The Puma Ireland Away replica Rugby shirt is made of 100% cotton. It is a standard fit long sleeved Rugby shirt ideal for leisure use. The Ireland Away cotton long sleeved Rugby shirt from Puma is a predominantly white shirt. It has the Ireland crest embroidered to the left chest and the Puma logo embroidered to the right chest. The main front sponsor is O2. HERITAGE The Irish Rugby football union (IRFU) was formed in 1874. The IRFU was one of the founding members of the IRB (International Rugby Board) along with Wales and Scotland (England refused to join until 1890) Ireland lost their first international test match against England 7-0 at the Oval on 15 February 1875. Interestingly, both teams fielded 20 players in this match.rnrnIt was not until 1881 that they first won a test, against Scotland at Ormeau in Belfast. In 1884 Ireland travelled to Cardiff to play wales, unfortunately Ireland had 2 players missing and had to ask the Wales Rugby team to borrow a couple of theirs!! The Irish Rugby union team used to play their international home matches at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. However this was closed in 2007, making way for the new international stadium in 2010 the Aviva Stadium. The Irish Rugby union team is unique in a sense that it selects players for the Ireland Rugby team from two separate political national territories the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. When the country was separated, the IRFU decided to continue with the 4 original provinces, even though 1 of them was now not part of Ireland, but belonged to Northern Ireland. PUMA IRELAND AWAY SIZE GUIDE X-Small = 34-36 Small = 36-38 Medium = 40-42 Large = 42-44 X-Large = 44-46 2X-Large = 46-48 3X-Large = 48-50 The above sizes are guidelines for - - Orders are shipped FREE from the UK. They take approx. 8-10 days to arrive in NZ, Import charges may apply to your purchase. Find out whether these apply here: http://www.whatsmyduty.org.nz/ , You will be sent a tracking number for your parcel once it has been shipped