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Uniform fails in the same four or five places every year. Here is how to buy, wash and repair so a set of uniform reaches July rather than February.

The questions parents actually ask about cricket whites: what schools want, what clubs want, how many to buy and how to keep them clean.

A full junior rugby kit bag checklist: what lives in the bag permanently, what changes weekly, and the weather kit most parents under-pack.

A full school uniform checklist for primary and secondary, with honest quantities, what to buy early and what can wait until half term.

Club kit lists cover every eventuality. A junior's first hard-ball season needs about a third of it. What to buy now, what can wait, what to skip.

What the rules say about branded items, which uniform is fine bought cheap, which items cost more when you save on them, and how to buy second-hand well.

Size 3, 4 or 5? Rugby ball sizes by age grade, why your club's list may differ, and three quick tests for whether a ball is too big.

Which name labels actually survive the wash, where to put them, and the routine that gets lost uniform back before it ends up on the second-hand rail.

Size 3, 4 or 5? A straight guide to football sizes by age group, weights and circumferences, plus the questions parents and coaches ask us most.