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Title
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JY098
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Type
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Jersey
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Date
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1973-1974
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Description
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Jersey, Swansea, 1973-1974 Centenary season. Blue, maroon and white hooped with Swansea centenary 'Osprey' badge on left breast and red cloth number '8' on white rectangle on back. Worn by Mervyn Davies.
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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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Abstract
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Formed in 1872 and converting to rugby rules alone in 1874, Swansea RFC celebrated the centenary of that milestone in 1973-74, this jersey being spacially produced and worn during the season. The Osprey motif was adopted as then Chairman Viv Davies explained: "because of its speed, grace, commitment and beauty in flight." Fiji, Romania, Ponsonby, Australia and a WRU President's XV were all played at St Helen's during the Centenary Season which Swansea ended as Merit Table Champions. Mervyn Davies wore this jersey during 1973-74 and kindly gifted it to Swansea RFC.
