A game shooting log book of Sir John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby (1877-1969), with his ownership signature at front, 38 pages of manuscript game shooting entries covering the period August 1912 to November 1915, entries include dates, location of shoots, tallies of various game shot, number of guns, and manuscript remarks "August 12 1912; Benachie Moor (self + Capt Lancelot Gregson); Grouse 60; No. of Guns 2; Remarks - Staying at the place of Tillyfourie on the left bank of the Don, Aberdeenshire. Only other gun Capt. Lancelot Gregson (Gren. Gds.). It had been a good breeding season for grouse and the coveys were big & strong. Unfortunately the weather from 1st August on was wet & blustery so that the birds were very wild by the 12th. The 12th itself was not a bad day, but there was too much wind & cloud. The pointers were almost useless & we gave up using them after 1/2 an hour. But as there were plenty of birds there was no lack of good sporting shots & we were grateful to neighbours on Lickleyhead & Pitcaple moors for a good many driven birds. Spent all day on Benachie, a larch moor commanding a distant view of Aberdeen & the sea to the E[ast] & the valley of the Don to the West. "Oh gin I were where gadie rins at the back of Benachie!"", entries for other shoots at Hadlow Grange Sussex; Kintyre, Borgedal Moor on the Mull; Gartvaigh & Cattadale Moors; Cheviot & North Strone; Macharioch; Tickerage, Marquis of Abergavenny's ground; Shawford; Eisenhurst Park; Ards, County Donegal, Ireland; Fishing, River Wye, Herefordshire "R. Wye in good order but not enough breeze. On 19th March killed a 9 1/2lb fish in Buxton Orchard on a lemon grey fly & another 13 1/2 on a Dusty Miller. On 20th took a fish 20lb in "Shipley" on Dusty Miller & another (11 1/2lb) in Boat Pool. On 21st (a still sultry day) hooked a fine fish, said to be over 30lb, in Shipley on a black doctor, but the hook hold gave in 1 minute at the end..."; final 6 pages of manuscript entries, India, 1913, locations include Buner district and Swat district, Chamkani, Peshawar (all present day Pakistan) "7 partridge 1 sisei[?]. Shooting with Bill Bolton from his camp. Bill Bolton & self. A mixed bag of blacks & greys: morning only. Shooting with Col. Kennior (P.A. Malakand) & Mr Startley. Mostly greys, but I got a nice --- at d---- chikor. Sheba's first effort in India. Two or three good daysin at end of Jan at blacks & greys - two of them with Khaja Alhd Khan of Hamzakot. A 14 1/2lb mahseer at Pihar (Indus) first week of april. Deadbait. Genl. Young & self", plus a few other entries overleaf Delhi, Simla, Taradevi etc, final pencil note by Maffey "This book covers a very small area of my life with rod & gun!", contemporary half calf gilt album (26 x 21cm), all edges gilt, together with some associated ephemera, including small quantity snapshot photos in mountains of India/Pakistan; photograph of River Don/Benachie; two Bharatpur Shoot printed logs/lists Nov 20th 1916 & Jan 12th 1918, both including J.L. Maffey; shooting pass from HM the King Sandringham for Sir John Maffey, Anmer Hall, 1920's (date indistinct); various other printed shooting & fishing passes/cards with m/s entries; postcards Tillifoure, Don, etc. Sir John Maffey held various positions in the Indian Civil Service in North West Frontier Province from 1899-1924, later becoming Governor-General of Sudan and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, and was a key figure in Anglo-Irish relations during the Second World War
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Vintage Gaming and Technology - a Nintendo DS lite console, model no.USG-001, together with a Nintendo DS Pokemon HeartGold version game; a Gameboy Advance console, model no.AGB-001, together with a Gameboy Advance Pokemon Ruby version game; three Nintendo Gameboy games, comprising Pokemon red version, Pokemon blue version and Pokemon silver version (quantity)
A GROUP OF CAPODIMONTE FIGURINES AND ASSORTED CERAMICS, comprising a limited edition 495/12500 Royal Worcester Age Of Elegance Collection 'The Painted Fan' (small fault on skirt), a Guiseppe Armani design Shepherd and Shepherdess supported on circular wooden bases, a game bird (reglued wing), two Minton cabinet plates comprising a plate with blue and cream panelled border, gold gilt detail and hand painted birds, the other has a large red border, pale blue centre decorated in gold gilt, a Porceval female , a pair of Victorian porcelain jugs, dark pink ground with floral gold gilt design marked B.B & R 1346 to the base, height 37cm (one has a broken handle), an Hadida bathroom set, a silverplate boiled egg and toast breakfast set, etc. (17) (Condition Report: obvious damage mentioned in description)
ONE BOX AND LOOSE SIGNED EPHEMERA, ADVERTISING, PICTURES AND SUNDRY ITEMS, comprising a framed ABBA - Name of the Game - gold disc, one of a limited edition of 2500 with a certificate of authenticity, a signed Marston's T shirt by six members of the 2010 England Cricket Team, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Alistair Cook, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior and Tim Bresnan, a signed Adidas advertising board by Tim Henman, five signed posters comprising Newcastle United, signed by Peter Beardsley, Alf Ramsey and Peter Shilton, signed by Peter Shilton, Mark Foster and two of Martin Johnson, two Snooker cartoons (one framed), a snooker scoreboard, two framed prints from the 'Manuscript' series and a collection of Robertsons items including brooches, a pencil case and a broken mug
