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JY134

Jersey

CIC

Colin Charvis

2003-2004

Jersey, New Zealand. Black. New Zealand All Blacks logo on left breast. IRB Rugby World Cup 2003 logo on right breast. Adidas logo beneath collar. Embroidered in black 'NZ v Wales Sydney 02-11-03' on left sleeve. Bottom front left, embroidered in black, a black fern leaf emblem and 'Richard McCaw 18th Cap'. White number 7 on silver border on the reverse.

This jersey was worn by Ritchie McCaw in the Rugby World Cup 2003 match against Wales. An exciting match was won 53 - 37 by the All Blacks on the 2nd of November 2003 in Sydney, and was a start of a renaissance in Welsh Rugby leading to the 2005 Grand Slam. Colin Charvis captained the Welsh team. McCaw held the record for the most caps for New Zealand, with 148, until 2023 where he was surpassed by Sam Whitelock. Whitelock retired from international rugby with 153 caps. This jersey represents McCaw's 18th Cap as illustrated by the annotation at the bottom left front. The jersey was kindly presented to the St Helens Archive by Colin Charvis in February 2024.

New Zealand, All Blacks, Ritchie McCaw, Richard McCaw, Grand Slam, Rugby World Cup