St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
JY135
Object ID
JY135
Type
Jersey
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
Colin Charvis
Season
2003-2004
Description
Jersey, South Africa. Green with gold collar. Springbok motif on the left breast. Castle Lager sponsor on chest. Nike tick sponsor on front gold collar. 'SA vs Wales 26/06/2004' in yellow on lower left front. South African national flag on right sleeve. Yellow number 7 on the reverse.
Info
This jersey was worn by Pedrie Wannenburg in the South Africa v. Wales game of June 2004, in Pretoria. Wales were touring both Argentina and South Africa, with the final game of the tour ending in a result of 53 - 18 to South Africa. Before the match Nelson Mandela met and was introduced to the whole Welsh squad by captain Colin Charvis. Charvis was the first black person to captain Wales, noted by Mandela who invited Charvis to meet. This jersey was kindly presented to the St Helens Archive by Charvis in February 2024.
Keywords
South Africa, Nelson Mandela
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