See the dedicated Sport section in the main menu for more detailed information on the challenges for people with CVD of watching and playing many sports.
Some team colours can be difficult to distinguish between, so if both teams play in colours of similar tones a colour blind spectator will have difficulty keeping up with the game, whilst a colour blind player might unwittingly pass the ball to the opposition.
The maroon/olive green reversible rugby shirt shown below used to be worn by boys at a school in Buckinghamshire. The original idea for the shirt was that for games lessons students would be divided into two teams. One team would wear the maroon side whilst the other team would turn their shirts over and wear the green side. Unfortunately to some colour blind pupils both colours appear identical! The kits of many sports teams create similar problems, not just for players but also for spectators especially those watching football and rugby matches on TV. Plenty of examples on inaccessible matches can be seen from national e.g. Premier League and international football and rugby matches within our Sport section or by a quick scroll though our Twitter feed.