Taking Flight Rugby Scholarship

When we started Bakline, we set out to change the face of rugby apparel and along the way, change the way the game is perceived in the United States. This is a sport often associated with unflatter...

NY State Rugby Championship

  We had the pleasure to design the tournament tees for the 2012 NY State High School Rugby Championship held on Randalls Island here in New York City. Congratulations to the McQuaid Jesuit Boys, F...

Rachel Flynn test drives 80:00 for Women

Bakliner Rachel runs through her favorite reps out in southern California, the Olympic lift wearing the first cut of the 80:00 for women. So far, Rachel gives the shirt her blessing.

Brooklyn Nets are here. Welcome!

The look has been launched and without blinking, we like it. Love, actually. The new primary logo – created by Brooklyn’s own JAY Z – retains the shield from its previous iteration, and adds that i...

Rugby Player & Crossfitter: Rachel Flynn

Don’t let Rachel’s beauty fool you. She’s smart, tall, strong and tough as nails. A former player of the 2 time Womens National Premier Rugby Champions, the New York Rugby Club – Rachel takes a min...

Calendário da Seleção Brasileira Feminina de Rugby

Seems everyone wants or has made a calendar that continues the trend of showing off the sculpted bodies of rugby athletes. Enjoy the shots from the Brasilian calendar. Rugby is indeed beautiful. Fa...

Adventures in Advertising VI

Welcome back! Adventures in Advertising with rugby in mind is always fun and today we look at a fun campaign for the ITV Player. (online video on demand service accessible though the main ITV websi...

The Invisible Bench

Serious question. Can anyone explain the tradition behind the ‘awkward’ squat that often comes with soccer team photos? It’s as if they’re imagining a bench was there, but any lower and they’d fall...

Viva Las Vegas Rugby

It’s only been a few days since we returned from the USA Rugby Sevens Tournament in Las Vegas and we can’t wait till next year’s event. Why you ask? Well, this tournament is the premier rugby event...

There’s Always Football

Well, Superbowl Sunday is here and we thought we’d take a loving stab to rugby’s bastard child of a sport; American gridiron. So without further adieu, we present the latest bastard child in our co...