November 02, 2023
Warriors’ strip carries kiwi pride
The co-owner of the company producing the Warriors’ 2024 playing strip says they’re designs the players can wear with pride.
Tyler Rakich, who has whakapapa to Ngāti Kahungunu, says while Auckland-based Dynasty Sport has some Pasifika designers, it relied on the club’s own cultural design agency for Māori content.
“It looks really cool, and the story behind that is all around being away from home and what it means to be a kiwi away from home and carry that mana with you through the patterns, through the jerseys,” he says.
Dynasty Sport also designed jerseys for the Moana Pasifika rugby teams – which had to account for nine island nations that are part of the franchise.