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Home, away and 'Magic Weekend' playing kits for the Castleford Tigers. Both home and away kits drawing inspiration from traditional 'classic' kits worn by the club throughout the years. The Home kit pays tribute to the classic jersey of the late 1960's, when the likes of Malcolm Reilly, Dennis Hartley and Alan Hardisty helped 'Cas' lift the Challenge Cup.
The Away jersey features a more modern design, drawing inspiration from the early 1980's when the likes of Tony Marchant, David Plange and John Joyner played in the famous Amber and Black.
The whole concept of the 'Magic' playing kit is around something unique, eye catching and comtemporary, and also a jersey that would support a known charity, in this case the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Featuring tonal tiger stripes on a black base, an off-white body, and complimented with subtle peach stripe detailing.
In all 'Magic' jerseys the primary sponsor partner would move to the shorts.
The Away jersey features a more modern design, drawing inspiration from the early 1980's when the likes of Tony Marchant, David Plange and John Joyner played in the famous Amber and Black.
The whole concept of the 'Magic' playing kit is around something unique, eye catching and comtemporary, and also a jersey that would support a known charity, in this case the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Featuring tonal tiger stripes on a black base, an off-white body, and complimented with subtle peach stripe detailing.
In all 'Magic' jerseys the primary sponsor partner would move to the shorts.
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Home, away and 'Magic Weekend' playing kits for the Huddersfield Giants.
The home kit being a reflection of the traditional and famous jersey worn by all the conquering 'Team Of All Talents' in the pre-WW1 era. A team featuring the likes of Englands Harold Wagstaff and Wales Ben Grounow.
With the famous Claret body, with slender gold hoops and a white collar. The away shirt being a flip of the home colours.
The Magic Weekend kit is something quite contemporary, with a colour palette chosen to intentionally be different from anything associated with the club. With an off-white base, teal colour block and pink and navy colour pops. Very much an alternative to the home and away kits. In this case supporting the wonderful charity Amnesty International.
The home kit being a reflection of the traditional and famous jersey worn by all the conquering 'Team Of All Talents' in the pre-WW1 era. A team featuring the likes of Englands Harold Wagstaff and Wales Ben Grounow.
With the famous Claret body, with slender gold hoops and a white collar. The away shirt being a flip of the home colours.
The Magic Weekend kit is something quite contemporary, with a colour palette chosen to intentionally be different from anything associated with the club. With an off-white base, teal colour block and pink and navy colour pops. Very much an alternative to the home and away kits. In this case supporting the wonderful charity Amnesty International.
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Hull FC, known as the 'Airlie Birds', but also as the 'black and whites', are one of those teams whose colours and traditional playing kit design never really needs to change.
It's classic in the truest sense of the word. The real challenge is always keeping any design true to those traditions while staying progressive and contemporary. With the Home and Away jerseys here i've simply used a tonal black and a tonal white woven horizontal stripe detail to replicate those classic hoops. The Magic jersey borrows from the same colour palette, though with the addition of an eye catching pink, signed off with a directional check pattern.
It's classic in the truest sense of the word. The real challenge is always keeping any design true to those traditions while staying progressive and contemporary. With the Home and Away jerseys here i've simply used a tonal black and a tonal white woven horizontal stripe detail to replicate those classic hoops. The Magic jersey borrows from the same colour palette, though with the addition of an eye catching pink, signed off with a directional check pattern.
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For the Hull Kingston Rovers kit designs I've taken inspiration from the classic jerseys worn throughout the 1970's and 80's, Invoking memories of the likes of Roger Milward, Clive Sullivan and George Fairbairn pulling on the famous jersey with the single hoop running through the centre.
The Magic weekend jersey design again is one based on contemporary pattern and colour trends with an eye catching colour palette designed for greater commercial appeal.
The Magic weekend jersey design again is one based on contemporary pattern and colour trends with an eye catching colour palette designed for greater commercial appeal.
