Day: 18 July 2025

AS Monaco has revealed its new away kit for the 2025/26 football season, created in collaboration with Japanese sportswear brand Mizuno. The design, inspired by Monaco’s Japanese Garden, blends cultural symbolism with fresh aesthetic elements to mark a stylistic shift for the Principality’s club.

The shirt features a striking pattern on the front panel, drawing on the meticulous design of Zen gardens. Repeating lines and circular shapes mirror the raked sand formations found in traditional Japanese landscaping, reinterpreted through the layout of Monaco’s own Japanese Garden – a landmark nestled near Larvotto that symbolises the Principality’s ties to Japan.

The shirt’s dominant blue tone references the kit of Japan’s national team, known as the ‘Blue Samurai’, and is meant to evoke qualities of discipline, honour and resilience. It is the first time in AS Monaco’s history that this combination of blue and gold has featured on an official kit.

Gilded accents and environmental focus

The shirt’s gold embellishments – adorning the collar, sleeves, club crest and Mizuno’s ‘Runbird’ logo – add a refined touch, intended to capture both Monaco’s elegance and the reverence of Japanese design. The club’s rallying cry “Daghe Munegu” is printed in gold on the back, just below the collar.

The kit is constructed from 100% recycled polyester, aligning with Mizuno’s ongoing push towards more sustainable production methods. It is the second kit to be unveiled by AS Monaco this summer, following the release of the home strip in June.

Launched with ‘MA’ aesthetic campaign

Monaco’s players showcased the new away kit in a campaign shot within the Japanese Garden itself, drawing on the Japanese design concept of MA – the balance between space and form. The visuals seek to express the harmony between movement, environment and identity, underscoring the fusion of cultures that defines the new kit.

AS Monaco will wear the away shirt for the first time in their third pre-season fixture this Saturday, 20th July, when they face Nottingham Forest at the SMH Group Stadium in Chesterfield.

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On Thursday, Monaco’s under‑18 rugby‑7s team departed for Budapest, full of hope and ambition as they prepare to contest the European Championships. Coached by Aurélien Lazzaro, the young Monégasques are determined to seize their first continental title, returning to the stage after narrowly missing out last year due to goal‑difference.

Last summer, Monaco’s U18s came heartbreakingly close to the crown, finishing level with Andorra but losing out on goal average. The players, still stung by that reversal, arrive in Hungary ready to write a new chapter in their rugby‑7s story.

A blended squad shaped by shared experiences

Half the squad return from last year’s near miss, while the newcomers bring the confidence of their U16 African tour in 2023, part of the inaugural South Africa–Monaco Rugby Exchange supported by the Princesse Charlène Foundation. Those shared experiences have forged a united group, eager to represent the Principality with pride.

Riding the wave set by the Seniors

This momentum follows a golden spring for Monaco’s senior team, who claimed gold at the Games of the Small States of Europe in May before being crowned European champions in Andorra in June. Their success has bolstered the U18s’ resolve to follow suit in Budapest.

U18 squad and staff

The team comprises Louis Kordzinski, Dorian Albin, Jaz Barres Mucret, Quentin Chamard (captain), Tom Lacascia, Andrea Minioni, Trystan Allioli, Neo Piezzi, Evan Gamalov, Noah Bentz, Sacha Weill and Noa Joho. Supporting them are coach Aurélien Lazzaro, DTN Jérémy Benstaali, manager Thierry Danthez and physiotherapist David Spinetta.

Tournament programme

Fans can follow Monaco via Rugby Europe Live. On Friday 18th July they face Bosnia‑Herzegovina at 10:22 and then Hungary at 15:28. Saturday sees matchups against Austria at 10:28 and Serbia at 16:16.

Monaco Life readers can anticipate an exciting weekend as the next generation of Monégasque rugby chase their own European glory, inspired by the senior team’s recent triumphs.

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