SEVEN BOXES OF MISCELLANEOUS SUNDRIES, to include a boxed Christmas tree, table linen, a mid-century Matchbox 'Cascade' game, large cream circular wall clock, Christmas tree lights, Plantronics headphones, a Boom Town Barrow edition of Monopoly, a set of Holy Bible C.Ds, a signed copy of The Sash He Never Wore... Twenty Five Years On by Derek Dougan, a cased Sony Super Steady Shot video camera DCR-TRV900E PAL, etc (s.d) (7 boxes)
A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED TOYS, GAMES AND PUZZLES, to include boxed Subbuteo Table Rugby International Edition set, contents not checked but comes with two boxed Rugby teams, Castleford No.11 and Huddersfield No.21, both appear complete and in fairly good condition, some players appear to have been re-glued to bases, boxes complete and with correct number sticker to lid, with two unboxed Franklin Mint 1:24 scale car models 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and 1930 Duesenberg J Derham Tourster, both with swing tag but no other paperwork, Duesenberg has some discolouration to green plastic, quantity of boxed Atlas Editions Eddie Stobart, World of Stobart and other diecast models, assorted games to include vintage Tipp-Kick football game, Hot Racing Mini Chase slot racing set, quantity of assorted jigsaws, contents not checked (3 boxes and loose)
TWO BOXES AND LOOSE STAR TREK MEMORABILIA, to include a Playmates Spock Warp Collection action figure in packaging, fifty one Star Trek The Next Generation DVDs, a Klingons Forever mug, a Konami 1990 Star Trek 25th Anniversary electronic game, a Wesco USS Enterprise radio, a framed and glazed poster of the USS Enterprise 67.5cm x 125cm, showing a full colour cutaway illustration of the Enterprise, pin badges, etc (2 boxes + loose) (sd)
FIVE PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, comprising J Maurice early 19th Century English school, Highland cattle drinking from a Loch, signed bottom right, oil on canvas, approximate size 29cm x 39cm, an unsigned early 20th Century oil on board depicting a 17th Century interior scene with male figures playing a board game? while a female figure plays a lute, Joanne Pemberton Ongman print, Pierre Outin print on canvas 'Would you do us the honor?' and a brass framed mirror of tondo form
A GROUP OF METALWARES, comprising two walking sticks, a large circular brass serving tray, framed print, two ornate brass and copper chalice/trophies one with a raised copper decoration of Bacchus, the other with a hunting and game decoration in panels wrapped around, large silverplate serving spoon and ladle, a canteen of stainless steel cutlery with faux wooden handles (Qty) (sd)
BOX OF VIDEOGAMES (ALMOST ENTIRELY FOR THE PC), games include Roller Coaster Tycoon (no box), Loopy landscapes & Added Attractions (no box), Brain Training For Dummies (PC), Transport Tycoon Deluxe (no box), Age Of Empires II: The Age Of Kings (no box), Grand Prix Manager 2 (PC), Neverwinter Nights (no box), Pharaon (French, big box), Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 (PC), Premier Manager (Megadrive), Neverwinter Nights Deluxe Edition (PC), The Sims 3 (PC), Sim City 3000 UK Edition (PC), Sim City (2013) (PC), The Sims Medieval Limited Edition (PC), The Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack (PC), The Sims 2 (PC), The Sims 2 Pets Expansion (PC), The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC, sealed but breached), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (PC), Dragon Age II: Bioware Signature Edition (PC), Dragon Age Origins: Awakening (PC), Dragon Age Origins (PC), Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection (PC), Webuser Boost Your Brain (PC), Thief Deadly Shadows (PC), Theme Hospital (PC), Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PC), Dark Star One (PC), Age Of Mythology (PC), Caesar IV Limited Edition (PC), Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (PC, sealed), City Of Villains (boxed, missing one disc), Fable: The Lost Chapters (PC), Guild Wars (PC, sealed), Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars (PC) and Game Of Thrones (PC), condition report: all games untested
BOX CONTAINING A WORLD OF WARCRAFT PRE-ORDER BETA, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND GAMING BOOKS, The pre-order beta includes a soundtrack disc, Dungeon & Dragons books include the 5th edition variants of the Player's Handbook, the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master's Guide, gaming books include the Dragon Age II: The Complete Official Guide, Dragon Age Origins Prima Official Game Guide, Dragon Age Origins Awakening Prima Official Game Guide, World Of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide, Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational 2008 book, Diablo III Book Of Cain, Dragon Age Asunder, Dragon Age The Stolen Throne, Dragon Age The Masked Empire, Dragon Age The Calling and Dragon Age Tevinter Nights, an unopened copy of Guild Wars for the PC and a DVD of Dragon Age Dawn Of The Seeker is also included
