1995 New Zealand Warriors Inaugural Home Jersey
- Season 1995
- Category Home
- On-field maker Canterbury
- Supporter versions Lenco, Peerless
- Sponsor DB Bitter
- Data confidence high
The classic foundational design: green and red curves on a strong blue background, white neck, red collar. Blue/white = Auckland colours, red/green = sponsor DB Bitter. Carried the ARL logo.
★ Inaugural Warriors strip; the reference design for all later retro/heritage reproductions.
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The 1995 season
The Warriors' inaugural season, playing out of Ericsson Stadium in Auckland after entering the Australian Rugby League premiership as the Auckland Warriors. The first-grade side was coached by John Monie. Wahpedia catalogues 3 distinct 1995 Warriors designs in total, 2 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 1995 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Canterbury supplied the on-field jerseys in 1995, a one-season arrangement that makes 1995 kit distinctive. Supporter replicas were made separately by Lenco and Peerless, so a Lenco or Peerless label identifies a fan version rather than a fake. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 1995 was DB Bitter.
Collector's notes
As the season's primary strip it was produced in the largest numbers, so it is the easiest 1995 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 1995 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Canterbury), make sure the sponsor set matches 1995 rather than a neighbouring year, and compare stitching, collar and sponsor placement against the photo above. Replicas are usually a looser cut in a lighter fabric than player-issue jerseys, which also carry a number and, in most eras, a tighter athletic fit. Data confidence for this entry is high and the primary source is rljerseys.com.
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