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Item

JY083

Object ID

JY083

Type

Jersey

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Clem Thomas

Season

1957-1958

Description

Jersey Australia, 1957, green with white collar. Australian Rugby Union crest on left breast. No 17 on back. Australia versus Swansea

Info

This jersey was worn by Australian lock forward N M (Norman McLauren) Hughes in the international match against Wales at Cardiff on 4th January 1958. Wales won the match 9 - 3 with tries by Aberavon's John Collins and Llanelli's 'Lion' and former Swansea full-back Terry Davies. Future Wales coach Carwyn James dropped a goal on his Welsh debut. Tony Miller scored a try for the tourists. After the match Hughes swapped jerseys with Swansea's Clem Thomas. The 1957-58 Wallabies won 17 from 36 matches, played. Three matches were drawn. They lost all five tests (to Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland & France), but won the match against Swansea at St Helen's on 11th January 1958 by 12 - 6.

Keywords

jersey, Australia, wales, clem thomas

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