1998 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
1998 home jersey, distinctive design/colour scheme for the period; reproduced today as an official retro jersey. A red-shorts variant photo exists. Final season of the DB Bitter sponsorship.
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The 1998 season
The first season of the reunified NRL after the Super League split. The first-grade side was coached by Frank Endacott. This is the only 1998 design catalogued so far - see the 1998 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Nike made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 1997 to 1999, so this design belongs to the Nike era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 1998 was DB Bitter.
Collector's notes
As the season's primary strip it was produced in the largest numbers, so it is the easiest 1998 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 1998 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Nike), make sure the sponsor set matches 1998 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 classicrugbyshirts.com.
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