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The most successful club since in the inception of Superleague. Leeds Rhino's.
Inspiration for the home and away jerseys is very much the classic colour block. With a slight twist on the traditional Leeds Rhino's colours, having incorporated a darker blue to create a more contemporary contrast with traditional amber, home and away are a direct reflection of each other, and a third Magic kit drawing inspiration from the clubs moniker, the Rhino. Using a Rhino-print pattern on an off-white/light grey base. Something different and intended to create interest.
Inspiration for the home and away jerseys is very much the classic colour block. With a slight twist on the traditional Leeds Rhino's colours, having incorporated a darker blue to create a more contemporary contrast with traditional amber, home and away are a direct reflection of each other, and a third Magic kit drawing inspiration from the clubs moniker, the Rhino. Using a Rhino-print pattern on an off-white/light grey base. Something different and intended to create interest.
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Superleagues only French team (currently) The Catalans Dragons feature the traditional Catalan colours of Blood and Gold (Sang et or), a colour palette quite unique in Rugby League, and one that lends itself to kit design beautifully.
Both home ad away kits are a direct reflection of each other, something very reminiscent of traditional home and away kits.
Both feature a woven chevron on the upper chest area and matching sleeves. Magic jersey features a woven double chevron on another unique and contemporary colour base of a light turquoise with navy contrast.
Both home ad away kits are a direct reflection of each other, something very reminiscent of traditional home and away kits.
Both feature a woven chevron on the upper chest area and matching sleeves. Magic jersey features a woven double chevron on another unique and contemporary colour base of a light turquoise with navy contrast.
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Salford, the original Red Devils, a name given to them by the French Rugby League media for the way they tortured many of the teams they faced on their tour of France in 1934.
A team who i feel has lost their Identity somewhat with a flurry of ugly and forgetable playing kits over what seems like a long period. Following on from some of the previous kit designs and using a woven chevron repeat on both the home and away jersey in the traditional red and slightly less traditional but familiar black. As has been the case on other kit designs the Magic jersey is quite a departure from the norm and features a lovely eye-catching tie-dye pattern in red and black.
A team who i feel has lost their Identity somewhat with a flurry of ugly and forgetable playing kits over what seems like a long period. Following on from some of the previous kit designs and using a woven chevron repeat on both the home and away jersey in the traditional red and slightly less traditional but familiar black. As has been the case on other kit designs the Magic jersey is quite a departure from the norm and features a lovely eye-catching tie-dye pattern in red and black.
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St. Helens are one of those teams whose aesthetic essence in terms of kit design should never change. It just doesn't need to. Keep it classic, keep it red chevron. Strong and bold it's instantly recognisable as 'Rugby League'. The away jersey utilises the traditional 'away' colours of blue with a two tone woven chevron on the chest area. Magic Weekend jersey pays homage to the armed forces with its prominent 'Help for Heroes' branding and camouflage print pattern in colours that reflect those of the Royal Navy.t
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The club, who in my opinion, hold the greatest name of any Rugby League team. Wakefield Trinity. The name just evokes tradition and romance. Like many of the previous Jersey designs shown on here, I've taken inspiration from some classic Wakefield jerseys from the past. Jerseys worn by the greats such as Rocky Turner, Neil Fox and Wally Lewis. My philosophy for year 1 kit designs is always keep it classic. Magic Weekend kit design is another intentional eye-catcher utilising a vibrant tie-dye in blue and pink.
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Being a Wigan fan, albeit east London born and bred, was the design that gave me the most pleasure. The Cherry and White hoops are arguably the most recognisable Rugby jersey in the world. The Wigan teams of the late 1980's and early 1990's are still talked about to this day. Like bitter rivals St.Helens, the Wigan jerseys just design themselves.
And to emphasise that rivalry the Magic Weekend Jersey is another armed forces inspired design with a colour palette reflective of the British Army.
And to emphasise that rivalry the Magic Weekend Jersey is another armed forces inspired design with a colour palette reflective of the British Army.
