England to wear red away kit in World Cup opener

LONDON (Reuters) - England will don alternative red shirts rather than wear their traditional white kit for the Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji at Twickenham on Sept. 18 after losing a coin toss, organisers announced on Thursday.





With no home and away designation for sides, the process of allocation of kit and changing room for each fixture was determined by a coin toss by team managers earlier this year.

Fiji, who play in white, were designated Team A for the Pool A match.

England will revert to white for their remaining pool matches against Australia, Wales and Uruguay.





(Reporting by Justin Palmer,; Editing by Tony Jimenez)


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