World of Rugby in Johannesburg is hosting a special event for Sharks fans, to celebrate the launch of the new 2016 Sharks Super Rugby jersey.
The Sharks will unveil the hot new BLK-manufactured shirt at a special event in Durban on 3rd December and Johannesburg-based fans can get theirs at World of Rugby on Saturday at a never-to-be-repeated introductory price. What’s more, World of Rugby (together with BLK) have managed to secure three high powered Sharks players to host a signing session at their retail outlet in Randburg on the day. This will be happening on Saturday 5 December from 10:00 to 14:00.
On the day they will have a beer tent, music, a jumping castle and free boerewors rolls to every Shark supporter who purchases the new 2016 Super Rugby Replica Shirt.
See the below flyer for more details and be sure to get out there. We’ll announce an exciting competition together with World of Rugby in the near future too.
BE SURE TO MENTION SHARKSWORLD WHEN PAYING FOR YOUR JERSEY ON THE DAY – YOU’LL ENJOY AN EXTRA 5% DISCOUNT
World of Rugby, the largest dedicated rugby shop in Africa, is located at 83 Bram Fischer Road, Randburg, or on-line at WorldOfRugby.com.
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Any idea what the pricing will be? Methinks I know what I want for Christmas
Anything similar happening in Durbs….you know the place where the Sharks actually come from? 😆
Hopefully it will look better than the (Chicago) Bulls jersey
@KingRiaan (Comment 4) : Have to be honest, I like it better than the awful camo kit.
@vanmartin (Comment 5) : that bar is very low.
@vanmartin (Comment 2) : I don’t know the price, but since “regular” pricing for these jerseys tends to be around R600, I’d hope it would be lower than that.
@vanmartin (Comment 5) : True, but to be fair there’s very little that can compete with the CamoCow™
@Seth101 (Comment 3) : fknose Seth. Nobody has contacted me. I just know about the official jersey launch event on 3 December, which I obviously can’t go to. Haven’t heard anything about a public event, so not sure there is one.
@vanmartin (Comment 2) : if you mention Sharksworld you’ll get an extra 5% off your jersey on the day.
@Die Kriek (Comment 7) : The pink is at least for cancer awareness this time and not just for the fun of it.
I liked the zigzag blue kit. That’s been their best effort of the last few years.
The black and red one has a nice colour scheme but the bull face is as @KingRiaan (Comment 4) : King Riaan said, very Chicagoish!
@robdylan (Comment 9) : That’s pretty cool!
Free jumping castle. Nice
@robdylan (Comment 8) : That Sharks PR/Marketing at their best as always 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 9) : Cool, I’m going to try and check it out.
@Seth101 (Comment 13) : Maybe they want to keep the trend of more black jerseys than red when the Sharks play in Jo’burg
@robdylan: player in the foreground is barend potgieter (sharks fb page).
@50shadesofshark (Comment 16) : correct
well that’s just great, just got my new jersey 4 month ago, and haven’t even worn it to a game and its already out dated. What a bloody joke.
On a better note, I really hope this coming year it wont be plastered full of sponsors like the CC jersey.
@Uli Boelie (Comment 19) : so are you against sponsors in general? Or just against those who want to have their logo on the jersey?
@Uli Boelie (Comment 18) : Did you honestly think that they keep the same jersey for 3 years?
@Dragnipur (Comment 21) : dude, I’m trying so hard to just not rise to the bait of that comment. I mean c’mon….
There are a few…very few…occasions when I wish I was still living in Joburg. Four years of it was more than enough…but I’d have been at this function in a flash!
@robdylan (Comment 20) : I assume you think it looks great then? huh? I am all for sponsors, but not to have your brand smeared in logo’s.
@Dragnipur (Comment 21) : Well to think about it, why has the Sharks never changed their colors to maybe blue or red? Why have they been in black and white for over 100 years? Was stupid of me to say that yes.
@robdylan (Comment 22) : oh c’mon you naughty, rise to the occasion.
@Uli Boelie (Comment 24) : sponsors give money because they want exposure. That’s the only reason for doing it. It’s a necessary evil of the modern game. Not going to be contracting too many Ruan Botha’s or Willie le Roux’s without revenue from sponsors.
So do I “like” all the logos on the jersey? Not hugely. Do I respect the value those sponsors bring? Hell yes!
@robdylan (Comment 25) : Exactly, however i don’t respect the fact that the Sharks brand is being covered by OIL filters. 😎
@Uli Boelie (Comment 26) : Funnily enough I wouldn’t careless if our jersey was literally just a patchwork of sponsors if it meant more money for the team.
This is a week too late for me to take advantage of 🙁
I hope it will be well attended though.
@Seth101 (Comment 27) : I agree. I care more about the performance in the jersey than what the jersey looks like!
We can play in plastic bags as long as we’re winning.
@ChrisS (Comment 30) : Now there’s an idea. Nobody would be able to tackle us unless it was around the waist 😆
@robdylan (Comment 25) : Are there any more big signings on the horizon or are we done for now?
@ChrisS (Comment 32) : I think we’re done. I’m certainly not aware of anything else.
I remember at the beginning of the 2007 season thinking how I didn’t like the mostly grey jersey with black sleeves but by the end of the season I loved it. Why, because that was the year we topped the log, JP was top try scorer we played the Final at Kings Park and we were so painfully close to taking our maiden title. So at the end of the day I like a jersey the team wins in.
@Hulk (Comment 34) : Bang on the money – now I need to work on forgiving you for mentioning the game we never talk about 😈
@FireTheLooser (Comment 35) : The one where we were cheated in the last movement of the game 😈
@FireTheLooser (Comment 35) : @Hulk (Comment 36) : Wrap it boys, we can’t have any of this as we’re entering the season to be jolly.
