Everyone’s on the speed game. adidas has the RS. Nike gives us the Mercurial. Puma joins the fun with its Ultra speed boot. And at a time when Rugby is becoming faster, there’s always room for more options to pop out. Getting to Know the Puma Ultra Ultimate Ultraweave upper Same engineered fabric used for…
One of Australia rugby’s most talked about players James O’Connor has unveiled his new Puma evoSPEED 1.2 boots. The fly half is an avid endorser of the Puma v1.11 boot and he now is set to wear Puma’s next-generation evoSPEED 1.2 boot in the remaining Super Rugby matches this season. The Australian international showcased his…
There were few shining lights for the home-side as the Scots lost 51-22 to the All Blacks at Murrayfield last weekend, but one player who did stand out was winger Tim Visser, wearing Puma’s speed boot, the evoSpeed. Born in Holland, Visser is the first Dutchman to ever play rugby professionally, so it was fitting…
We recently asked Lawrence Babe, a top-level club player in Christchurch, who was a member of the Canterbury Sevens Squad last year and is currently in the UK with Belfast Harlequins, to try the Puma EvoSpeeds out in a few games, and to let us know what he thought of them. I gave the boots…
Versatile Springbok Francois Hougaard certainly stood-out on the weekend, despite being unable to help his team to victory against the All Blacks in Dunedin. Having worn Nike boots during the Super XV competition he opted for Pumas for the International arena, sporting Limited Edition green EvoSpeeds with a bold design inspired by Bob Marley.Piggy-backing on…
Brent Tate’s super season came to an end with defeat at the hands of the Sea Eagles during week two of the NRL playoffs, but the durable back had been a vital cog in a Cowboys’ machine that played some scintillating football at the business end of the 2012 season. Tate’s often-underestimated speed was no…
The latest Puma Evospeed boots are among the lightest on the market, with acceleration and speed being two of the key driving factors behind the design of the boot. Puma also targeted a precise fit and feel with the new Evospeed range. The EVERFIT cage which makes up a part of the inner structure does…
Mitchell Pearce led his Roosters team to a big win over their traditional rivals the St George Illawarra Dragons on the weekend. Doing it in style with three tries, while wearing the latest Puma Evospeed 1 boots. Puma are known for their basic styling, with an emphasis on speed, and flexibility with a perfect fit….
We’ve just received a pair to test of Puma’s latest speed offering, the Evospeed 1. They are the boots worn by Irish number eight Jamie Heaslip and a number of the Irish side when they toured New Zealand. The Irish boys wore a mix of the white and the black colourway and we have our…
A number of Irish players in Saturday’s first test against the All Blacks were seen sporting Puma’s Evospeed 1 Euro 2012 SG Boots, but probably of most note was Jamie Heaslip. The fact that a loose forward was wearing boots designed specifically for speed was indicative of the mobile, fast paced game the Irish backrow…