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Jersey

CIC

Colin Charvis

2005-2006

Jersey, Wales, 125th Anniversary. Black with white and red flashes on the shoulders. WRU logo on the left breast with 'W.R.U. 125 Years' above. Red Cymru on green band below. Colin Charvis player legacy number 946 beneath. White Reebok logo on right breast and inside collar. White Brains sponsor and logo on chest. 'Cymru v. Awstralia 26ain Tachwedd 2005' embroidered in white on right sleeve, with 'Cymru am Byth' in green. On the left sleeve a white number 6 with P.O.W feathers and 125 in black at the bottom. Bottom left front, a white Playdry logo. On the reverse, Charvis and the number 6 with the P.O.W feathers in white. Green dot and red Welsh dragon beneath the collar on the reverse.

This is the jersey worn by Colin Charvis in Wales’ 24-22 win over Australia at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff on 26th November 2005. It was Wales’ first win over the Wallabies in 18 years and the first in Cardiff since 1981. Charvis had a superb all-round game in this his 80th appearance for Wales.This jersey was specially produced for the Welsh Rugby Union's 125th anniversary. This jersey was kindly presented to the St Helens Archive by Charvis in February 2024.

WRU 125th Anniversary, Australia, Charvis