Sleek kit to provide Bok edge
20 Jul 2007
Canterbury has unveiled the revolutionary new Bok kit designed to give the team every advantage at the World Cup.
The new kit is the result of three years of development and testing by Canterbury designers in conjunction with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.
“The jersey caters for the needs of different player positions,” said Canterbury MD Paul Zacks. “Design features include the placement of specific grips on the jersey to improve ball retention whilst running and to enhance binding in the scrum.
“The jersey features short and long sleeve options, as well as a cap sleeve version which has been developed specifically for the props to reduce manipulation by opposition props at the scrum. A new offset loop neck and slimfit design will help players evade collar and jersey tackles.”
Movement is also enhanced by an underarm stretch panel and a new super lightweight Temex fabric that significantly reduces moisture retention and the weight of the jersey. The fabric also wicks perspiration away from the skin to the jersey surface which prevents overheating and discomfort.
The William Webb Eliis Trophy with the legend 1995 are embroidered on the right arm sleeve, and this feature has been included for all previous World Cup winners. Incidentally, Canterbury are making new jerseys for Australia, Scotland, Ireland and Japan, but Zacks confirmed the Springbok jersey boasts the most features.
The shorts have grip panels for line-out jumpers to aid lifting technique and also feature a slim design to prevent opposition interference during the line-out. There are grip handles on the Boks’ shorts, a unique feature that improves binding at the scrum. The shorts’ lightweight material also provides greater agility.
The socks have an open weave structure that allows air and moisture to escape. In a break from tradition, the stripes have been dropped. The sock will be all green except for a gold panel at the back of the calf which is designed to manage the build up of lactic acid and thus reduce cramp.
All these changes have been made after a lengthy research process that also involved many of the Bok players themselves.
“It makes sense to test new developments with the athletes who are going to make use of the kit,” said Bok captain John Smit. “The innovations that are used in the new Canterbury kit are fantastic and the players are excited about putting them to good use during the World Cup.”
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20 Jul 2007, 00:01 am
No problem honey dear. But you lost me somewhere there contribute or step aside from who will what?
20 Jul 2007, 00:02 am
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Ward-Smith is a Kiwi with an English mother. He was hyped up as England’s saviour before the Six Nations but he got injured so didn’t play. But he’s BACK. You should read the London Times sometime, its got rugger news for everywhere.
149
You wouldn’t understand.
20 Jul 2007, 00:03 am
Hey whats this Anglo-Kiwi slating war goin on here I thought you guys were mostly allies in most instances?
20 Jul 2007, 00:04 am
151
Princess destroyed Christmas for a young family
20 Jul 2007, 00:05 am
Exactly the same features as the new wallabies jersy.
Just our players are better than the boks.
20 Jul 2007, 00:06 am
Tough cookie our mz Princess is, so why all the antagonism, c’mon Princess is it the age ol’ battle, rather war, of the sexes all over again hmm?
20 Jul 2007, 00:06 am
156
Princess is mad. Never mind her. She’s gettin on in years.
20 Jul 2007, 00:06 am
156
Princess is mad. Never mind her. She’s gettin on in years.
20 Jul 2007, 00:07 am
@ Skopy
Big Hit can’t follow my methodology of assesing the value employees – Contribute or step aside … He also judged me as harsh for reccomending redundancy on a lazy a*sed b*gger who after 12 months & 3 different positions still could not “find his niche”.
More simply put “sh*t or get off the pot”.
20 Jul 2007, 00:07 am
OK I’m butting out of the personality debate, still like the both of you though.
20 Jul 2007, 00:08 am
But I don’t repeat myself …
20 Jul 2007, 00:09 am
Al daai strepe oor Barney se maag laat hom soos ‘n teenage mutant ninja turtle lyk!
20 Jul 2007, 00:11 am
161
It was demonstrative. A kind of textual onomatopoeia. I didn’t expect you to get it..
20 Jul 2007, 00:11 am
@ Big Hit
Destroyed Christmas my a*se you lefty tree hugging lesbian green peace activist !
