FROM ICONIC classics to the weird and wonderful, the World Cup is when rugby puts on its very best clothes. So we’ve pulled together a ranking of the finest shirts the iconic men’s event has seen since 1987.
Here you will find a mix of the traditional, the modern, the vaguely baggy and the skin-hugging. We have collars, roundnecks, stripes, panels and national sigils as graphical elements. And it’s not just the powerhouse nations here. Because you can’t buy taste…
1 England 1999
The 1999 World Cup was probably the best-looking in history – in truth, we could have done a top 12 just on gorgeous kits from this tournament.
Why? Well, it sat right in the sweet spot of being close enough to the amateur era that kits were still vaguely traditional in cut and material, but professional enough that big brands were investing time and effort in the designs.
