St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
JY125
Object ID
JY125
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
Gerald Lindenburn
Season
Description
Jersey, White with no number on back. Black SSRU emblem on white patch sewn onto left breast. SSRU tour to New Zealand 1976.
Info
Following the successful tour by New Zealand 's Matamata School to Wales in December 1974, Swansea Schools Rugby Union (SSRU) were invited on a reciprocal tour in 1976, from 12th to 15th August. To return the hospitality enjoyed at Swansea, the 33 members of the SSRU touring party were billeted in the Matamata area. A very successful tour followed where the SSRU team played against W. Auckland Schools, Thames Valley XV, St Stephen's College, Rotorua High School, Matamata College, New Plymouth Schools and Christchurch Schools, for whom future All Blacks coach Steve Hansen played at centre.
Keywords
matamata, ssru, new zealand schools rugby
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