JY006

Item

Title
JY006
Description
Argentina jersey of flanker Carlos Neyra from 1976 tour of Wales and England. Blue and white stripes with Argentinian puma badge on breast. Black number '6' on back.
Type
Jersey
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
Swansea RFC
Date
1976-1977
Abstract
Argentina jersey of flanker Carlos Neyra from the Argentinian rugby tour of Wales and England in 1976. Argentina played East Wales, Cardiff, Aberavon, North and Midlands (England), West Wales and a Wales XV on the tour. They lost the West Wales match 14 - 12 and the match against the Wales XV by 20 -19. Swansea's Trevor Evans, Phil Llewellyn, David Richards and Geoff Wheel played in the West wales side. Trevor Evans, Geoff Wheel and Barry Clegg played in the Wales XV which was an uncapped match for Wales.
Subject
jersey, argentina, 1976, Carlos Neyra
Item sets
St Helen's Archive