LOT 17 1968-1971 England

International Rugby Union match-worn scrum half jersey versus Wales

Jersey & Provenance

Jersey in original and complete condition. Bears label for Lillywhites. Finely embroidered English rose to square patch badge as per the period, black canvas No.9 to reverse.

Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.

The Players

The jersey is from the period 1968-1971 and could have been worn by the following players Sir Gareth Edwards faced:

1968 - Bill Redwood (b.1939)

1969 - Trevor Wintle (b.1940)

1970 - Nigel Starmer-Smith (b.1944)

1971 - Jacko Page (b.1947)

Wales won each of the above matches except in 1968 which was drawn.

Sir Gareth Recalls

‘It seemed like I was playing against a different England scrum-half every season. They chopped and changed frequently in what was a difficult period for them - England did not win the Five Nations Championship outright during my playing career with Wales’.

Estimate: £700-1000