20: Uruguary – The South Americans have gone off the colour reservation with this home strip that's more teal than cerulean. Not sure what the yellow collar is all about. It's a shame because the Sol de Mayo vinyl is nice. Their change strip, plain white with the yellow collar, is uninspiring. Image via Uruguay Rugby Union Twitter
19: Tonga – The least elaborate of the Pacific Nations for this World Cup. The red home shirt is solid, but lacking sharpness from their supplier Mizuno. The away kit, sadly not pictured yet, is a white alternative. Image via Twitter
18: Namibia – Again Mizuno has focused on decking out the World Cup minnows with serviceable shirts rather than spectacular. Which is a shame because the Africans have been far more daring in previous editions. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
17: Ireland – A bit of a howler from one of the fancied sides in the tournament. The home shirt is a pretty standard offering from supplier Canterbury. The change strip, and I'm really hoping they avoid the Springboks, is a snot-marked strip with a weird black shoulder-line. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
16: England - Very unispiring from the 2003 world champions. It's a stiff task to jazz up a white kit, but messing about with the collar with a swirl of red is not the way to go. The away shirt looks like a training top. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
15: Georgia – It's a little dull, but I'm delighted Georgia is moving away from the bold red its rugby sides have been kitted out in to the maroon you see in the picture above. There's a few nice little details on the back and the sleeves. It's a step in the right direction. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
14: New Zealand – Here we go. From the kit supplier who produced the 'blackest' All Blacks shirt four years ago, Adidas have "teamed up with D-3" to give the wearer, and I suppose the tackler – the feeling of running your fingers through a pile of ferns. The only problem is, its black – and that's a hard colour to notice the texture. The white one works. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
13: France – This is a classic example of too many cockerels spoiling a good jersey. France has turned to Le Coq Sportif, a native kit supplier, for the 2019 shirt and in the process has revamped its logo to very proud red rooster. The colour scheme, a navy blue shoulder/chest line on top of a royal blue body, is nice. It's just unfortunate that there is two cockerels on the kit. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
12: Wales – The home strip is workmanlike, a bit no frills. The forest green change kit is a touch better. Pretty middle of the road offering. Images via WRU.com
11: Russia – This is the only example of Canterbury's asymetrical collar working on a rugby kit. The traditional slavic patterning across the chest on the red home and blue away strips is a nice unique feature. A solid effort. Image via Twitter
10: Samoa – We're getting into the section of the rankings where both the home and away kit are both competent designs. The Samoan sleeve tattoo works nicely on this kit produced by BLK. I probably prefer it being accentuated on the away strip, but can understand it not being everyone's cup of tea. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
9: Canada – An impactful pair of kits for the Canucks, the smart alternative black strip is the main reason they feature in the top 10. If you compare it with England's "training top" away shirt, it shows kit-supplier Canterbury can get it right. Images via rugbyworldcup.com
8: South Africa – The Springboks will be sporting the most retro of World Cup shirts. One could picture Francois Pienaar hoisting the Web Ellis Trophy next to a cheering Nelson Mandela in this strip. The off-white alternative is also very appealing. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
7: Scotland – Lots of nice little details in these two shirts. Supplier Macron has fused in tartan patterning inside the shirt's collar and around the sleeves. The detail is really pronounced on the duck egg blue away kit. I hope Scotland wear it a lot. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
6: Japan – The hosts have paired their cherry red and white-hooped home shirt with a daring away blue and black away kit. The yellow flashes bring it life. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
5: Fiji – The Pacific islanders will rocking in another pair of brilliant kits. Whether it's the white home or charcoal black, the masi-style patternwork down the oblique is always pleasing to gaze at. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
4: Australia – The Wallabies have kept the home strip fairly traditional, but have thrown caution to the wind with their delightful green away strip. It's a little bit a Sevens kit with the leaping wallaby atop of aboriginal art, but it's a risk I applaud. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
3: USA – The Eagles are another team that have brought in a Sevens-feel jersey to the 15-man game. This is definitely the best two kits being produced by Canterbury. I prefer the navy blue away kit over the white, but there's enough going on with each shirt to satisfy the eyes. Images via rugbyworldcup.com
2: Argentina – Los Pumas will be turning out in their sky blue and white hooped home shirt. It's a joy, as usual. The real news here is the away kit. Those are vertical stripes. On a rugby kit. Accentuated by a dash of yellow. It's so wrong, yet so right. The South Americans have a real football-feel with these kits. Image via Twitter
1: Italy – The away kit is an absolute triumph. It oozes Italian as much as a blaring rendition of Il Canto degli Italiani. I'm pretty sure the big forwards won't mind the bars highlighting their curves too much. The home shirt is classy and understated. Macron have knocked it out of the park. Image via rugbyworldcup.com
