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Published 14:10 14 Feb 2024 GMT
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Louis Rees-Zammit of Wales wearing the black & yellow alternate Macron kit at the 2023 World Cup. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)[/caption]
"We have seen the WRU’s comments that their black away kit would be a colour-blind kit clash against Ireland’s green kit. This is not the case, as demonstrated by the kits worn by New Zealand [black] and Ireland [green] in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Six Nations is already aware of this. "In our opinion the Wales black alternate kit should be worn in preference to the red kit which everyone knows creates a notorious clash every year and prevents thousands of fans from following the game."Albany-Ward added that WRU chief executive Nigel Walker told her that Wales' kit-makers Macron need nine months' notice to design kits for future tournaments so a late switch from red to black would not be possible. The campaigner pointed out that Wales wore their all-black (with yellow trim) kit as recently as the 2023 World Cup, when they took on Portugal.
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