@vanmartin (Comment 37) : I have no idea what they’re talking about
@Seth101 (Comment 27) : Lol I wouldn’t go that far but more sponsors on the kit isnt a bad thing if done tastefully
in today age you gotta have a good revenue stream and with the global economy you gotta also be smart about it
no longer can you hope for just 3/4 big money sponsors
you gotta be inventive with smaller companies also. WP have tons of supporter all over western cape/sa at large and even overseas. Companies line up around the block to be associated with them
look at what french football and now rugby teams do, they are aware that most companies want exposure but dont have the money to be the only logo on the shirt so the buy real astate on the kit
the worst for me is when teams cant get sponsors and the kit looks empty, it seems strange like somethings missing. Look at the kings kit at the start of 2013 super rugby, it was like a sign that this team doesnt belong here (which the proved wrong)
That having been said, your SR kits never looked as cool as our CC kits design wise (forget about sponsors logo)
@Hulk (Comment 36) : @vanmartin (Comment 37) : @robdylan (Comment 38) : So much for thanksgiving 😈
@FireTheLooser (Comment 35) : The day that rugby died… 🙁
@robdylan (Comment 38) : Do not feel bad Rob, neither do they
😆
This argument is really stupid, as Rob pointed out, without the sponsors there would be no Sharks…
Would love to go just a bit far to drive for the day!!!
@Hulk (Comment 34) : @FireTheLooser (Comment 35) : @vanmartin (Comment 37) : @robdylan (Comment 38) : come on boys remember what does not kill you makes you stronger!!!
@vanmartin (Comment 2) : @robdylan (Comment 8) : I see on SA Rugby that the recommended price for the new Bulls’ jersey is R749. I’m guessing the Sharks’ jersey will be the same…
@pastorshark (Comment 41) : …also the day that everybody bought the myth about HM…it took the demolishing of Bok rugby to prove how lucky they were to win that game
@pastorshark (Comment 46) : ja the new jersey should be R700-750. Think the special should be close to R599 as they have a couple of specials currently for that price.
@JD (Comment 48) : The last I had from BLK is that the jerseys will retail at R599 again. Saw the designs for the Home, Away and Alternative jerseys and I thought it was great (wasn’t allowed to sneak a photo 🙁 )
@JD (Comment 48) : This years Sharks jersey is selling for R150 on SA’sBestDeals Online…
Sharks go from one blunder to the next, now issuing Facebook apologies for poorly worded media statements… *facepalm
@Gold_Must_Go (Comment 51) : The media statement was fine but ‘some people’ over reacted apparently and thought the players contracts were terminated immediately and they wouldnt get paid the rest of the year so complained that the Sharks were cruel and mean in the festive season
@Baylion (Comment 49) : which jersey? Lions or sharks jersey
@SheldonK (Comment 52) : if there was confusion, it was poorly worded.
@Gold_Must_Go (Comment 54) : If you went to a decent school and could read it was perfectly fine. People just love to over react and companies have to respond before it gets out of hand.
@sharks_lover (Comment 53) : Sharks
Still in two minds about the new Lions jersey design
@SheldonK (Comment 55) : exactly why a union should put out media releases which don’t cause people to “over react” when there is no need to.
The best way, my dear SheldonK, to fight a fire, is to simply not light one in the first place. People who attend decent schools, and those who don’t, know this.
@Gold_Must_Go (Comment 57) : The media release was to announce the training squad that people were calling for. If they hadnt mentioned those other guys names people would have asked what about them. It really is not a big issue…well for those of us that dont need to sensationalise everything
@SheldonK (Comment 59) : sure, but you’re missing the statement the union made about those other players, the one teeny tiny little sentence which caused all the fuss…….
Which the union has now accepted was incorrect…..
@Baylion (Comment 56) : Thanks boet, glad to hear it is nice.
Now the Bulls are stealing sharks colours with a black jersey, before it was WP that stole our colours 👿
@Gold_Must_Go (Comment 61) : time to make like Elsa, boet.
@robdylan (Comment 64) : explain.
@Gold_Must_Go (Comment 65) : frozen…”let it go…” 😉
@HeinF (Comment 66) : presies, ja.
@HeinF (Comment 66) : ah, I don’t watch kiddie tv. Not sure what there is to let go…. the union cocked up, they apologised, all the main web sites are reporting on it and I only wish the Sharks were professional enough to avoid these silly blunders in the first place, which are really adding up to calamitous levels in this Smit era.
So, no, I won’t make like some juvenile movie character.
Sponsors are a part of the game now. If you look at Toulon pretty much all of their kit is covered in sponsor logos. Even the shorts have about 6 sponsors on them. Even across the bum.
@lostfish (Comment 69) : I actually want to see more sponsor names on the jersey, it ultimately equates to more money to invest in a skilled Sharks team.
@Baylion (Comment 56) : Now you see what you did? You got me all excited about the jersey…when you’re more excited about the Sharks jersey than that of your own team, then I know it has to be a good one. 😉
Does anyone else think that our oversized Sharks logo has run its course and is crying out to be updated. I like what the Dolphins have done with their new kit and logo, going back to the traditional badge but updated.
@SheldonK (Comment 50) : already have both home and away, but at that price thinking of buying extra one.
@JD (Comment 73) : here’s the link http://www.onedayonly.co.za/blk-men-s-sharks-super-rugby-replica-jersey-14008.html
@Baylion (Comment 49) : pity but we will see them soon, can’t wait!!!
@SheldonK (Comment 74) : thanx.
We’ve had confirmation that Paul Jordaan, Andre Esterhuizen and Tera Mtembu will be at the event.
Also expecting some former Sharks players to turn up.
@Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 72) : yes!!!! Our logo needs replacing. It’s too nineties now.