I waited until March & made it a redundancy rather straight out temrination – well more than he deserved.
20 Jul 2007, 00:12 am
159 So that shed’s some light on contribute or step aside, you sound like one hell of a sergeant majoress mz AM DB9, still its a noble trait to go out there and shake the b’grs bones till they rattle specially coming from a tough Princess, I ain’t kidding I’m pretty impressed, really.
20 Jul 2007, 00:13 am
164
lol, I’m just a good guy. You’re the grinch that stole christmas
20 Jul 2007, 00:13 am
@ skopy
No, nothing so prosaic
I am a capitalist & BH is a communist.
20 Jul 2007, 00:16 am
“textual onomatopoeia” ***** now you’re really losing me, where on earth do you find these extraneous terms? How’s a simple jaarpie suppose to follow all this juxtapositioning?
20 Jul 2007, 00:17 am
@ Skopy
Interestingly his team have gone from strength to strength in leaps & bounds since March exceeding all targets & are a bunch of happy campers … So, a good call ? Yeah, maybe.
& they don’t think I am a mean nasty b*tch the way BH does !
20 Jul 2007, 00:20 am
166 / 167 takes all kinds to make a planet tick, also takes more ‘n one to tango as I here the saying go, and tough cookie princess capitalists vs tough man rugger bugger lefty softy commie makes for one hellova nicer way to spend the night than f..ng and blinding against Jake White another night.
20 Jul 2007, 00:22 am
169 Princess.. you know his whole team personally? You sure get around honey girl.
20 Jul 2007, 00:23 am
168
You seem to have quite a good grasp on language too. I think the Princess could learn much from our superior intellect.
169
whats a b*tch?
20 Jul 2007, 00:25 am
I don’t think you’re a mean nasty B.. no ma’am I’ve heard the beauty appreciative softer side in you already though I sure wouldn’t wanna tread on those majoress boots in the corporate hierarchy, no siree.
20 Jul 2007, 00:26 am
I liked the “poor me a simple japie” teaser, although I sincerely doubt VERY much the veracity of it … but I have a meeting for a hour so will see if you are still loitering with intent when I return
Mean while – Got a prediction for tomorrow ?
20 Jul 2007, 00:28 am
174
KIWI KIWI KIWI CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE
^
My prediction
20 Jul 2007, 00:29 am
Wey Hey!
*** oot fer t’ lads!!
Jeez the could have made that yellow ***-stripe green you know!!
If those are the slimline shorts on Smitty, the full size ones must be like a circus tent!!
20 Jul 2007, 00:29 am
So back to rugby, so who’s your WC backline BH, Gomasall 9, Jonny 10, 12 = ?, Catt 13, Strettle 11 or 14? Robinson 14 or 15, Lewsey 14 or 15? just me taking wild guesses here.
20 Jul 2007, 00:29 am
@ Skopy – Yes, I know them all personally. No boots, just a mean pair of stilettos …
@ B H – You, my friend, are a dangling participle …
Later
20 Jul 2007, 00:31 am
96. Well, now we’ve dressed your boys in swimming costumes will we be even on the catwalk?
20 Jul 2007, 00:33 am
174 Go kick some corporate *** Princess its getting kinda late here so you probably won’t find me around if n when you return but thanks for the sympathetic compliment nonetheless, Prediction for Saturday , hopes with AB’s but very weary of Aussie tactical superiority, AB’s by a wee whisker.
20 Jul 2007, 00:34 am
177
It will probably be:
9. Gomersall, 10. Wilkinson, 11.Robinson, 12. Catt, 13. Tait, 14. Strettle, 15. Cipriani
Lewsey, Hipkiss, Hodgson, Tindall and Richards all have a shot.
Its superior to the SA backline but your forwards are better.
20 Jul 2007, 00:35 am
No good for couch potatoes!
20 Jul 2007, 00:36 am
182
A fine physical specimen such as myself will look great in that skin-tight apparel
20 Jul 2007, 00:37 am
178 You sound more like a rugby Queen than a rugby Princess to me ooh to have some o that stilleto sticking in between my ribs, better than couple of sharpened studs I reckon.
