# Men's Rugby Underwear ## Why Rugby Players Wear Sports Underwear Standard cotton underwear rarely lasts long in rugby. Once it gets wet, it stays wet, shifts around during movement and starts rubbing in all the places players immediately regret by half-time. Mens sports underwear is built differently. Lightweight technical fabrics help move sweat away from the skin while stretch panels keep everything in place during sprinting, tackling and repeated changes of direction. That matters whether you’re playing senior club rugby, training twice a week or spending Saturday mornings coaching minis. A good pair of rugby underwear should disappear once the game starts. If you’re constantly adjusting it during a session, it’s the wrong pair. ## Rugby Underwear vs Baselayers Rugby underwear and [rugby baselayers](https://www.rugbystuff.com/collections/rugby-baselayer "rugby baselayer") do different jobs, even though players sometimes lump them together. 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