Iconic People. Iconic Moments. Iconic Kit. 30 Years of Hurricanes Rugby.
The Hurricanes are proud to release the 2026 range of playing and training jerseys ahead of next year’s Super Rugby Pacific campaign.
Inspired by the 30-year anniversary of Super Rugby, the Hurricanes pay homage to the club’s inaugural season with the 2026 playing jerseys.
The 2026 playing jerseys honour the legacy of the original 1996 kit – as worn in the very first Super Rugby match on 1 March 1996.
On that day, the Hurricanes hosted the Blues in front of a sold-out home crowd at The Showgrounds in Palmerston North, with Hurricane #16 Alama Ieremia scoring the first try in the history of the competition.
The 2026 version of the home jersey replicates the design of the original 1996 jersey, reviving the original Hurricanes yellow with black stripes and blue trim donned by club icons such as Mark ‘Bull’ Allen, Tana Umaga, and Christian Cullen.
The 2026 away jersey imitates the home jersey but with a reversed colour scheme, predominantly black with yellow stripes and blue trim.
Both jerseys adopt a modern twist with cultural designs that embody the energy of Tāwhirimātea.
The home jersey symbolises the calm and chaos of the Hurricanes, while the away jersey portrays Tāwhiri’s three hundred winds. Together, the cultural detailing on both jerseys embrace the club’s path towards the future.
The 2026 home jersey will herald Kubota as the front-of-jersey sponsor, with Resene as the back-of-jersey sponsor and Mighty Mobile on the left sleeve.
Kia acts as the front-of-jersey sponsor for the 2026 away jersey, with Resene and Kubota to feature as back-of-jersey sponsors, and Kogan Mobile on the left sleeve.
Additionally, the two further iconic jerseys from the past 30 years of Hurricanes rugby have been brought to life through the 2026 training jerseys.
Notable for its vertical yellow-and-black stripes, white trim, and black collar, the 1998 training jersey is revived in the range of 2026 training jerseys.
The 2026 version of the jersey also brands the Hurricanes wordmark on its back – as it was in 1998.
The original jersey has been popularised in recent times by Hurricane #33 Kevin ‘Smiley’ Barrett, who fashioned his own 1998 training jersey while celebrating son Jordie’s 100th Hurricanes appearance last year.
Adding to the 2026 range of training jerseys is the title-winning 2016 jersey, which comes a decade after the club claimed its sole Super Rugby crown.
The same black swirl that featured as Hurricane #148 Dane Coles lifted the Super Rugby trophy in front of a sold-out Sky Stadium 10 years ago has been incorporated into the 2026 training jersey.
A yellow outline has also been added to the swirl, which extends across the entire front of the 2026 training jersey, replacing the yellow that dominated the sleeves and upper half of the 2016 home jersey.
Resene is the back-of-jersey sponsor for both 2026 training jerseys. All four jerseys will also showcase the special edition ‘30 Years of Super Rugby’ logo on the right sleeve, a commemoration of the competition’s 30th anniversary.
All 2026 playing and training jerseys are accompanied by a new-look Hurricanes logo, which replicates the club’s original logo.
Used by the club in its formative years between 1996 and 1999, the original Hurricanes logo is distinguishable from recent versions by its titling as ‘Wellington Hurricanes’, with ‘Wellington’ labelled in the upper half of the logo’s swirl.
That titling has been replaced in the 2026 version of the logo with ‘Est. 1996’ to acknowledge the inaugural Hurricanes and better reflect the wider region that the club represents across Wellington, Manawatū, Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay, Wairarapa Bush, Horowhenua Kapiti, and Whanganui.
The 2026 Hurricanes playing, training, and supporters' range will be available to purchase online here from 6pm today.
