Nope. Doesn't quite do it for me to be honest, looks a little cheap and nasty and too much like a football shirt. Not a touch on last years. I think that PROBIZ looks rather tacky too across the front, and having the same logos and sponsors repeated in different areas of the shirt looks rather naff too. A bit disappointed really...

Should I buy direct from X Blades or the club?

Is there any financial detriment to the club by going direct to X blades?

This is how good it could have been.

Hope PROBIZ are paying a lot for this seen as we'll be playing in something more resembling a PROBIZ branded shirt rather than a Halifax RLFC rugby shirt. Would have rather had another blue/white pinstrip above their name so looks like an extra hoop with PROBIZ incorporated in smaller writing. Also club badge doesn't stand out like it should due to a sponsor being squeezed in underneath. Sure it will look better in person than just looking at photos.

As far as Bristol Rugby concerned, would have looked even worse as no full hoops. More suited to Fev that one.

Thats probably why I like it. But I was really making the same point as you, about adding another hoop above the sponsor. You are right in what you say that it looks like a bill board for Probiz, which is fine for maximising income but if we are judging the shirt on its own merits it is very poor. Xblades have done some good shirts as well like last years Swinton Lions shirt.

Its not the best is it, lets be honest. But..... we have had a lot worse

and most of them are rubbish.

I LIKE IT.....YES, I AGREE. THE FAX BADGE NEEDED TO BE BIGGER AND EMBROIDED, BUT OTHER THAN THAT ITS A NICE SHIRT.

IT FITS BETTER THAN THE KOOGA SHIRTS ASWELL....NOT AS MUCH ROOM AROUND THE COLLAR.

New Fax shirt better IMO

LETS FACE IT X BLADES ARE NOT UP TO THE STANDARD OF NIKE ON MOST FRONTS.

BUT COMPARING OUR SHIRT AND THAT BRISTOL RA RA'S ONE THERES NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE.

A bit of a mixed reaction then...

I think it looks cheap, the Probiz name looks tacky and it's not a patch on the Kooga one from last year.

Halifax RLFC have lost the sale of 4 shirts here (2 adults & 2 kids)

I wonder how many more they have lost?

The difference is theirs looks stylish, yours look tacky and dated, I was making the comparison because I was trying to illustrate how one more hoop and a less in your face sponsor made the shirts look better.

Also the shirt was not made by nike it was made under licence.

Each to their own, some will like it some wont.