BOX CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF BLIZZARD MEMROBELLIA, including the Blizzard 2018 Employee Gift - Floating Lit Spinning Statue (unopened), Blizzcon 2018 Blizz Gear (unopened), Trivial Pursuit: World of Warcraft (game components still sealed), a Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft mug (boxed) and a Heroes Of The Storm Vinyl Figure (sealed)
DIABLO III COLLECTORS EDITION SOME ITEMS SEALED, the collector's edition includes the Diablo III game, the behind the scenes DVD, soundtrack CD, art book, a Diablo skull figure and a 4GB Soulstone USB that contains full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, soundtrack CD, art book and behind the scenes DVD are all sealed
Football, Rothmans Football Yearbook collection Original 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year editions of the successful football yearbook filled with information, facts and figures of the world's most popular game These books cover evert aspect of football includi9ng full details of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish club, players, managers, records, leagues, tables, badges and ground plans of all league clubs Day by day diary of the seasons. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Military and Gentlemen's collection. Grenade mounted on wooden stand, Sekonda Pocket Watch and Chain made in USSR 18 Jewels(working), CEB & Co white metal Vesta Case in Book shape, Black Gun Powder Flask with various Shell Casings & similar Brass items, Badges & Buttons - 1937 Coronation Badge, WW1 Officers Tria Juncta in Uno Brass enamel 3 Pip Military Naval Lapel Cuff Button, Northampton Regiment Button, 2 x Safety Solitaire Type Safety Cuff Buttons, De Bear Schools Proficiency Badge c1910, Copper Blue Cross and Ribbon Badge & Naval Badge with Anchor, 3 x Miniature Pen Knives & Bone Plaque, 3 x Cufflinks, Bronze 'Put' Game dice, Miniature name and address capsule, Scissor type Candle Snuffer / Cutter, Gilt metal Ashtray, white metal small Dome or Flask Lid, Cheddite Shot Gun Shell shaped Miniature Bourbon/Whisky bottle and 2 x further Whisky Miniatures Cragganmore & JB. Various conditions
GB Kent - P.A. Adolph's Subbuteo Table Rugby Game and some Table Football pamphlets. There are 15 of each colour Blue & Red Player counters and one of each colour with wire attached probably the Kicker. 11 x Blue player labels present and 11 x Red ones(10 x Red showing in the picture, but one upside down it is 11 x present). Goals appear in good order. Comes with 3x thin Chalk for marking out the pitch and various leaflets including the football ones. Box is dusty with a few tape tears, generally still good
The Greatest Jersey | Sir Gareth Edwards’ Barbarians Rugby Union Jersey match-worn versus The All Blacks in 1973Jersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition without fault. The personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.The Match: The Barbarians vs New Zealand match was played at Cardiff Arms Park to a capacity crowd on 27th January 1973. It remains one of the most famous rugby matches of all time, in which certainly the most famous try of all time was scored. ‘That try’…commonly described as ‘the greatest try’ was scored by Sir Gareth - wearing this jersey. The match was the final contest for New Zealand’s 1972/73 tour of the British Isles. It was regarded by the All Blacks as a chance to revenge their test series loss against the British Lions in 1971 - all but three of the Barbarians having been on the ‘71 tour. It was also an opportunity for the British public to see their victorious British Lions in action with some of the most exciting players of a golden era or rugby, including JPR Williams, David Duckham, John Dawes, Phil Bennett, and Wille John McBride. The All Blacks with Sid Going opposite Sir Gareth at scrumhalf and captained by one of the best flankers, Ian Kirkpatrick.The match was spectacular, with some of the best passers, runners, and side-steppers playing in their prime. It was a high energy game full of adventure, running breaks, improvisation, and spontaneity. Especially from the Barbarians, who, coached by Carwyn James, had an appetite to play rugby ‘in the spirit of the Barbarians’. Nigel Starmer-Smith said, 'the match set such a high standard of excellence that it will forever be a yardstick by which games of rugby football union will be judged’. Sean Fitzpatrick said the match ‘inspired me to take up rugby’.The Barbarians won 23–11 with tries from Edwards, Slattery, Bevan and JPR Williams. Grant Batty scored two for the All Blacks.That Try: In the 2nd minute, New Zealand winger Bryan Williams kicked the ball over Phil Bennett deep into the Barbarian’s half. Bennett retrieved it under his own posts, then with virtually the entire field between him and the All Black’s try line, he sidestepped and evaded three tackles. He then passed to JPR, who managed to offload, despite a high tackle. Still deep in their own half, the ball passed through four pairs of Barbarians hands (Pullin, Dawes, Tommy David, and Quinnell) while heading up-field on the left, before Gareth