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OT130

Item

Object ID

OT130

Type

Tankard

Rights Holder

Geoff Wheel - Loan

Provenance

Geoff Wheel

Season

2002

Description

Pewter Tankard, engraved: "Welsh Rugby Legends. Greatest Ever Team - Lock. Sponsored by Linden". Welsh Rugby Legends event and dinner at Cardiff International Arena Thursday 21st November 2002.

Info

This pewter tankard was presented to Swansea and Wales lock Geoff Wheel at a special dinner and event at the Cardiff International Arena on 21st November 2002. In a Welsh team line up from all eras, Then Coach Steve Hansen and Team Manager Alan Phillips fifteen players and seven substitutes as their choice for an 'all-time greats' team of Welsh players. The team selected was: 15 JPR Williams, 14 Gerald Davies, 13 Bleddyn Williams, 12 Scott Gibbs, 11 John Bevan, 10 Jonathan Davies, 9 Gareth Edwards, 1 Billy Williams, 2 Bryn Meredith, 3 Graham Price, 4 Rhys Williams, 5 Geoff Wheel, 6 Scott Quinnell, 7 Clem Thomas, 8 Mervyn Davies (captain). Replacements selected were: 16 Bobby Windsor, 17 Ian Stephens, 18 Rob Norster, 19 Jeff Squire, 20 Terry Holmes, 21 Phil Bennett, 22 Lewis Jones.

Keywords

geoff wheel, welsh rugby legends,

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