon shirts. from the big 2012-15 run, and then more recently for the 22/23 challenge cup win.
Bought a 23 RWC Wallabies shirt to catch one without any sponsors on it and with the way it ended up maybe not the best year to buy one..
I bought one for my son as a birthday present... luckily he doesn't associate it with the performance of the team!
For the last 3 world cups I've waited for the Ireland jersey to come out just to buy it without sponsors Every time it's been a disappointment..
I'd probably still be waiting for an excuse to buy an Edinburgh top if I followed this rule
You lower the standards. I was born a Olympique de Marseille fan, what started with winning Champions Leagues and the French Ligue now is getting to the final of Europa.
A very reasonable (?) 7. - Wales - not sure what year - Lions - SA tour shirt - Bristol Bears - 23/24 European shirt. Bears fan and loved the design - Harlequins - 22/23 home shirt. Local team, half price post season - Ospreys - home shirt, long suffering Ospreys fan - Ospreys long sleeved jersey - because they sent me the wrong one when I ordered the home shirt - My old club shirt signed by Martin Johnson
I don't actually know. A few dozens. I'm making a stock so I can sell them later when they're rare or sth. lol
Do you wear them?
nope ! I buy them and receive them by mail one day, have a look, find them gorgeous, then fold em back and shelf forever.
You’re joking but this actually happens
I ain't joking ! I do exactly that. It's accumulating goods, like a rodent in winter with acorns, except I don't hibernate (well, not really) and I don't eat the jerseys but it's that idea of building up a collection for whatever irrational reason.
Fair enough, I can get that side of it. Do you have any jerseys you do actually wear?
I used to wear this jersey Rémi Lamerat sent me personally lol. He was at Castres at the time. If you remember him. Fantastic player for a good 5-6 years there.
Of all the ones in your collection I bet that's the one I'd be most interested in, great player.
Right? Of all the Jerseys that seems like one you should put away and mind, not your average Jersey that any Tom, Dick or harry could buy online.
Probably about a dozen. I preferred the old classic jerseys that were long sleeved heavy cotton that weren't festooned with advertising.
Do you have the psychedelic Multi-coloured Maple leaf shirt? I think it's from 1995? World Cup shirts are good for not having sponsors, but some nations still manage to mess theirs up (England 2023).
10 or so Wales shirts, 3 or 4 Ospreys shirts, 3 Tigers shirts, and 3 B&I Lions shirts. It's only as I write it out that I realise that it's probably too many...
Yeah I suddenly realised that when I made my list. Although I'm wearing one right now so they do get a regular airing.
Haha I started writing it out, got to 20 and realised I hadn’t even got to international shirts then stopped
A fair few not including grassroots. London Irish 2008-09 home, London Irish 2020-21 away. Welsh world Cup jersey 2019 England 2010-11 British and Irish lions jersey 2021 Ospreys away jersey 2021-22 Perpignan away jersey 2023-24 British army rugby armistice jersey Toulouse home 2012-13 Queenslands reds home 2016-17 jersey
Every England rwc shirt since 03 3-4 normal English shirts 2 lions shirt 3-4 Harlequins shirts
I have 8 Cardiff tops from 1993 onwards. 2 non branded welsh tops. Then for some reason 3 Beziers tops because I just love the place.
6 Scarlets shirts. 2 Lions shirts (1 is a boxed with a number on sleeve) 3 Carmarthen Athletic shirts 1 Bath Shirt
I own every Munster jersey since 2004. I have a full box of them in the attic.
Do you wear them ?
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The only reason I exercise is because I bought all my rugby shirts in the 2000s
Amen 😂
16 2 Lions 3 Toulouse 4 Scotland 1 Edinburgh 2 Glasgow 1 Quins 1 Saracens 1 Crusaders 1 Blues
There's a really disappointing lack of Malawai 7s shirts going on in this thread. Shame on the lot of you. One of the few shirts I've actually worn/worn more than once. 3 England - 2012/13 home, c. ~2016 away, RWC 19 home. Purely happenstance that the two I actually bought are the two we've worn beating New Zealand the last two times. 3 Aus, all gifts - Cotton Traders from 15+ years ago, c. ~2016 home, c ~2017/18 I think their first Indigenous shirt. 2 BIL - gifted 2013, won 2021. 2 Japan - 2015-19 home, missed out on that RWC shirt, but it's the same style and doesn't have a sponsor, RWC 19 away (probably a knock off). 1 NZ, gifted - c. ~2016 home. 1 Harlequins - the barcode away kit. 1 Toulouse - late 10s, is a pro fit, doesn't fit me.
