Why does the red call Australia Gold insead of Shitey Yellow

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Why does the red call Australia Gold insead of Shitey Yellow

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Title says it all

EDIT: ref, not red !!
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Because it's what they call their colours? Green and gold are their colours.

To be fair I think they should in fact be forced to tog out in gold lamé leisure suits.

Just cos.
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fourthirtythree wrote:Because it's what they call their colours? Green and gold are their colours.

To be fair I think they should in fact be forced to tog out in gold lamé leisure suits.

Just cos.
Well that's one more response than I expected.

I suppose crappy green and Shitey yellow doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
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Oldschoolsocks wrote:Title says it all

EDIT: ref, not red !!
Yeah ref INSEAD of red
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All Blacks nil wrote:
Oldschoolsocks wrote:Title says it all

EDIT: ref, not red !!

Yeah ref INSEAD of red
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This year's Australia kit is certainly not as gold as in other years

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Much as I resent the 1987 Aus team for getting the ball rolling on our run of QF defeats, their jersey was one of the greats
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