British and Irish Lions 125th Anniversary Tour adidas Jersey

Made up of rugby players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the British and Irish Lions with depart on the 125th Anniversary tour in June 2013. Next year’s tour will see the team play nine matches in Australia and one in Hong Kong.

For the much-anticipated excursion, the British and Irish Lions 125th Anniversary Tour adidas jersey has been released.

According to the Lions website:

The shirt for the Lions’ 125th anniversary tour features an enlarged crest similar to the crest on the original Lions jerseys and an increase of 120 per cent from the last adventure in 2009.

There is a return to the traditional collar in a link to the 1997 tour of South Africa — the last tour in which the Lions secured a series victory.

A tonal hoop design is another link back to the jersey worn by the first two sets of Lions tourists in 1888 and 1891 but the hoops will also offer better breathability to the players and will help them keep cool.

The fabric is climalite making it the lightest Lions jersey of all time and the style is Formotion Fit, designed to fit closer to the body and assist the body’s natural movements.

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