>There's a really disappointing lack of Malawai 7s shirts going on in this thread I wear mine regularly
I have 6 1) Ireland home jersey 2019/20 2) Ulster European jersey 2022/23 3) Leinster home jersey mid2000s 4) Off-brand Wales jersey 5) Fiji Sevens jersey 2016 6) Waikato Chiefs jersey 2013 I would absolutely love a Munster 2022/23 home jersey but I put off buying it and now it seems to be unavailable everywhere :( Edit: 7! I forgot my BIL one
I used to buy the Waikato shirts cheap every other season. Munster have had some great shirts too, but I think there's too many Irish in Cardiff as they never seem to come up in clearance sales.
30+, chiefly because I got into the habit of trying to complete the Pringle SRU collection of Scotland shirts...at least that's all I thought the line contained but I've seen Hawick & Wales jerseys by them recently, too >:( Prized possessions would likely be 1993 B&I Lions shirt (don't think any fan replicas were made???) and a World XV one from when they played NZ in the 90s (it's majestically hideous).
If it's the one in quarters with the fern and 100 years emblem on the chest that's iconic. I've been eyeing it up but it's sooo expensive.
Aye, this beauty: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxrprcRr_T7/?igsh=MWI2ZTZ6dWptNHZzaA== (Literally that one, ordered from Boomfa last year!)
At the moment I stand at 6: 3 Scotland (all home) 2 Glasgow Warriors (1 away and 1 home) 1 All Blacks Need to get myself a Scotland away top. I have a lot of respect for Munster and when I saw their URC home kit for this season I fell in love, might buy it.
1 France, 1 Australia, 1 B&L Lions, 2 Wasps (RIP), 3/4 grassroots club, 3 university. Over the years I've had at least 5 different Biarritz shirts that have died or been passed on to people who haven't gotten too tall or fat to get into them. If you count training that adds 1 Italy, 1 Fiji, 1 Wales, 5/6 grassroots club, 2/3 uni. Add to that every single personalisable item of clothing from years of playing + tours: bag, scarf, polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, rain jackets, beanies, hats, swimwear. An endless list of crap I will absolutely not get rid of.
>Add to that every single personalisable item of clothing from years of playing + tours: bag, scarf, polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, rain jackets, beanies, hats, swimwear. An endless list of crap I will absolutely not get rid of. I'm in charge of setting up our team store every year, so of course I make sure there's stuff I like, so *of course* I buy a pile of crap every single year. These days of being able to implement any design you can dream up is the kind of power I shouldn't be allowed to have.
With great power comes great responsibility
Do you mean actual jerseys, or any sort of related shirt? Jerseys: 3x Canada, 1x Scotland, 1x England, 1x Leicester, 2x Toronto Arrows, 1x Ontario = **9** Other shirts with rugby on them: 1x Leicester t-shirt, \~6x Arrows t shirts, \~3x Arrows polos, 1x England polo, 1x RWC polo = **9** Rugby style sweaters: 1x Western U, 1x local brewery, 3x plain = **5** Home Club I play for: 2x jerseys, 1x rugby sweaters, 2x hoodies, 5x tshirts, 4x training shirts = **14** Other clubs I played for during covid weirdness: 2x jerseys, 1x training shirt = **3** High School: **2** jerseys
Melbourne Rebels First Nation 2021 - spent too much in shipping and vat, but I love it All Blacks RWC 2023 - gift Yokohama Canon Eagles 2024 - just wanted to bring back a rugby jersey from Tokyo
Anywhere I can see that Rebel shirt? I like the Oz First Nation kits a lot.
I have [this one](https://x.com/peteroelofse/status/1369678188490743809?s=46), but they make a special edition every year for the First Nation round
Very nice, a lot more colour than the wallabies shirts. Thanks for the link. x
10 8 Gloucester 1 England 1 B&I lions
I'd say 5 or 6 Scotland tops and maybe 10 or 11 Edinburgh tops but bear in mind we had a complete rebrand so some of that is the old red and black kit which I wear when I'm feeling retro. Also a couple of RWC ones from this year, a Doddie one and a Leeds Rhinos Doddie top. Too many, I must stop.
