champs-logo.jpg“Swans jumpers” have recently been sighted in far away places like Singapore and Tokyo… Well, fakes have been sighted. But I guess you need to expect that in a region where, seemingly, every country’s national colours are red and white.

The Singapore WombatsThe Tokyo GoannasThe Singapore Wombats wear the old South Melbourne jumper which is very close to the Vietnam Swans jumper. The Tokyo Goannas wear a jumper that, from the back, is identical to ours. So Houston, should we meet either of these teams in the Champs, we’ll have a problem.

Saigon Geckos and Hanoi SwansTo get around the colour clash, if we are drawn against the Wombats, they will wear their blue training jumpers. If we are drawn against the Tokyo Goannas, we will wear the Saigon Geckos jumper (which the Saigon Rugby Club has very generously offered to loan us).

Good Grief, Charlie BrownBut don’t call us the Geckos. That’ll confuse people as they’ll think we’re talking about the Bali Geckos.

Good grief, Charlie Brown.