 One explanation is that they chose the colour to avoid the need for an away kit, although this is unconfirmed.Club historian Alf Braun states that the team played in orange when the handball section started in the 1930s, and played the 1933 Provincial Championship final in orange shirts and brown trousers.He says that they later started using blue and white shirts in 1948, but switched back to orange during the 1950–51 season.