Canterbury puts technical fabrics into new Leicester Tigers shirt
29/06/2012
The jersey features the same high-end technical aspects of the home jersey. Cut in an ultimate slim fit, with two different fabrics to enhance evasion from tackles around the lower torso, the jersey also has specially positioned grip material to enhance gathering and gripping of the ball. These are proprietary fabrics that Canterbury introduced after taking over as Leicester Tigers’ shirt supplier in May 2012.
The main section of the chest is fabric made from a 100% polyester textured yarn of 235 grammes per square-metre, while the lower torso and shoulders feature proprietary Canterbury fabric called, appropriately, Evade; it consists of 88% polyester and 12% Lycra, resulting in a fabric that is harder for opponents to grip when trying to tackle. The under-arm panels feature a fabric mix of 93% polyester and 7% Lycra for additional ball grip.
Tigers’ new shirt also boasts the sportswear brand’s Loop 21 neck design, which it claims will not tear in the hand of any opponent. Canterbury has pointed out that none of its shirts has ripped in an international rugby match since 1976. A promotional video shows the captain of the South African national team, the Springboks, Jean de Villiers trying and failing to tear the neck of one of the shirts.
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