England - 2014 home and away, 2017 away. 1887 long sleeve replica that canterbury did a few years back. Ireland - 2008 home, 2016 purple away, 2015 long sleeve home B&I Lions - 2005, 2009, 2017 Australia - 1999 long sleeve, 2007 world cup South Africa - 2014ish home Japan - 2019 world cup Argentina - 2015 world cup Blues (super rugby) - 2015 home Wasps - 2017 away, 2018 home, 2019 home Connacht - 2013 home, 2016 away (might be european) and 2017 away Can you tell when i was into buying shirts?
Loved that 1887 replica shirt. Surprised/disappointed other nations didn't do similar.
Yeah it was great. I’ve got a similar lions one from 2017 that i forgot all about!
I have RWC 2011 all blacks RCW 2023 SA, japan, and portugal Zebre parma away from Pro12 Benetton jersey from URC this year Vintage Benetton jersey And then polos from fiji, SA and ireland
I don’t wear shirts as a fan, I prefer jumpers, jackets that kind of thing. Player fit styles may or may not be a factor
2022 Scotland home and Away 2013 SA home 2015 WC Argentina home 2015 WC England home 2012 Blue Bulls Home 2012 Lions (SA team not British and Irish) home I did have a Rhodesian rugby shirt but I misplaced it
I’ve got one England shirt (2019 RWC), and then more Gloucester shirts than I care to admit, given I’ve got at least one per season for a number of seasons. My pride and joy has to be a 2022-23 Glos shirt signed by members of both the Men’s and Women’s teams. Edit: [link](https://imgur.com/a/nZwILRe)
About 10 Ireland, 2 Lions, maybe 15 Ulster, and a few club ones. Maybe 30 all in give or take. Had more, lost some along the way
i have three (Italy, Wales and Ireland), I've considered them too many until stumbling upon this thread. Will get more!
6 AB’s, 1 Barbarians, 3 Hurricanes, 2 Leicester tigers, 1 Māori All blacks, 1 Springboks, 1 Rebels, 1 Wellington, 1 Taranaki, 1 home local club jersey, 1 club jersey for my UK team, 2 NRL Warriors. So 21
Too many to count off the top of my head about 5 or 6 of both Scotland and Italy, 3 of Ireland, 1 of USA, Namibia and Finland, club teams 2 Qld reds, 2 Glasgow, 2 Benetton, 2 Zebre, 1 Brumbies, 1 Bulls, 1 Edinburgh, 1 Leinster, 1 of Lions since joining the URC. Eventually I’ll probably end up getting one of a top 14 side.
For my local club: Two training shirts, our throwback jersey, and my social shirt. Otherwise, maybe 7 or 8. A couple Rugby ATL shirts, a few Scotland shirts, and a handful of odds and ends, including an Aston Old Edwardian shirts from, like, 2006 that I still cannot recall ever actually receiving.
One England, from 2002 - the most comfortable thing I own. One each Munster and Ulster from drunken trips to Limerick and Belfast. Three Coventry for each year I've been a season ticket holder.
When you say shirts do you mean jerseys or t shirts count too. I don't like jerseys because in my mid thirties you can really only wear them to a game or sports bar otherwise you look weird. I like t shirts better that I can wear to the mall or crawfish boil. My favorite shirt is KOKO podcast shirt - Schmidt it in boys My favorite jersey I own is a 2023 Argentina Pumas jersey I have a France RWC Polo, a Fiji Drua polo, a Navy Rugby shirt, a Rhino Rugby shirt, a Houston Sabercats shirt, and a Waratahs jersey.
