Force 2025 jerseys revealed for historic 20th season milestone

Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 11:50 PM
BS
by Ben Somerford
In collaboration with Dynasty Sport, the Western Force launched the Club's 2025 jerseys, with revert to the Club's original kits marking its 20th season milestone.

The Western Force today unveils its 2025 Super Rugby playing jerseys, which celebrate the Club’s 20th season with a return to the original design in the periwinkle blue and gold.

Working in partnership with the Club’s official apparel partner Dynasty Sport, the Force sent club legend Matt Hodgson’s original jerseys to the New Zealand-based kit manufacturer to honour our past with the modern-day iteration.

The 2025 home kit returns to the original periwinkle blue, with the sleeve and back layout based on the original, including the black swan swoosh.

The original gold player numbers return to the back of the home kit. The original Force logo will also feature at the base of the numbers.

The 2025 clash kit is predominantly gold with the same design as home, with player numbers in the periwinkle blue.

As a special nod to the 20-year milestone, both home and away kits include the player names of all 261 male players and 77 female players who’ve featured on field in the Club’s history.

Force names
In a nod to the Club's 20-year history, all 261 male players and 77 female players who’ve been capped by the Force feature on the jerseys.

Both kits also include a First Nations design down the side strip, along with the embroidered Maali (black swan) on the front.

Force CEO Niamh O’Connor said: “The 2025 season is a landmark year for the Club as we celebrate our 20-year history, underlined by the spirit of Western Australia.

“From the heart of our team to the strength of our fans, we carry with us the true essence of WA: grit, resilience and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

“Like in 2017 when 8,000 Western Australians showed up at Force HQ to protest our removal from Super Rugby, we never back down and we never give up. This is who we are. This is what we stand for.

“We want our jerseys to celebrate our unique history which makes us stronger and all the players who’ve worn it and played their part along the journey.

Force at Subiaco Oval
Force players Nick Champion de Crespigny, Sammy Wood, Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke and Harry Johnson-Holmes pose in the 2025 kit outside the club's original home Subiaco Oval.

“These jerseys point to the early days of bumper crowds at Subiaco Oval but there’s so much to celebrate from the 2007 and 2014 sides which just missed finals, the 2017 side which played through adversity, the 2019 NRC-winning side, to the current Simon Cron-led side striving to make its own history.

“We will celebrate that history throughout the 2025 season and these fantastic jerseys are just the beginning.”

The jerseys use Dynasty’s cutting edge Ecotek fabric, made from ethically sourced recycled plastic bottles.

As the Club’s official apparel partner, Dynasty Sport have manufactured and supplied Western Force’s playing, training, and travel wear with a focus on the environment.

Dynasty brings a deep passion for sport, decades of top-tier experience in the apparel industry and a focus on innovation and sustainability.

The 2025 Force playing jerseys are now available for pre-order at the Club Store for $150 for adults, $130 for juniors and $80 for toddles with Club Members entitled to 20% discounts.

Force 2025 Super Rugby Memberships are on sale NOW for seven home games + Super W games from $170 per adult, while there’s FREE Junior Force Memberships for one child under 15 with a paying adult.

WF mock-up jerseys
The Western Force mocked-up home jerseys with the original gold playing numbers.

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