Wales play in red jerseys (embroidered with the Prince of Wales's feathers),
white shorts, and green socks. Their change strip (also known as alternative
strip) is golden yellow. The strip is currently
made by Under Armour. The shirt sponsor is
Cardiff brewery SA Brain. Due to a
ban on advertising alcohol, when the team plays in France, the
"Brains" logo has been replaced by "Brawn" (in 2005),
"Brawn Again" (in 2007)
and "Try Essai" (in 2009) in a type
style essentially identical to the Brains logo. For the Rugby World Cup,
however, the jersey is only allowed the national union's emblem, the Rugby
World Cup logo, and the logo of the jersey's manufacturer on it.
The Prince of Wales' feathers were chosen in the 19th century by the WRU
over another Welsh symbol, the leek to demonstrate the principality's loyalty
to Britain. In 1991, to enable the
device to be patented, the original generic motif was replaced with a more
stylised version. The original motto beneath the feathers was Ich dien
(German for "I serve") but was replaced with WRU in the new
version.
Wales wore black jerseys as part of celebrations for the WRU's 125th
anniversary in 2005. The jersey was worn against Fiji and then Australia that
year; the Australia match was the first time Wales had not played in their red
jersey against one of their traditional rivals.
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