The only thing more embarrassing than some of Englands rugby performances in recent years has been their horrendous kit. No longer.
Today the RFU has launched the 2009/10 shirt, a massive improvement. The shirt carries a nice bit of latin 'Rugbeia Floreat Ubique', which means 'Rugby Flourishes Everywhere'... although I'm surprised the Romans had a word for rugby.
England's rolly-polly front rowers will be disappointed to hear that the shirt is once again skin tight. The O2 logo includes PU Grippers which it says assist with grip.
I'm sure Nike have put a lot of time, effort and resources into to developing this shirt - but £90 seems an outrageous mark up to me.
Here it is...
