England, 2012

According to the England Rugby Union, the inspiration for this strip "came from the original purple tracksuit England players used to wear and in line with the value we place upon our heritage." Looks like a cheap marketing gimmick to me, but hey that's just my opinion.

Photo by Getty Images Nov 27, 2012

Worst sporting uniforms of all time

England's purple rugby kit got us thinking about other awful sporting kits. And it turns out there's quite a few to choose from.

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2013 Super Rugby Tournament

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Crusaders 23 - 3 Blues

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2013 Super Rugby Tournament

Blues vs Brumbies

7:35pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Force vs Highlanders

9:40pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Kings vs Cheetahs

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Stormers vs Reds

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Sharks vs Bulls

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2013 NRL Premiership Season

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2013 NRL Holden Cup

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2013 NRL Premiership Season

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2013 Power Horse Cup

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2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

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4-6 5-7

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2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

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2013 Brussels Ladies Open

Roberta Vinci lost to Jamie Hampton

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2013 Davis Cup World Group I 1st Rnd - TPE v AUS

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2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - ITA v USA

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G. Simon(6) vs. J. del Potro(2)

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2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

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2013 Indian Premier League

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2013 Ireland v Pakistan [ODI]

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Ireland v Pakistan 2nd ODI

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2013 Indian Premier League

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27 May 2:30am

2013 The Netherlands v South Africa [ODI]

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2013 International Friendlies

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2013 AFC Champions League

Esteghlal 0 - 0 Al-Shabab (FT)

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2013 International Friendlies

Malawi v Zimbabwe

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Namibia v Zambia

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2012/13 UEFA Champions League

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2012/13 Scottish FA Cup

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