Umbro Ireland has today revealed the Republic of Ireland Home Kit for 2022 for both the Men’s and Women’s International Teams.
The kit has been released as part of the 2022 kit campaign ’This is Our Game’.
The strip aims to capture the emotive feeling that the Irish diaspora feels when they get their first sight of home soil flying back into Ireland. The world-famous 40 shades of green, the unsystematic shapes and varying sizes of the fields we see from the plane on arrival back are the focal parts in the jerseys’ design.
As one who was part of that diaspora, it is a very powerful and evocative of one of the fundamental memories of coming home.
It is also a nod to the best fans in the world returning “home” again to the Aviva Stadium after two very difficult years.
The kit will be worn for the first time by Stephen Kenny’s Senior Men’s team at home to Belgium in the Republic of Ireland’s official centenary game on March 26th. A women’s-specific fit will be available with Vera Pauew’s team set to wear it against Sweden in their World Cup Qualifier on April 12th.
Multiple shades of green are used to create the “field” effect and the kit has been engineered using a lightweight performance polyester.
The sleeve ends look white from the front and orange from the back creating a bold tricolour of national identity. Predominantly classic white shorts with green and orange detailing trim complement the jersey and green socks complete the look.
“We are delighted to release the new Republic of Ireland home kit just in time for St. Patrick’s day and ahead of the FAI’s centenary match against the world’s number one team, Belgium,” said Jonathan Courtenay, Managing Director of JACC Sports, Irish Distributor for Umbro.
“We have attempted to bring an iconic and uniquely Irish look and feel to the shirt and we hope to see it worn with great success as the team starts its Nations League and European Championship qualifying campaigns.”
“We focused much of our design efforts on emphasising and evoking the spirit and the importance of our flag to our fans by using a strong tricolour element throughout the kit. I genuinely think that this kit will become a future classic due to the bold design elements that make the kit uniquely Irish.”
The kit is on sale today, March 11th.
The full range of Ireland kit and training products are available at www.faishop.com and Intersport Elverys both online and in-store.
