Australia will wear a specially designed jersey featuring artwork by Indigenous Wallaby Dylan Pietsch in next year’s series against the Lions.
The Wallabies have unveiled a new jersey for next year’s British and Irish Lions series featuring Indigenous artwork designed by winger Dylan Pietsch and a traditional green collar likely to be embraced by fans.
He said the artwork took about five days to complete and admitted watching the Australian team run out for the Tests against the Lions in July and August next year would be a proud occasion for him and his family. “I wanted to really acknowledge the land that we’re on and the people that have been here for so long for a consistent period of time. And not really having that “tick-of-a-box round”, where you do it for one round, everyone smiles, and everyone forgets about it.”
Despite concerns in the northern hemisphere about the competitiveness of next year’s series due to a series of underwhelming Wallabies performances in recent years, Pietsch is adamant Australia will be on their game.“I think it’s going to be a really good series and if they’re saying that it’s not going to be as competitive, I think they’ll be shocked when it happens,” Pietsch said.
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