Edwards shot between two team- mates to take the pass from Quinnell.Edwards dived in the left-hand corner for the try at the Taff End, to a rapturous reception. It was 22 exhilarating seconds after Bennett had gathered under his own posts. It would be a try forever etched in rugby folklore and that epitomized all that was good about rugby and teamwork. The Barbarians were not regular team-mates so the try was not one of coaching and drills, instead it was of talented athletes expressing themselves while enjoying the time of their lives. Still to the day, 50 years later the try is known as ‘that try’ and considered the greatest scored. The try is the most iconic in rugby union history bolstered by Cliff Morgan’s spine-tingling commentary, said to be the second most repeated UK TV sporting commentary after Wolstenholme’s ‘They think it’s all over…’.‘Kirkpatrick to Williams. This is great stuff. Phil Bennett covering, chased by Alistair Scown. Brilliant, Oh, that’s brilliant….John Williams. Pullin, John Dawes….great dummy, David, Tom David, the half-way line. Brilliant by Quinnell….this is Gareth Edwards. A dramatic start. What a score!’A moment later ‘Oh that fellow Edwards’ and ‘If the greatest writer of the written word would have written that story, no one would have believed it. That really was something’Arguably it was ‘that try’, ‘the greatest try’ which served as Gareth Edwards coronation as the greatest ever player.Sir Gareth Recalls: The game against the All Blacks is one I will never forget and those of us who played in it will never be allowed to forget. It is a match that will live with me forever. People tend only to remember the first four minutes of the game because of the try, but what they forgot is the great deal of good rugby played afterwards, much of which came from the All Blacks. I remember that I was cursing just minutes earlier because Sid Going (New Zealand scrumhalf), hoofed the ball downfield, JPR Williams hoofed it back, Bryan Williams (New Zealand wing) hoofed it downfield once again, I was running in all directions. You are out of breath in the first 10 minutes of any game because your heartrate isn’t settling down, there is a bit of tension and you are a bit nervous, especially in this match. When that ball went back to Phil, I thought ‘he will kick it to touch, we will have a lineout, I will have a bit of a breather’ but just when I was thinking all those glorious things, I looked up and thought ‘where the hell is he going now?I was trying to get out of the way, initially. The movement was all coming towards me, I could see John Dawes, I could see JPR, so I thought I would get out of the way and let the move continue, but then as a scrumhalf I thought I had better get out of there. I did then get there. When I saw the gap, I shouted to Derek Quinnell ‘Twl e ‘ma’ (throw it here). I still remember the thrill, the surge of adrenalin as I took the pass and hit the gain line before sweeping around Karam. I am often asked what was going through my head when I took the pass from Derek. Well, the only thing in my mind was whether my hamstrings would stand up to the all-out sprinting.‘I prayed they wouldn’t seize up in that mad dash for the corner’. Wherever I go in the world, people want to talk about it. In the 1990s, I was fishing in the middle of nowhere in Russia – it was a three-hour helicopter ride from Murmansk. I was staying in a village where the mayor, who was a former nuclear submarine commander, took me back to his house, brought out a DVD, shoved it on the telly and up came that try!“What I loved about it more than anything was the improvisation and the decisions off the ball. There were loads of fabulous play from both teams, some stupendous improvised rugby of playing with the ball in front of you.”Auctioneer’s Note: Eight years ago, we sold captain Dave Gallaher’s All Black jersey from their 1905 tour for £180,000 and I have been asked whether I think another jersey will come close or exceed that world record. Sir Gareth’s Barbarians jersey was always my answer. Gallaher’s jersey was the most significant example from the early years of rugby. But Gallaher was not known of widely beyond New Zealand. Sir Gareth’s Barbarians jersey is not only historic, it is iconic and known the world over. Dreamed of in schoolyards, terraced gardens and bedrooms, it was a try which inspired a generation of children to play the sport. As a Welshman it is good to remind people that the famous match and ‘that try’ is thoroughly Welsh in its character; the match was played in Cardiff, the accompanying iconic commentary from the Welsh voice of Cliff Morgan, the move was started sensationally by Phil Bennett’s sidesteps and then the ball went through a succession of Welsh hands, before being finished emphatically by Sir Gareth. Further, it should be noted that the try was linguistically Welsh too, with Sir Gareth yelling ‘Twl e’ ma’ to his fellow Cymro, Derek Quinnell. For the people of Wales this greatest try reverberates deeply. This is the jersey worn by Sir Gareth – considered the greatest ever, playing in the most famous rugby match. It was – and still is, ‘that try’, the greatest try. It follows, that this is the ‘greatest jersey’. A sporting icon.
