George North who came on in the Centre as a sub in Hong Kong last weekend could be seen wearing the British & Irish Lions special adidas RS7 rugby boots. The RS7’s look very striking in red, white and blue bringing out the colour scheme of the Lions. George having come on to replace Jamie…
Dan Norton who is this years top points scorer with 264 and also the top try scorer with 52 in the HSBC IRB 7’s World Series 2012/13. Has worn Mizuno boots throughout. However for the last weekend in London he moved to the latest addition to the fold the stunning new Mizuno Morelia Neo giving…
Richard Hibbard who will be down under this summer with the British & Irish Lions 37-man squad to tour Australia has joined the ever growing band of X-Blades converts. The Wales international and Ospreys hooker is now a wearer. X-Blades is now one of the largest manufacturers of rugby boots in Australia and their sponsorship…
The IRB has approved a first for many years with the trials of a new layout for rugby boot studs. The studs used will still need to conform to the existing law which is: Law 4 and IRB Specifications (Regulation 12). The law refers to clothing and 4.3 studs. We will not go into the…
John Afoa has had a few firsts in the last 12 months. It started with helping New Zealand to win the Rugby World Cup during 2011 and then moved on to his first outing in the Heineken Cup final for Ulster. He was one of the stars of the side who were well beaten by…
The Samoa national squads have a deal with Mizuno for kit. Thanks to this the Sevens squad in Scotland over the weekend of the IRB World Series 4/5 May 2012. Could be seen in a new colour range of the Mizuno Morelia Football Boots. These boots are not designed for rugby but ideal for the…
Alex Cuthbert has shot to fame during 2011/12. The Gloucester boy was picked up by Cardiff Blues and thanks to some storming performances played his way into the Welsh starting XV. He is a wing by trade, though he started out as a 10 in junior rugby. Alex is now an ambassador for Puma wearing…
Ma’a Nonu who joined the Auckland Blues along with other star names for the 2012 season was with the stuttering Hurricanes in 2011 and part of the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby World Cup Winning squad. He started the season in the RS7 Prime Blue/Electricity and helped the Blues to win in his first game….
Morne Steyn who plays for the Blue Bulls and South Africa has stayed with the Nike Mercurial Vapor range of rugby boots and now has the latest version. He can be seen sporting the Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII FG Pro Football Boots Bright Mango/Metallic Dark Grey. He wore these to good effect last weekend with…
Rhys Priestland the new Welsh star Fly-half has changed his boot allegiance from Adidas to Nike. Rhys who plays his regional rugby for the Scarlets has worn Adidas Predator boots all of his career, but against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on the first weekend of the 2012 Six Nations he could be…