Swinton Lions are set to host a kit launch ahead of the 2026 rugby league season.
Swinton Lions, who formed in 1866, are one of the sport’s most historic teams and are braced to enter a new era next season.
In November, it was confirmed that the club’s women’s team had rebranded to Manchester Swinton Lionesses to embrace the club’s connection with “one of the world’s great sporting cities.”
The club took to social media to announce that the kit for the 2026 season will launch on Monday 8 December at The Grand Palais. Attendees will hear from head coaches, captains and directors, as well as hear exclusive insights about what’s in store for the Swinton Lions for the 2026 season.
Swinton Lions could face Salford Red Devils in an expanded 21-team Championship next week if the struggling club resolve a winding-up petition against them at the High Court on 3 December.
If Swinton are to face their Salford rivals next season, they will do so wearing a new strip.
In 2019, the Swinton Lions sported a stripy navy and royal blue jersey. This was a blend of their classic design, featuring a navy blue jersey and the improved design they began wearing in the 1960s, which was the royal blue jersey.
This then changed quite significantly in 2021 when the kit changed from blue stripes to a blue shirt with a white cross in the front of it, where they again revisited a design that they had worn back in the 60s.
Along with a change in their kit, there was a change in the performance of the team, where in 2019, the Swinton Lions played a total of 27 games, and won 16 of them, whereas in 2021 the team only won 2 out of the 19 games that they played.
This happened again in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, where in 2024 the team only won 9 games out of the 26 games that they played, whilst in 2025 they won 12 out of the 18 games that they played. There was a change in the kit suppliers between 2024 and 2025 from sportswear supplier Patrick to Impact Rugby.
New suppliers can usually mean different fabrics, styles and design capabilities which could take getting used to by the team.
The kit launch event will be taking place on the 8th of December at The Grand Palais, Swinton at 7pm.
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