20 Jul 2007, 00:40 am
Skop
how do perceive the potential strength of the England challenge at this years world cup?
20 Jul 2007, 00:40 am
* how do you
20 Jul 2007, 00:41 am
181 Don’t know Cipriani much think I seen him once looked full of running to me, even Tindall still in there thought he was out of it this time?
Don’t underestimate our backs, skill for individual skill they are up there with the best, only difference is no style no strategy and no constructive play making coaching ruins their abilities, but if n when they do hopefully eventually click, watch out for the big bok backs.
20 Jul 2007, 00:41 am
kak jersey – liked the current one more. cant wait to see the piet van zyls of this world squeeze in it though
20 Jul 2007, 00:44 am
187
lol, don’t go getting defensive about the SA backs just because I said England were better! You’ve called them all loose forwards yourself.
You’ve got a decent 9 and a good back 3 and thats it and they don’t play like backs.
20 Jul 2007, 00:46 am
185 I rate England as dark horses I think in a competition of this nature the experience and BMT plus the desire to show 2003 wasn’t just a once off will come to the fore, and their structured play is always right up there as good as Aus, and I think they can show up and do some real business all the ways to semis and who knows from there. I think though I like France and Ireland’s style better than England, England might do better than both those teams, although if France can fire in front of their partisan home fans, anything from them is possible, like they showed NZ in ’99.
20 Jul 2007, 00:49 am
190
Hmm, I think they’ve got a chance but have a lot of catching up and cohesion still to come. It may not come…
Who do you think will win the group game between England and South Africa?
(I think SA will lift the intensity and Schalk and Smith will give everything and will win by 15
20 Jul 2007, 00:51 am
189 I don’t think Catt (dunno bout Tait) will hold JdV and Fourie if they run straight at him they could do a Jonah Lomu on him, he might swerve round them once or twice or out think them or kick positional upfield, but bully beef and pace at him he’s going to get rid of that ball pretty smartly.
20 Jul 2007, 00:53 am
192
lol, everyone in the southern hemisphere remembers Catt as the guy who got run over by Jonah Lomu.
What about the Catt that saved Wilko in the quarters against Wales and won the world cup in the final?
JDV isn’t Lomu and even if Catt fails (which I don’t think he will) Wilko will be there too.
20 Jul 2007, 00:53 am
191 If our guys don’t get stage fright and choke like AB’s sometimes do, and if we got half our strategy and planning sussed enough ahead of the game and hopefully all front liners fit and able, we should take you guys in that pool game by I agree around 15.
20 Jul 2007, 00:56 am
193 Wilko will have his hands full with all our other 5 loosies, Burger, Smith, Spies, F.du Preez and Butch James, so his game is also going to be cut out for him, I’m gonna sign out now get some shut eye, see you round again maybe on the weekend. AB/Aus game should be a humdinger though forecast for cold wet conditions.
20 Jul 2007, 00:57 am
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Nah, SA are too hard to choke. They’ll give everything. Their real problem is that they can be too one-dimensional and other teams offer a more varied game e.g. NZ with their fast wide game.
I just think SA have had too much time together as a pack and as a team than England. The game will be won via the boot imo.
20 Jul 2007, 00:58 am
195
No probs. Hope convicts win. Laters.
20 Jul 2007, 01:04 am
197 See ya, SA’s real problem is in their heads always has been, if they can get half the Aussies self belief into their inferiority racked psyche they can take on and beat the world any and every time, if they can only learn to trust their abilities to the same levels as they possess, they’re hard physically but sometimes very vulnerable psychologically, hence the obsession with physicality and physical domination, cos they don’t trust their own natural abilities enough.
20 Jul 2007, 01:12 am
Has the backs outfit got a slippery surface…This the 21 st century after all…They should be able to do it all
20 Jul 2007, 01:20 am
ain’t these same gear as the Aussies??
someone said skintight shorts??
good ideal..maybe flyhalves can wear special protective eyewear with a micro chip in it that helps with kicks.
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