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KIT LAUNCH
'BELFAST BANKSY'
HELPS LAUNCH NEW ULSTER RUGBY
HOME AND AWAY JERSEYS
The new Ulster Rugby home and away kits, designed and
manufactured by Kukri Sports, were unveiled on Monday evening
at an exclusive Season Ticket holder event.
Almost 300 supporters attended as local street
artist Glen Molloy revealed the jerseys in a large
piece of art, featuring Andrew Trimble and Stuart
McCloskey, on an interior wall at Kingspan
Stadium.
The special event was attended by Trimble, along
with John Cooney, Jean Deysel and Schalk van
der Merwe, all newcomers to the Ulster squad this
season.
Created by Kukri's design team in Lisburn, County
Antrim, the home shirt incorporates Ulster's
traditional colours of white, red and black, while
the away jersey is black and duck egg blue. Both
kits will remain unchanged for a two-year cycle.
The jerseys, which are made from 4D technical
fabric to keep them lightweight and to minimise
abrasions, again feature the logos of Kingspan,
Bank of Ireland, Go Power and BT Sport. New
sponsor, Tobermore, features on the shorts for the
first time.
Supporters will see Ulster wear the new away kit
for the first time tonight in the pre-season game
versus Wasps.
Fiona Hampton, Head of Sales & Marketing at
Ulster Rugby, said: "Kukri Sports has been a
valued partner of Ulster Rugby for ten years and
they have once again delivered a quality product
for players and supporters to wear. We are now
starting the fourth season of our current five-year
deal and this new design will be retained for the
next two years.
"Events like this offer added value to Season
Ticket holders and it was encouraging to see
so many in attendance tonight to meet the
new players and get a glimpse of the new kits.
Supporters are at the focus of everything we do at
Ulster Rugby and it was great to be able to involve
them in this way.”
Terry Jackson, Director and General Manager,
Kukri Ireland, said: "We are immensely proud of