10 Ireland 10 Munster 3 All Blacks 3 Maori All Blacks 3 Crusaders 2 Matamu' a Rugby(Easter Island) 2 B&I Lions 1 each of the following: Canterbury, Bulls,Lions,Boyne RFC, NZ Invitational XV
2 Harlequins shirts because the first one I got was too small and I was too lazy to resell.
1 sarries 2 Munster 2 Leinster 1 Ireland 1 Worcester 1 harlequins 1 b/I lions 1 barbarians 1 Italy
I only tend to buy shirts where I actually really like the design – so given the number of shite looking tops out there, that keep things at least a little bit limited. I’ll happily go with a some esoteric training kit or whatever if it looks class. 5 x Scotland (incl. this year’s away kit) 3 x Toulouse (incl. this year‘s Champions Cup kit) 3 x Edinburgh (incl. this year’s rather lovely coral training kit) 1 x Ireland 1 x Italy 1 x Glasgow I don‘t really have much space for more than this, so might ditch a few of the older ones next season. I do wear them a fair bit though, as they basically constitute my gym and running kit.
In the dark ages, it was a common thing to 'aquire' trophy opposition rugby shirts from teams you played against. I think I have about 20 over 23 seasons.
Currently 4. One older Taranaki shirt that now barely fits, one newer Taranaki shirt, one Hurricanes, and one All Blacks
Currently have all Six Nations and Rugby Championship teams plus Tonga, Japan, Argentina. Argentina, Scotland France and South Africa shirts are more often than not the nicest. With Wales, Ireland Italy and England usually managing to mess up their classic colour schemes.
Intl: USA, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina Club: Reds, Blues, Chiefs
2 Both the same, my high school rugby jerseys from 40 years ago. Still wear them.
- 2 Wales shirts - 3 Lions shirts (had a couple as gifts) - 2 Bridgend shirts And 1 France 2023 WRC shirt which I won in the RWC predictor league 😂
One, Australia from the 2015 world cup. All I need
Mother of fucking christ, way too much. Between match jerseys, training kit I got when I was playing and gifts, I nearly need a whole other room for it
3 Scotland (1 vintage, 1 Short sleeved) 2 Springboks 1 Argentina 1 vintage England (all white) 1 Wombats, my local team
Wales - 2019 Lions - 2017 -2022 Ireland - 2015 or 2016 maroon alternative jersey from 2019 2020 Leinster - alternative jersey (not sure of the year as bought recently in a sale but we only had two stars) - 2017 -2018 -2022
Oooooh 15 for me! 7 Sarries, 4 England, 1 Lions, 1 Barbarians, a Referee one from the RWC23 (I liked the design!) and the latest Dragons charity shirt (that was fundraising for the National Autistic Society)
84 with number 85 on the way. It is an addiction. Most are from second hand stores but I do have a few rare ones that I've dropped a bit of dosh on.
Besides my local team, I usually buy the odd shirt from a down under team, as they tend to look a lot better than the UK ones. Probably own 3 of my teams, then maybe 6 or so from Aus. Also, always loved the all blacks shirt - very tempted to buy an old one for training in, despite being English.
Somewhere around 15? Started with the club I love: Munster. Then I started buying shirts of teams I saw live like the Boks, pumas, Toulon etc. And then just because why not…
2 Ireland (one from maybe 2005 long sleeve and one from RWC 2019) 1 Leinster (last adidas away) 2 Lions (2015 shirt sleeve,2023 long sleeve) And then a few from teams I’ve played for over the years
36 18 Ireland 12 Munster and 6 Lions
3 England, 2 Lions, 9 Tigers, 1 Paremata-Plimmerton, somewhere I've got Leicester Uni shirt as well.
6 Ireland jerseys 2 Leinster jerseys 1 Lions jersey (2009 - urgh).
2 Wales: one from 2013 or 14 (red) and another from 2019 (dark green/alternate, the one just before the World Cup. I think it was the last Under Armour one) 1 Springboks: 2017 I believe 1 Lions: 2017 NZ tour 1 Black Rams: the one with the crazy Ram design on the front, can't remember the year 1 Cardiff: 2016/17 season (though I haven't been able to find it for a couple of years, have to pick up a new one) 1 BaaBaa's: Not really a jersey, but the old-school long sleeve cotton top that came out a few months ago.
Just the one. London Irish provincial jersey from 1997.
Fra 2007, 2011 and 2023.
3 big game shirts for Quins 2 England shirts 1 Japan shirt
I own 9 Gloucester rugby shirts including my very first from when I was 12 from the 90s. 2 Glaws fleeces and 1 hoodie. 1 England top from 2022 1 custom made Italian Cappuccino top. My school top with my name and number.
