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Object ID
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JY089
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Type
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Jersey
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Rights Holder
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CIC
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Provenance
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Mervyn Davies
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Season
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1971-1972
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Description
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Jersey, New Zealand, 1972. Black with white collar. White fern leaf motif on left breast and white number '7' with black/white stroke on back.
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Info
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This ‘All Black’ jersey was presented to Swansea RFC by Mervyn Davies and is from the Wales v New Zealand match at Cardiff Arms Park on 2nd December 1972. The tourists won 19 - 16, Phil Bennett missing a late penalty that would have drawn the match. Mervyn Davies first played for Wales against New Zealand in 1969. He also played in all 4 tests on the Lions’ victorious tour in New Zealand in 1971.
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Keywords
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all blacks, new Zealand, jersey, mervyn davies,
