RWC Replica Jerseys in Cape Town?

ryan411 said:
Sorry to burst the bubble :( Where did u buy urs? I have only seen the non RWC ones with absa logo in front. Maybe u can get ur money back if they a brick n mnortar retailer selling fong kong ripoffs?
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No you are wrong, the absa logo is gone on some legit shirts. The fong kong you speak of will design the shirt exactly the same so even the fong kong stuff has the absa logo. They call them knock offs because they look identical :D

I would take it back and pm me for the dudes number selling the most awesome knock offs i have ever seen. I didn't get a chance to meet him today so i will try get the pics up tomorrow hopefully.
 
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The Fong Kong debate

http://www.callegari.co.za/?p=462
I don’t care much for the World Cup © ® (TM) or football as a whole, but this whole issue of the price of replica Bafana Bafana shirts does raise a very valid point about the cost of being a sports fan – it’s blarrie expensive if you do it legally.
The whole issue is that to conform with the law, you should only buy genuine supporters’ apparel, which in the case of the Bafana strip is R599 at most retail outlets. I also saw official supporters’ scarves being advertised for R200 and beanies going for just over R170. These are well beyond the level of affordability for the majority of South Africans.

And the manufacturers of these items, Adidas, has already said in the media that it doesn’t intend dropping the price of these items and is quick spew out the PR spin that it “offers cheaper alternatives” for cash-strapped supporters.
There are a few fundamental problems though. First off, it was made pretty public in the media that the cost to produce these Bafana shirts is in the region of R100 – R150, and Adidas sells these on to retailers for around R330 (excl. VAT).
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killadoob said:
No you are wrong, the absa logo is gone on some legit shirts. The fong kong you speak of will design the shirt exactly the same so even the fong kong stuff has the absa logo. They call them knock offs because they look identical :D

I would take it back and pm me for the dudes number selling the most awesome knock offs i have ever seen. I didn't get a chance to meet him tomorrow so i will try get the pics up tomorrow hopefully.
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Why would the ABSA logo be gone on some legit non-RWC shirts? ABSA is the sponsor of the Boks are they not?

And howcome the RWC ones don't have ABSA on them? Is it cause ABSA are the Bok sponsors but not official sponsors of the RWC?
 
Ok so to clear up the absa no absa issue.

World cup has no absa
Tri nations has absa

That is what my supplier has told me. Looking at garments it makes sense when you see the world cup logo there is no absa logo, when you see the sa rugby logo with the buck you will find an abs logo.


If you have an absa logo you don't have a world cup shirt.

I think absa are the tri nations sponsors not the world cup.
 
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killadoob said:
Ok so to clear up the absa no absa issue.

World cup has no absa
Tri nations has absa

That is what my supplier has told me. Looking at garments it makes sense when you see the world cup logo there is no absa logo, when you see the sa rugby logo with the buck you will find an abs logo.


If you have an absa logo you don't have a world cup shirt.

I think absa are the tri nations sponsors not the world cup.
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From what I've told is that teams are not allowed to advertise their official team sponsors at the world cup, therefore there are no Absa markings on the official work cup jerseys.
Any other tournaments they can advertise there sponsors.
 
Here's the story...

Wife wanted to order online from SA Rugby shop (which is where I told her to get it) They where out of stock. She then picked up one for R 150 from a shop in town close to her work. I'm really disappointed now and feel betrayed. She asked me how I knew the difference I told her what you guys said on here :D Anyway, she said I should just take of the ABSA logo then. O well, R 150 isn't that bad I guess.

Just means there is still more money on my CC for Booze for the world cup :p
 
Pitbull said:
Here's the story...

Wife wanted to order online from SA Rugby shop (which is where I told her to get it) They where out of stock. She then picked up one for R 150 from a shop in town close to her work. I'm really disappointed now and feel betrayed. She asked me how I knew the difference I told her what you guys said on here :D Anyway, she said I should just take off the ABSA logo then. O well, R 150 isn't that bad I guess.

Just means there is still more money on my CC for Booze for the world cup :p
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Do you take it off?
 
Pitbull said:
Dono, it looks like some kind of screen printing. I assume it would look k@k if removed?
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Yup, it is sublimated on. They heat press it on the garment, the chances of a successful removal are slim. Just enjoy it, don't butcher it :eek:
 
Found an Argentina finally at Pick N Pay - not the authentic replica but authentic (RWC-branded) supporters shirt. Nice quality - R220. Ladies ones were R120. They also had supporters for many other teams but they are not carbon copy replicas.
 
PnP's shirts for other teams look like this:

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Team colour with thick white band across the middle. Team name in the band in team colour. RWC logo top left. Country flag top right.
 
GreGorGy said:
PnP's shirts for other teams look like this:

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Team colour with thick white band across the middle. Team name in the band in team colour. RWC logo top left. Country flag top right.
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Wow, that nice quality that. A steal at R 220 tbh.
 
Does anyone know, is there a difference in cut (i.t.o. how they fit) between the ABSA non-RWC jerseys vs the RWC jerseys? Or is consistency out the window due to the different factories these things all come out of, even if they are "legit"?
 
ryan411 said:
Does anyone know, is there a difference in cut (i.t.o. how they fit) between the ABSA non-RWC jerseys vs the RWC jerseys? Or is consistency out the window due to the different factories these things all come out of, even if they are "legit"?
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You get different styles. Some are form-fitting replicas and others are design-matching supporter shirts. Lookie here:

http://shop.canterbury.com/product/canterbury-south-africa-rwc-home-pro-jersey/10198/

See bottom of page for the 5 styles.

Tekkie Town sells a genuine (as in legit) supporter T-shirt for something around R300. These are ordinary shirts and not form-fitting replicas (you could not play a game in it!)

I do not get this complication, tbh: there must be a dozen different legit styles and forms. Prices range from just over R100 to close on the killer near R1000. That top jersey is the match-ready replica. Something exists at every price range for all supporters and you do not really need a RWC jersey - any springbok shirt will do. I have three, not one is a RWC-period purchase. One has no sponsor detail, one has Sasol + Springbok and the other is a recent Sasol one with the Protea.

Any shirt you can get, will do you just fine.
 
I was in the WP rugby shop in Newlands the other day.

The official SA Rugby Springbok jersey is R749,00. Even though its 'official' it's not the one the players wear. It does have all the same logos etc though.

The match jersey (actual one the players wear on the field) is R1500.
 
Waaib said:
I was in the WP rugby shop in Newlands the other day.

The official SA Rugby Springbok jersey is R749,00. Even though its 'official' it's not the one the players wear. It does have all the same logos etc though.

The match jersey (actual one the players wear on the field) is R1500.
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Well then - I stand corrected. The killer is R1500! And that is a killer. Budget Killer.
 
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