1974 President’s XV | Sir Gareth Edwards Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth Edwards versus IrelandJersey & Provenance: All white jersey in original and complete condition. Bears Umbro label (two globes), crest of embroidered three-head green shamrock with brown rugby ball, black IRFU above and 1874-1974 below, all upon oval badge applied to chest. Fabric black No.9 sewn to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.The special match was played at Lansdowne Road on September 7th, 1974, to commemorate 100 years since the inception of the Irish Rugby Union.The Presidents XV had a strong side out including Andy Irvine, Phil Bennett, J J Williams, and Sir Gareth Edwards who scored a try. The match finished 18-18.The Irish players wore their traditional green and unusually for such a commemorative game were awarded a full cap for the match.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘An enjoyable game without the pressure of international commitment’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1976 / 1977 Cardiff RFC | Sir Gareth EdwardsRugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth Edwards during the club’s Centenary seasonJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Traditional Cardiff squares, label for Seer Gear, ‘Edwards’ inscribed to interior collar, logo to right chest opposite finely embroidered traditional Cardiff RFC coat-of-arms with 1876-1976 to shield shaped badge, black No.9 to canvas square on reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Cardiff Rugby Football Club was founded in 1876, following an agreement made to amalgamate the two Victorian football clubs of Glamorgan and Cardiff Wanderers.The first competitive game was played against Newport at Wentloog Marshes, just east of Cardiff, on December 2nd, 1876. Then home fixtures moved to Sophia Gardens before relocation to the iconic Cardiff Arms Park which was named after the nearby Cardiff Arms pub.Initially the club strip was all black with skull and crossbones on the front, but after a few years it took a tone which was perhaps less disturbing for the mothers of potential players! So, they adopted the hooped colours for Gonvill & Gaius College (Cambridge) which are still worn today.Cardiff has provided more players to the Welsh national side and British Lions than anyone else. Legends have appeared in every decade, such as Gwyn Nicholls, Rhys Gabe, Percy Bush, Wilfred Wooller, Dr Jack Matthews, Bleddyn Williams, Cliff Morgan, Gerald Davies, Barry John and of course Sir Gareth Edwards.Gareth Edwards took the traditional route of playing in Cardiff’s trials before appearing for Cardiff Athletic at Briton Ferry in 1966, typically marked by two tries. Five months later he made his debut for the first team against Coventry. Only six games later and the young starlet was pulling on the red international jersey against France for a full cap. It was a sharp rise to the top where Gareth Edwards remained for his entire playing career.Sir Gareth Edwards was proudly a one-club man, he played 195 games in 12 seasons for Cardiff with a fabulous try count of 67. Both club and player express how indebted they are to each other, Gareth doing so with typical humility.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Bill Samuel was the instigator of my association with Cardiff RFC- having played for them during his younger days. I only ever played for one club and was proud to do so. With so many outstanding players when I joined from school like Gerald Davies, DK Jones, Keri Jones in the backs and Keith Rowlands, Tony Pender, John O’Shea & Howie Norris in the pack I knew I’d made the right choice. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at this great Club.I will always be indebted to Cardiff because the Club taught me a valuable lesson – to treat everyone as equals, just as they did themselves’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1977/78 Wales | Sir Gareth EdwardsInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth EdwardsJersey & Provenance: in excellent original condition. Bears manufacturer label with Umbro in orange diamond and ‘The Choice of Champions’, complete with original buttons, No.9, embroidered Prince of Wales feathers.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.On the 18th of March 1978, ‘The Greatest Ever’ took to the pitch for his country for the final time – in front of a capacity crowd of 60,000 on his home turf at Cardiff Arms Park. Fittingly the match was against the French, who had beaten Wales when Sir Gareth won his first cap. This time Wales would win with two tries and a conversion from Phil Bennett, a drop goal from Steve Fenwick and another from Gareth Edwards.The victory sealed the Grand Slam for Wales, Sir Gareth’s third, in what was the ‘golden era’ of Welsh rugby. It meant that Wales became outright Five Nations champion for 1978. During Sir Gareth’s tenure at scrum half for Wales, they had won the Championship outright five times and were joint champions twice. Prior to 1971, Wales had not won a Grand Slam since 1952.Sir Gareth’s final match signalled a steady decline for Welsh rugby fortunes, they were not to win another Grand Slam for 27 years.Sir Gareth won 53 caps for Wales, scoring 88 points including 20 tries. His win percentage with Wales was a superb 70% with 35 matches won, five drawn and 13 lost.