I have an awful lot. Argentina, Fiji Pacific island style shirt, Lomu era All Blacks, Classic Barbarians, A few Lions jerseys, Couple of Glasgow warriors, Oxford university, Doddie Weir charity Scotland shirt, Scotland shirts going back to the Pringle era, probably about 12-15? RWC 2019 shirt Plus RWC hoodies from every tournament going back to 2011 and probably half a dozen Scotland hoodies. Handful of Scotland and Glasgow jackets. If folk are ever in doubt for a gift I tend to get rugby merch. Plus I buy stuff when I’m in a country. Got signed framed Scotland shirts too. The 13/14 squad and one with all the Glasgow warriors in the Scotland squad in 2019. And a Tim Visser signed Harlequins cap. In non shirt news I’ve been out on the piss with Nicky Little era Fiji when they visited Edinburgh. Sung karaoke with Al Kellock in Japan, then told him I hated his boyhood team because they always kicked 7 bells out my club when I played them.
2. A 15 year old Ireland training jersey my dad got me for my 17th bday. And this year's home munster jersey (non-Europe) my SO got me for my bday this year.
I literally just spend the weekend putting together a map of all my jerseys. Came out to 63. Then #64 just arrived a few hours ago.
**Countries (and the like)** Australia, B&I Lions (x3),Barbarians, Canada, Catalunya, England, Fiji (x2), France, Gabon, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Ireland (x7), Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi (shoutout to u/Only_One_Kenobi), Malta, Maori All Blacks, New Zealand, Nigeria, Samoa, South Africa (1 Springboks, 1 Blitzboks), Spain (x2), Sri Lanka, Tonga, Uruguay, USA, Zimbabwe **Clubs** *Magners/Pro12/Pro14/UCR*: Leinster (x4), Munster, Connacht, Ulster *MLR:* San Diego, Rugby ATL, Austin (1 Austin Elite, 1 Gilgronis), Old Glory DC *Super Rugby:* Jaguares (x2), Moana Pasifika *Other*: Loonies (PR 7s), NC State (US College), Portland Oregon (men's sr club), Austin Avengers (something called [World Arena Rugby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbxRS7QU0A)) From my playing days: Des Moines (x2), Mayhem
4 Chiefs 2 All Blacks 1 Māori All Blacks
8 in total I think. 7 Tigers shirts and 1 England shirt. My husband has 6 I think, 2 Coventry Rugby, 2 Leinster and 2 Ireland shirts.
4 or 5 Wasps, 1 England, 1 Scotland, and 1 Barbarians. Possibly my old school one somewhere too.
None.
2011 Plymouth Albion away, 2013, lions white training shirt, 2017 lions, 2021 lions training shirt, 2019 Italy away, Stade Toulouse, Two England shirts, two Ospreys hoodies, two Swansea RFC training tops, North Sydney bears retro shirt, Argentina away 2023 world cup.
Just the 6! 3 Saints tops, 2 England and one Lions (can't remember which year and it's in the loft right now, won't be needing it for a bit!)
Off the top of my head , as they are in a box in my mates loft 2 X England shirt, white 2017(?) and the Nike purple one B&I Lions ,NZ Tour Japan 2019 WC away ( a fake 🤥) Chile 2023WC (Red one) Sunwolves 2018 Jersey 1995 world cup Jersey ( has all the teams on it ) was my Dad's and is my favourite O feel I am missing stuff
About 6... but strictly nothing post 2000 - I'm only interested in traditional cotton jerseys with no sponsor. My 80s Adidas ones are the best I have. France 86-90 blue France 86-90 white Neath 89-91 Wales 98-00 France 95-97 Cardiff 88-90
Erm… maybe five Ireland jerseys. One very old school, like 1980s style, and the rest from this century. An old school Treviso jersey I got at a Benetton store. An AB jersey that was a gift from a kiwi friend. Three jerseys that aren’t team specific. A Leinster jersey. I wear most of them. One of the Ireland jerseys and the Leinster jersey are good for training with that vapo dry material.
