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Australia's hi-tech jersey caught the International Rugby Board off guard with its ionised jersey fabric which gives a performance boost when reacting with sweat.

The jersey reacts with sweat to create a negative ionisation charge which improves the delivery of oxygen to the muscles through the bloodstream.


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Researchers at England's Loughborough University found that those wearing the material gained a 2.7 per cent increase in power output.