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JY124

Item

Object ID
JY124
Type
Jersey
Rights Holder
Other
Provenance
Gerald Lindenburn
Season
1975-1976
Description
Jersey, Ponsonby RFC, Auckland, 1976. Blue and black hoops. White number 19 on back. Ponsonby club badge on left breast.
Info
In 1974 Matamata College in New Zealand toured Wales, the tour being hosted by Swansea RFC. The success of the tour (the college only lost one match) and friendships developed resulted in an invitation being extended to Swansea Schools (SSRU) to tour in tour New Zealand in 1976. In Auckland the SSRU tour was looked after by the Ponsonby club and this jersey was presented to them.
Keywords
Ponsonby, 1975-1976
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Title Class
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