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘What brought us together (the Welsh team of the 1970s), fuelled our collective desire and made us the team we were was a love for the game.We were young kids who just adored what we were doing and revelled in the thrill of it all.The players in those Welsh teams had the confidence, the attitude, the belief but more than that, we loved being out there playing the game. Like good actors, the players were all comfortable with one another. There was a serious attitude when required, but it was more like a family going out to play together. That was how close we became. We all knew one another and cared for each other so that we never went out just thinking we’ve got to win this to achieve another Grand Slam or Triple Crown or Championship title. It went deeper than that for us’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1976/1977 Superstars | Sir Gareth EdwardsBritish, European & International Superstars competition-worn t-shirts by Sir Gareth EdwardsItems & Provenance: Comprising (1) blue v-neck t-shirt with white Adidas stripes to sleeves, white Adidas logo to left chest, white ‘Superstars’ in felt applied to width of chest, right chest with ‘crossed swords’ emblem (2) red v-neck t-shirt of similar design but with black details and without ‘crossed swords’ (3) green running-vest with white details, without swords.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Superstars: Superstars was a multi-discipline sports competition in which elite athletes from a variety of sports competed against each other. It was covered by the BBC in the late 1970s and 80s with presenters David Vine, Ron Pickering, and Barry Davies.Sir Gareth Edwards competed in the 1976 UK competition in which he came overall 4th (beating fellow Welsh player JPR Williams who came in 8th place). The winner in the 1976 UK competition was David Hemery. A year later Sir Gareth travelled to Pine Martin, Georgia to compete in the first ever world Superstars championship. There was 132,000$ prize money at stake for most athletes but not Sir Gareth, as an amateur.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘I was uncertain to compete in America because Wales were playing Scotland on the Saturday!I had to go out to America on the Monday/Tuesday, compete and then return by Thursday!!! Great event, but I had to donate all my winnings to the WRU, as agreed, as I was an amateur sportsman.I returned uninjured and we won the game, in which Phil Bennett scored a great try’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1974 British Lions | Sir Gareth EdwardsRugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth Edwards in South AfricaJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition without fault. Manufacturer’s label for Umbro (two globes type), crest features English rose in red as opposed to purple, No.9 to reverse, printed Umbro ‘Choice of Champions’ to hem.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.The British Lions Tour to South Africa 1974: In 1974, the British Lions controversially accepted the invitation to tour South Africa in defiance of the developing international policy to isolate South Africa during the apartheid regime.The Lions were captained by Irish forward Willie John McBride and were coached by former Irish forward Syd Millar. Two forwards to lead the party was deemed the best strategy to combat the renowned physical presence of the Springboks, the Lions were to fight fire with fire. This strategy prepared the Lions for, probably, the most violent tour that they had played, even bearing in mind the battlegrounds that they had left three years earlier in Canterbury and Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.The Lions preparation was focussed on forward play and in particular the scrummaging which had been identified as being a Springbok weakness. The Lions had plenty of experience and toughness in the pack with Bobby Windsor at hooker, Fran Cotton, Mike Burton, McBride, Roger Uttley, Fergus Slattery, and Mervyn Davies.But they also had plenty of flair in the back division; JPR, JJ Williams, Phil Bennett, Mike Gibson, and Sir Gareth Edwards wearing this jersey.The Matches: After winning the first two Tests 12-3 then 28-9 in Cape Town and Pretoria respectively, the Lions took on the Springboks on July 13 in what was later dubbed ‘The Battle of Boet Erasmus Stadium’.Once again, the game is best remembered for its physicality but there was some great rugby played. Having ridden out the storm of the Boks’ initial assault, Gordon Brown bundled over from a lineout and the Lions went in 7-3 ahead at the break.After the interval the Lions turned the screw and JJ Williams bagged two tries as the Port Elizabeth crowd were treated to a Lions masterclass.The Lions had shown in no uncertain terms they could not be bullied and two tries from wing JJ Williams, plus a score from Gordon Brown, wrapped up a 26-9 victory and, with it, the series.The Legacy of the 1974 Tour: The 1971 tour in New Zealand is usually regarded as the finest ever, but in truth the 1974 Lions tour to South Africa surpassed the feats three years earlier. The Springboks were as much respected as the All Blacks, and the Lions in South Africa had also to contend with high altitudes, which gave the Springboks a distinct advantage.The tour may be infamous for physicality, for punch-ups and the legendary 99-calls which were invented by the Lions when a ‘one in all in’ confrontation was needed.But the tour should be remembered as a tour of Lions tries, scoring even more tries than the ‘running Lions’ of 1955.It was a record-breaking tour for the British Lions in which they amassed a record breaking 79 points in four tests and scored an incredible 729 points across the tour. The Lions became the first team to beat the Springboks in a four-match series,J J Williams racked-up a new try record for a tour with 6 tries, and the Lions hammered South Western Districts 97-0, the biggest win ever for a touring side in South Africa. The Lions went through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches with only a draw in the final Test preventing a clean sweep.It was a humiliation for South African rugby. The Springbok captain Hannes Marais admitted that the Lions were the best team he had ever played against, including the All Blacks of 1970.Sir Gareth Edwards was a key figure in both the New Zealand and South African successes but in