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I heard the Rugby shirt/t shirt look is a preppy look and quite stylish. Does anyone agree, and does anyone wear Rugby tops with any regularity?
Im thinking of getting a t shirt rugby top. Ive got a few polo tops and dont really know what the difference is really. The rugby top i want to buy looks like a polo top to be honest.
 
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Rugby shirts are usually made of cotton, whereas polo-necked shirts and sweaters may be one of many fibres: cotton, wool, silk, cashmere, et cetera.

Also, rugby shirts display the colors of a rugby club -- polo shirts and sweaters usually don't.

I haven't worn a rugby since I was about 10 years old, and I don't plan to ever again.
 
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Real Rugby shirts also tend to have buttons made of rubber often with a fly-front placket so that they dont get snapped off or jammed into your neck while actually playing Rugby. Squeeze the buttons if you want to find out if the shirt is the real deal. Rugby shirts also generally have a stitched box or circle below the placket with a stitched X through it to keep the shirt from getting ripped to shreds or torn in half at the neck.

Rugby shirts are also much thicker than a t-shirt and are long sleeved so the ones I have get worn in the fall and winter, often with a t-shirt under them.

A polo shirt would be meant to breath better and would therefore be lighter whereas the rugby shirt would be designed to survive plenty of contact and be tugged on and grabbed etc.
 
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Rugby shirts are great from fall to spring. They are warm enough in fall and spring to be comfortable as is, and with layering in winter. I wear them frequently. They tend to be too warm above about 70F for me.
 
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Yep i tried a rugby t shirt on the other day in the shop and the buttons were rubber. Although ive got plenty of polo t shirts i have nt ever owned a rugby t shirt, so i will buy it. It looks good and i can imagine wearing with jeans and chukka boots.
Im not too sure about the long sleeved rugby tops. If i see one i like i might get one but they dont seem to look that good IMO.

Are plain rugby tops best or ones with stripes?
 
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In my wife's opinion, a rugby shirt is just about the most masculine piece of clothing a man can wear. Beyond my team jerseys (I've played on a number of pub and local teams over the years), I've gotten some fine rugby shirts from Canterbury of New Zealand.

Examples...
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Links to their website...
https://canterburynzusa.com/offfield_mens_ls.html?ncat=mens
 
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Grayson said:
In my wife's opinion, a rugby shirt is just about the most masculine piece of clothing a man can wear. Beyond my team jerseys (I've played on a number of pub and local teams over the years), I've gotten some fine rugby shirts from Canterbury of New Zealand.
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Cool Grayson, another rugger! I played for many years as well, all over the back row and mostly at halfback (as my moniker suggests :)).

Canterbury of New Zealand is as authentic as it gets, can't argue with that recommendation!
 
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And here's yours truly modeling my US Eagles jersey. Not quite as imposing as Fitzy above, but still quite physically fit after 10 years off the paddock, if I do say so myself :)

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I concede the point that yes the blood soaked gentleman is not in long sleeves and stripes but I dont think the OP was actually looking to join the game, I think he was more interested in the shirt as a style. I could be wrong but I think most people, if asked to describe a rugby shirt, would say they are striped and long sleeved - at least as a fashion item.

The same I believe is true if you say "polo shirt" people tend to think of a certain short sleeved pullover with a tiny pony and rider on the chest (or alligator) and not the actual shirt you would wear prior to getting on your pony.
 
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Striped rugby shirts offer the advantage of having bold horizontal stripes. They will make you look broad-shouldered, which, for men, means you will (temporarily) be more attractive. They are ideal to pair with khakis, which make most of us look pear-shaped. The broad-shouldered effect of the shirt neutralizes the wide-hipped look of khakis.
 
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What constitutes a rugby shirt has changed in the last 10 years. I believe the rot, for a better description, set in when the All Blacks turned up at the 1999 World Cup with an individually tailored garment which was designed specifically for certain aspects of the game. I believe it had such things as the front being textured so as to hold the ball more securely while running and was also designed to make binding in the scrum easier. I recall all of the conspiracy theories at the time of that World Cup about this new wonder garment and I may be guilty of repeating some urban myths. It certainly didn't help them that much in the semi-final against France - what a game!

Since then the shirts have become tighter, nobody wears long sleeves anymore except for special "supporters versions" and they are more and more made of polyester, lycra or other, technical, materials. I must admit to being torn between authenticity and a hankering for the classic look. I tend to restrict wearing of shirts to the pub (born of the days when smoking was permitted and it was a simple case of remove shirt and bung into the washing machine on arriving home) and also wear some of the newer fitted ones while cycling. I therefore wear a mix of "classic" shirts which get older by the day and a rotating stock of current jerseys. Latest acquisitions include the Stade Francais "flower" jersey and an Austrian national players jersey.

An excellent source of good value and mostly modern jerseys can be found at Lovell Rugby.https://www.lovell-rugby.co.uk/
 
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