Kit and changing room choice confirmed for 2015 Rugby World Cup pool matches

Team kit choices and changing room allocation for the 40 matches that comprise the pool phase of the 2015 Rugby World Cup have been announced ©Getty Images

Team kit choices and changing room allocation for the 40 matches that comprise the pool phase of the 2015 Rugby World Cup have been announced by World Rugby.

With all England 2015 venues designated neutral status and all competition areas decked in identical tournament branding, there is no home and away designation for teams.

As such, the process of allocation of changing room and team kit for each fixture was determined by a coin toss undertaken last year by the team managers and overseen by tournament officials, as has been the case at previous Rugby World Cups.

The winner of the coin toss is designated Team A for the fixture and has first choice from the two match day arrival times, as well as on changing room, playing kit and the time of the captain’s run, a training session led by the team captain rather than by a coach, from the available allocated slots.

Following the coin toss, which took place at the team managers’ meeting in November 2014, Team A had two months to confirm its choice for each area to tournament organisers.

Host nation England are classed as Team A in two of their four Pool A matches, while the same applies to reigning champions New Zealand in Pool C.

As per tournament rules, if the primary kit of the two teams in a respective match does not clash, Team A may not choose to wear its alternate kit if this then forces Team B to also wear its alternate kit.

All team kits are then tested to ensure that there are no colour clashes that will impact on match officiating and spectator experience.