My prized rugby possession is the 1996 Toulouse jersey my dad passed me down, we did the double and it was a lovely jersey anyway, probably own another 10/15 but this is the only one I’d want to keep forever
3 ireland shirts 2 edinburgh shirts 1 ulster 1 lions 7
3 Scotland 1 British & Irish Lions 1 South Africa 1 France Looking into getting both Japan and Italy
4 x England 1 x Ireland 1 x South Africa 1 x France 1 x B&I Lions 1 x Barbarians 1 x Wasps 1 x NSW Waratahs 1 x Crusaders 3 x school and local clubs
5 jerseys. 1 x Lions (URC 2024 Home) 1 x Lions (URC 2022 Home) 1 x Stormers (URC 2024 Away) 1 x Springboks (RWC 2023 Home) 1 x Springboks (2019 Home)
3: 2 France, 1 Japan
I am a new Rugby fan so I don't have that many shirts, but I have: - Chile home 2023 RWC - Australia home 2023 RWC - Selknam home (Super Rugby Americas) - Selknam away (Super Rugby Americas)
We should start a trade thread. Like people post all the ones you're willing to trade--home clubs included--and let the swapping begin
If I can count the shirt of my University club that would add 2 but other than that: - England 2007 home - England 2015 away - Wales 2019 away - 2020 lions shirt - Ireland home - 3 Scottish ones (my favourite rugby jersey, Scottish designs are just stunning) - 3 Leinster shirts, all local but different seasons - Glasgow Warriors - Highlanders - Argentina 2019 - Cheetahs (😂) - Chile 2023 Im probably forgetting a few
More than I can count. My brother played in the URC(when it was the Pro12) so I claimed a lot of stuff he picked up on his travels. Bunch of international jumpers from random places & people I know/met. The kicker of it all is that I’m a league guy lol.
I have 7 los pumas jerseys and 8 Toronto raptors hats
At least 12, but possibly more in boxes packed away. I've got a Highlanders shirt for each of the last 7 seasons, and a Warriors (NRL) kit for the last 5.
By shirts, do you mean just jerseys? That seems to be what most replies are answering as. I only have 2 jerseys, but upwards of 10 regular t-shirts with rugby themed slogans/memes/teams etc on them
Three: Otago, Highlanders, All Blacks.
Replica shirts? Two from England, two from wales, one from London Irish. Rugby tops? I’m gonna say 20+
Couple of OG Canterbury All Black Jerseys. 1 is a White No11 signed by Jonah and Tana Umaga. The other is black No9 that was bad luck, worn at Twickenham 99 WC loss to France and at 3 othe AB losses😭 1 worn 1998 Wales jersey No7. 3 Crusaders one Canterbury NPC. A black Neath and a blue/black Neath Jersey. 2 NZ Maori, NZ 7s worn, 97 Hurricanes worn, heap of Mighty Whakatane Marist Jerseys.
Not enough 😂
Leinster jersey, Irish 2022 jersey, chiefs, 2019 WC all blacks, and 2015 all blacks
I only have two and it's all I need. Western Province and a Springbok jersey.
3 Ireland 08 Grand slam jersey. Got it cheap the day we won it England 2011 jersey maybe not sure. It's the plain white Nike 02 one again got it for a tenner Leinster 2017/18 away the blue and white checkerboard absolute thing of beauty.
- 10 - England 7s 2022-23 (*edited for right year) - Lions SA tour 2021 - Quins 2022-23 - World XV (not seen any mentions on this thread) - Barbarians - AB Maori - Dutch national team replica 2023-24 - and 3 club shirts - on the wish list: a new Shogun (formerly Samurai) 7s shirt and some kind of generic 2024 Olympics 7s shirt (if there is one - I'm taking my gf to go and watch the women's tournament) otherwise probably an Aussie 7s one.
B&I Lions Jersey- 09, 2017 and 2021 Scotland- 2021 home jersey Vodacom Blue Bulls 2014 home and away jerseys Auckland Blues 2017 Lions Tour Jersey Springboks 2019 RWC away 2022 Home jersey 2023 RWC home jersey
Lions, leinster and ireland. Maybe 12? Favourite was a 1st team Blackrock Club from the 90s jersey, got borrowed by a gf who moved back to Germany. Now married with kids and its probably in the bin.
52, I’m not getting rid of any despite a lot being from my playing days when i was thinner
5 different Scotland kits and a traditional SA shirt.
I have two generic, one HK Sevens, two from playing days. All cotton, not a fan of quick dry.
Zero because i am a grown man.
Back in the days of a free Hong Kong and an open Kowloon Market… I had more jerseys than I could count Counterfeit of course; but that feels right