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PQ063

Item

Object ID

PQ063

Type

Plaque

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Leinster Rugby

Season

Not known

Description

Stained wood commemorative plaque with the IRFU badge painted on a shield, "Irish Rugby Football Union" on gold scroll above and "Leinster Branch" on gold scroll beneath. Dimensions: h7" x w6" ( h18cm x w15.5cm)

Info

IRFU Union plaque - Leinster Branch. (IRFU est: Feb. 1880, Leinster: 1877). NB: The first Leinster v Munster match was held on 26th March 1877 and the Leinster Rugby Union was formally established on 31st October 1879.

Keywords

Leinster, Ireland

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