The top-selling item of Wallabies merchandise will not feature the Aboriginal flag after Rugby Australia baulked at paying a 'seven-figure' sum in copyright fees | geerob
The top-selling item of Wallabies merchandise will not feature the Aboriginal flag after Rugby Australia baulked at paying a "seven-figure" sum in copyright fees.
Rugby Australia also confirmed the flag would not be displayed on field at the Test, as it was in Brisbane in 2017, even though physical flags can be bought as licensed products. The AFL made a similar call for their Indigenous round, two weeks ago.
"Having that flag on a jersey is essentially the same as having the Australian crest on the chest of the Wallabies jersey. If you take away that crest - or in this case our flag - it takes away an emotional link to a team that people have."An image of the flag was displayed on the right-hand sleeve of the Wallabies Indigenous jersey in 2017 and 2018, when Australia wore it against England at Twickenham on the spring tour.
The Wallabies wore a variation of the Dennis Golding-designed print as their alternate strip at the Rugby World Cup in October, minus the Aboriginal flag.
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