JY137
Item
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Object ID
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JY137
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Rights Holder
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CIC
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Provenance
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Colin Charvis
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Description
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Jersey, Wales. Red. RWC 1999. P.O.W feathers on the left breast, with white Cymru on a green banner beneath, and Ariannin CRB in white below. IRB Rugby World Cup 1999 logo on the right breast. Reebok logo beneath the collar and a white Welsh dragon on the right collar. Lower front left, a white triangle with a Welsh flag tag attached. The sleeves are cut short. White number 6 on the reverse. White Cymru in a red banner on the back of the collar.
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Info
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This is the Wales jersey Colin Charvis wore at the opening match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup when tournament hosts Wales defeated Argentina by 23-18 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 1st October 1999. Charvis scored the opening try of the competition, his Swansea team mate Mark Taylor getting the other in a tough opening fixture for Wales who eventually went out in the quarter-final to tournament winners Australia. The jersey was kindly presented to the St Helens Archive by Charvis in February 2024.
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Keywords
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Charvis, Millennium Stadium, Rugby World Cup, RWC
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