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BZ010

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Title
BZ010
Description
Blazer, single breasted in black cloth with two buttons. Badge on left breast pocket shows WRU Prince of Wales feathers in a red shield. A second shield is quartered with the motifs of the English, Scottish, Irish and French rugby unions. "WRU XV" sits at the top right corner of the pocket and "1976" at the lower left corner, indicating this to be a Welsh Grand Slam blazer.
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Abstract
This is the Blazer presented to Swansea, Wales and Lions back-row Trefor Evans to commemorate his playing in Wales' Grand Slam team of 1976. Evans played in all 4 matches. Wales beat England 21 - 9, Scotland 28 - 6, Ireland 43 - 9 and France 19 - 13. Trefor Evans won 10 Welsh caps between 1975 and 1978 and captained Swansea in 1976-77. Kindly gifted by Trefor Evans.
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