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4.0 out of 5 starsReminds of the Ol' Days
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2021
Though in the product description manufactured from "pique cotton for a soft feel", the Waimak rather reminds of the old style rugby shirts many of us first wore in school - robust, weigh a tonne when wet and almost impossible to tear. Moving with the times, the collar too is noticeably smaller than those of standard polo-shirts, as is the case with modern synthetic rugby shirts which more often than not verge on crew-neck for collar styling (less easy to get a hud of for the tackler). The Waimak proved tricky with sizing, at first purchased in large, then exchanged for an XL as the former was a smidgeon nippit. But this comes down to personal preference in how your clothes sit on you - I do not happen to like close-fitting garments, though even at XL I have had better-fitting items; this bordering on voluminous. With this in mind, the sleeves either way (XL or L) are short for a polo-shirt so 'noodle arms' would not be a recommended look: investing in a set of dumb-bells for any prospective t-shirt wearing is almost always sound logic. A smart shirt, best worn with jeans but passable with trackies too.