South Africa it was his on-field decision making and execution that was applauded. According to Clem Thomas, “His kicking had South Africa on the rack throughout the tour. As did his long pass, which did much to protect the free-running of Phil Bennett. Gareth’s running from the base was also a constant threat and produced many crucial tries, and this tour provided some of the finest hours of his illustrious career.”Sir Gareth Recalls: With regards to the controversy surrounding the 1974 Lions tour, Sir Gareth Edwards talks candidly in his autobiography,‘…we made a point of seeking out black people and asking them for views. The majority said they thought we were right to tour, a few felt we should have stayed away. But what most said was, ‘You give us the will to go on’.That will had increased significantly by the time we had finished our tour unbeaten, Rugby was the game of the Afrikaner which is why black people took so much pleasure from our win. It was as if we had delivered a blow on their behalf.Nelson Mandela subsequently made it clear that the tour worked against the Afrikaner in the long run.The Afrikaner believed he was secure in his ascendancy, but we proved by thrashing his beloved Springboks that it wasn’t the case at all’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1969 Fiji | Semesa SikivouInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Semesa Sikivou versus Wales XVJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition, small Canterbury label, square canvas badge with embroidered black palm tree and inscribed FIJI RU, black fabric No.9 to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Semesa Sikivou: Sikivou won seven caps for the Fijians between 1969 and 1973, scoring three tries.The Match: Worn by the Fijian scrum half in the match at Buckhurst Park, Suva on 25th June 1969, with Gareth Edwards his opposite number. The match was Wales’ final game on their tour of Oceania. Wales won the match 31-11 with three Welsh tries from No.8 Dennis Hughes, one from Maurice Richards, and another from John Taylor.Fiji scored two tries, one of which was by Semesa Sikivou in this jersey. Welsh matches versus Fiji were not classed as full internationals until 1985.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘A match we had to win! In 80 degrees against Fiji, it wasn’t easy, but Dennis Hughes had an outstanding and herculean performance’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1969 Australia | John HipwellInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by John Hipwell versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original match-worn and complete condition, canvas lined shoulders, original buttons, embroidered ‘Australia Rugby 1969’ badge, plastic No. 9 stitched to back, interior labels for Westmont and size 38, ‘Edwards’ faintly inscribed in ink to interior for his retention after the match on June 21st 1969.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & familyJohn Hipwell: Despite scrum half John Noel Brian Hipwell (1948-2013) suffering several nasty injuries in his career, his test record in Wallaby gold is highlighted by extraordinary longevity. He won his first cap in 1968 and last in 1982, and he captained the Wallabies in nine tests.Born in the Newcastle suburb of Mayfield in New South Wales, Hipwell was a junior and senior player for Waratahs Rugby Club, where he was mentored by former Wallaby Cyril Burke. He was only 19 when he played his first representative match for NSW Country against the touring British and Irish Lions of ‘66. He then won his first Australian cap the following year, against the All Blacks, after regular scrumhalf Ken Catchpole sustained a career ending injury.From then on Hipwell was a regular in the Wallabies side, touring to the UK in 1968, South Africa in 1969, France in 1971 and Europe in 1973 where he was made captain against England at Twickenham, in the absence of injured Peter Sullivan.He went on to become tour captain of the 1975–76 tour of Britain and Ireland but suffered a career threatening cruciate ligament injury against Wales. Doctors believed that he would not play again, but three years later, in 1978, he miraculously forced his way back in the Australia side, where he played in three Tests against New Zealand.Three years later again, he was selected for the 1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland and played in three of the four Test matches. In January 1982, at the age of 33, he played his final international game against England.John Hipwell was one of many world-class halfbacks to emerge in this period from Newcastle, NSW. It was said that he had very few deficiencies to his game; he had an immaculate long-range pass, powerful acceleration and was a supreme defender. He was stocky, exceptionally strong with a muscular lower body - perfect for the scrumhalf position.Without any front teeth he looked tough too, he was an intimidating character in the eyes of the opposition, while a cult figure to the fans.His Australian team-mate Geoff Shaw described Hipwell as ‘… one of the great captains…he was very astute at the game.He knew when to get up people, and when not to get up at them’. While former World Cup winning captain Nick Farr-Jones said that Hipwell will be remembered for his grit and courage against the odds, and that he was always reminded of this in John Hipwell’s hands, ‘He had these terrible gnarly fingers…no disrespect to the forwards he played behind – often when they played the All Blacks he was going backwards – he must have had the shit kicked out of his hands’.John Hipwell received the Order of Australia Medal in 1982 and in 2006 he was honoured in the second set of inductees into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. He died in 2013.The Match: In 1969 Wales toured Australia, Fiji and New Zealand with four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests. Two versus the All Blacks and one against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 21st of June.Wales won the Australia test 19-16 with Sir Gareth Edwards playing at scrum half opposite Hipwell. The tries for the victors were from Gerald Davies, Dai Morris and John Taylor. Australia with tries from Arthur McGill and Phil Smith.The jerseys were swapped after the match.