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OT133

Item

Object ID

OT133

Type

Tankard

Rights Holder

Geoff Wheel - Loan

Provenance

Geoff Wheel

Season

1881-1981

Description

Players' Presentation Tankard, Welsh Centenary 1881-1981, engraved

Info

This engraved pewter tankard was presented to Swansea and Wales lock Geoff Wheel for participating in the matches marking the Centenary of the WRU. Engraved on the tankard are the matches played that season: v Overseas XV 20-09-1980, v New Zealand 01-11-1980, v England 17 -01-1981, v Scotland 07-02-1981, v Ireland 21-02-1981, v France 07-03-1981, v WRU President's XV 24-04-1981. Geoff Wheel played in all except the New Zealand game.

Keywords

1881-1981, WRU, centenary, tankard, geoff wheel,

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