Part of a concentrated effort to boost jersey sales undoubtedly, the IRFU have appeared to overlook the fact that the alternative kit Ireland are wearing against South Africa does not make for an easy distinction between both teams.
With South Africa wearing their traditional shade of green in this evening's game in the Aviva, Ireland have opted for a less usual grey number - with some trimmings of green on the sleeve.
All in all, it has led to some serious confusion for anyone watching the match.
While the resting smoke of a firework display didn't do much by way of aiding viewers at home, the reaction to this oversight has been quickly pounced upon.
The jerseys are ridiculously similar
— Shane Stapleton (@ShaneSaint) November 11, 2017
Huge clash of Jersey colours #IREvSA
— pauldargan Ⓒ (@pauldargan) November 11, 2017
Wear the alternative kit to avoid kit clash....... that’s worked out well 🙈
— tea please (@eileeno10) November 11, 2017
Oh good, both teams are wearing the same colour! #IREvRSA
— Ronan Lyons (@ronanlyons) November 11, 2017
Those kit colours look mighty similar, don't they?! #IREvRSA
— Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire) November 11, 2017
Presumably we are wearing it to avoid any, er, confusion?
— John Greene (@johnjgreene) November 11, 2017
Despite not many people being happy with how the kit looks in the first place, the clash is sure to make things confusing as the game progresses.
Even the referee looked to be having a bit of trouble distinguishing the two.
