Article: Shopping Wales: Show them your true colours; SPORT: A replica team shirt is important to fans - and a vital source of revenue to clubs.(Features)

Byline: DAVID WILLIAMSON

SPORT and music excite passions few other activities can rival.

Though a collection of Elvis fans may don the jumpsuits and glitter trousers of their idol, few people seek to imitate the precise garb of their favourite musicians.

Sport is different. Rugby and football shirts are the perfect gift to a son or, increasingly, daughter.

Katherine McCarthy, of Newport Rugby Club, believes people enjoy the sense of solidarity they feel with a team when they wear its colours.

``Having a replica team shirt is ...

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