Quick answer

Alisterz manufactures custom rugby uniforms in bulk from Sialkot, Pakistan: jerseys and shorts produced as one numbered set in your club colours, with your crest, sponsor logos and player numbers built in from a single squad list. Rugby kits are specified for contact — reinforced stitching at the stress points, and heavier fabric options where your level of play demands them. Most rugby styles start from 100 pieces per style (some at 500), the pre-production sample takes 5–7 days with a free sample available, bulk production runs 15–20 days, and we ship worldwide by DHL, FedEx or sea. Pricing is tiered: the per-set cost falls as the squad count rises.

The spec summary

Set	Jersey + shorts, produced and colour-matched as one set
Construction	Reinforced stitching at shoulders, sleeves and side seams; heavier fabric options available
Decoration	Full sublimation as standard; embroidered crest option
Personalisation	Player numbers (and names where your competition uses them) from your squad list
Sizes	Youth and adult runs mixable in one order
Sample	5–7 days; free sample available
Bulk production	15–20 days after sample approval
MOQ	Per style — many from 100 pieces, some 500; confirmed in your quote
Pricing	Tiered: unit price falls as quantity rises
Shipping	Worldwide — DHL/FedEx air or sea freight

What “built for contact” actually means

Every uniform supplier says its kit is durable. Rugby is where that claim gets tested in public, because a rugby jersey is grabbed, pulled and landed on in a way no other garment we produce is. Three construction points decide whether a kit finishes the season:

Stitching at the stress points. Shoulders, sleeve joins and side seams take the load when a jersey is grabbed in the tackle. On a rugby spec those are the seams to reinforce — and the seams to inspect on your sample. Pull them, hard, before you approve bulk. A seam that complains on one sample will fail across forty kits, usually in the same match.

Fabric weight. Rugby jerseys are traditionally made heavier than soccer jerseys, and the choice matters. A senior side playing through winter wants the heavier build; a junior or sevens squad may prefer a lighter one for speed and heat. Tell us the level and the season, and we will spec the weight honestly rather than defaulting to whichever fabric is cheapest that month.

Fit through the body. A rugby jersey is worn close — loose fabric is a handle for the opposition. The grading should follow the body without binding the shoulders, and the shorts need the same thinking: a waist that stays tied and a cut that survives a full afternoon of scrums and rucks. None of this shows on a screen mockup, which is exactly why the physical sample stage exists.

Jersey and shorts: one set, one list

Order the jersey and shorts together, from the same production run, for the same reason as every set we make: both garments are cut and printed under one order, so the colours match exactly. A jersey reordered separately next season can drift a shade from this season’s shorts, and on the field that drift is visible. One order also means one squad list, one delivery and one deadline.

In rugby, the number is the position — it identifies the player more than the name does. Send one spreadsheet (number, name if your competition uses them, size) and every set is produced to that list. Two habits save clubs money and grief:

1. Carry spares. Squads change mid-season through injury and selection. A small buffer of unnumbered sets in the most-used sizes costs the tier price inside the main order — and a great deal more as a rushed top-up later.
2. Confirm your competition’s numbering rules before the mockup. Most competitions fix numbers 1–15 (or 1–23 on match days) to positions, and some regulate digit size. Checking costs nothing at the mockup stage; fixing it after printing costs a reprint.

The complete ordering flow is the same five steps as every uniform order we run — our step-by-step guide to ordering bulk team uniforms walks through it in full.

Decoration: sublimation for the kit, embroidery where it belongs

Most modern rugby kits are fully sublimated: colours, hoops or gradients, sponsor logos and numbers are printed into the fabric before sewing, so nothing cracks, peels or adds a stiff patch to a garment that gets grabbed for eighty minutes. It is the same method that dominates our custom soccer uniforms, pushed further — a rugby shirt often carries more sponsors per square inch than any other kit we make, and sublimation includes them all in one pass at no per-logo setup cost.

The traditional alternative — a plain jersey with an embroidered crest — still suits clubs whose identity is deliberately classic. Embroidery gives a raised, stitched badge that outlasts almost anything, but it cannot carry sponsors, patterns or numbers. Our decoration comparison sets out where sublimation, embroidery and screen print each win; for most competitive clubs the honest answer is sublimation for the playing kit, with embroidery reserved for the club’s off-field polos and hoodies.

MOQ and pricing, honestly

Minimums are per style: many of our rugby styles start from 100 pieces, some at 500, and the exact figure for your kit is stated in the quote before you commit. A club ordering across squads — juniors, seconds and firsts in one design — combines quantities toward one style minimum, which is the normal way rugby orders are structured. Our MOQ guide explains how per-style minimums work.

Pricing is tiered, so the per-set price falls as the order grows, because fabric buying, printing setup and cutting spread across more units. When you compare quotes, compare the same construction: a price built on lighter fabric and standard stitching is not a cheaper version of a reinforced kit — it is a different kit, and the season will find the difference.

Frequently asked questions

Will the kit actually survive a season of contact? That is what the sample is for. Judge the physical sample the way the season will: pull the shoulder and side seams, check the stitching density at the stress points, and wash it hard once. A properly reinforced rugby kit is built for grabbing and tackling; a kit priced like a soccer kit usually is not, whatever the listing says.

Can every jersey carry its position number? Yes — numbered sets are the standard rugby order. Send the squad list (number, name if used, size per player) and each jersey is printed to it. Numbers sublimated into the fabric cannot peel off in the wash or the tackle.

Can junior and senior squads be in the same order? Yes. One design, one production run, a size list spanning youth and adult sizes, graded from the same pattern family — so your under-14s look like your first XV, only smaller. Quantities across squads in the same style count toward the same minimum.

What is the minimum order for rugby uniforms? It varies by style — many start from 100 pieces, some at 500 — and it is confirmed in your quote before you pay anything. Sets are priced as sets, and a whole-club order across age groups usually clears the minimum comfortably.

How long does a bulk rugby order take? Sample in 5–7 days (a free sample is available), bulk production 15–20 days after you approve the sample, then shipping — roughly 4–7 days by DHL/FedEx air to most destinations, or several weeks by sea for large orders planned ahead. Count backwards from your first fixture and start about six weeks out.

Can we reorder the identical kit next season? Yes, and reorders are the fastest orders we run: your design, colours, number setup and size grading stay on file, so the reorder skips the mockup-and-sampling loop. Keep your approved sample — it is the standard the new kits are checked against.

Get your rugby kits quoted

Send your design, squad list and quantities through the Request a Quote page and we will come back with the MOQ, tiered pricing and a sample timeline for your kits. To see the uniform styles we already produce, browse the men’s range or the full shop.