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Item
OT002
Title
OT002
Description
Ball, Wales vs New Zealand 1905
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
Clive Graham
Date
Abstract
Original ball used in the Wales v New Zealand game on December 16th 1905 at Cardiff Arms Park, the ball is brown leather with water damage at the base, small plaque attached to the ball explaining its origin:Swansea’s Will Joseph (forward) and Dickie Owen (scrum-half) played in the Welsh fifteen who were the only side to beat New Zealand on the tour. It was a pre-planned reverse pass from Owen that set up the only score of the match. The faded autographs are of the players from both teams.Presented by the family of Ernest Joseph, May 1972.
Subject
Wales, New Zealand, ball, 1905-1906
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