The evolution of sportswear as everyday wear has continued at a steady pace for ages, but in just the last five years it has increased. Really took off – and it looks like we may be nearing the summit. Tennis skirts became a summer staple in 2019 before becoming a must-have tenniscore craze a few years later thanks to Zendaya’s sexy, tennis-centered film Challengers. But for fall 2024, it looks like there’s a new champion sport in town that everyone wants to embrace: rugby. And I have to admit, I’m not surprised at all.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Paris certainly deserves some of the credit (although I would give most of it to Ilona Maher), just like Taylor Swift, who wore a rugby shirt dress with knee-high boots in January. But rugby jerseys were also a big trend in the late 90s and early 2000s, a period we’re all trying to relive through our clothing these days. With so many other fashion trends from this era making a major comeback…slip skirts And dresses, baguette bags, eclectic layering– it’s not at all surprising that rugby jerseys are returning for another turn in the spotlight.

Just in case you haven’t held onto your old J.Crew rugbys from back in the day, here are nine classic rugby jerseys to help you embrace rugbycore like a true pro.