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Great player was John, in his own right, especially having to live in the shadow of the great Ken Catchpole’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1970 France | Marcel PugetInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Marcel Puget versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Bears small Le Coq Sportif label, and embroidered Le Coq logo to right chest opposite braided cockerel crest with FFR to a red felt badge.Plastic No.9 to reverse as per the period.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Marcel Puget: Marcel Puget (1940-2021) was a French rugby scrumhalf who played 17 tests for France between 1961 and 1970. He was the France captain for the 1969 season and then the winning captain for the 1970 Five Nations Tournament.Puget was small and slight in stature, but he compensated for his lack of physical power with game intelligence, the art of anticipation and fine ability to get his back line operating with ball in hand.Marcel Puget toured with France to South Africa in 1967 and was captain for the 1968 tour of New Zealand.He was a long servant with Brive and was twice a finalist of the French Championship. After his playing career Puget coached at Rodez, Limoges and Perpignan before becoming a high-level referee.The Match: The only match Les Bleus lost in the 1970 Championship was their defeat by Wales in Cardiff on April 4th, wearing this jersey, which he swapped with his opposite number Sir Gareth Edwards, it was to be Puget’s final cap.France and Wales tied the championship in 1970.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Marcel was captain of France when I started my captaincy of Wales - a very intelligent player’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
1971 British Lions | Gerald Davies Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Gerald Davies in New ZealandJersey & Provenance: Label for Umbro (two globes version) and Lillywhites. Bears squad No.14 and British Lions crest with indigo rose to represent England, characteristic of the '71 badge. The personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Thomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE DL (b. 1945), the current WRU President, made his international debut in December 1966 v Australia in Cardiff. He was switched from centre to the wing by Welsh coach Clive Rowlands during their ‘69 tour of Australia and New Zealand, from then on, his famous side-step and acceleration led to him dominating that position for Wales for the remainder of his career. Davies was a British Lion in ‘68 and ‘71, one of a raft of Welsh players alongside Barry John, Gareth Edwards and JPR Williams who entered the folklore of both the Lions and Wales. He is perhaps best remembered for his last-gasp score against Scotland in the ‘71 Five Nations, and his three tries for the British Lions against the All Blacks in the same year.Following his retirement, Davies became a respected rugby correspondent for The Times and holds honorary fellowships from the University of Wales Lampeter, Aberystwyth, and Cardiff. Davies also served as the team manager for the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa.British Lions Tour 1971: The 1971 Lions were the first British team to win a major series abroad in the 20th Century and the only time the Lions have won a series in New Zealand. The tour was a huge success for British rugby and as a public relations exercise for the sport in the UK. The Lions succeeded in a tense, often brutal series of matches and have since been regarded as the finest British Lions team to tour, a team which struck a massive blow for Northern Hemisphere rugby.The squad of 13 Welsh, 6 Irish and English and 5 Scottish players were captained by John Dawes who had helped develop London Welsh into one of the most formidable club sides. The coach was Carwyn James, who believed in free-flowing rugby where players could express themselves. James had the players do just that with raw talent throughout; JPR Williams, John Bevan, John Dawes, Barry John, Mike Gibson, and, wearing this jersey - Gerald Davies. There were decision makers and big characters deep into the ‘71 squad, players comfortable with the ball in their hands as well as natural footballers. The tour began inauspiciously with two matches against Australian provinces. The first, against Queensland was but 58 hours away after flying half-way across the world. They lost 15-11. The second was New South Wales with the Lions scraping a 14-12 win. Their chances of glory in All Blacks territory were ridiculed by the Australian press. It was an ominous start.But the Lions needed time to find their feet and shake off their jetlag. They won the next ten matches in New Zealand before the first test. Wins included Waikato, the Maoris, Wellington, and Canterbury.It was the Canterbury match on June 19th, one week before the First Test, which is remembered for the wrong reasons. It was to be a rough-up of the Lions, known as the ‘Battle of Lancaster Park’, the ‘Game of Shame’. It was a violent affair of punch-ups resulting in swollen eyes and broken bones, including a fractured cheekbone to Lion Sandy Carmichael and concussion for Fergus Slattery. John Pullin was felled by a punch from behind and Sir Gareth was floored by a rabbit punch.The Lions tried to play the Carwyn-way and thanks to superior handling they won what was a moral victory. But they would need to finish the tour without Roy McLoughlin and Carmichael in the front-row. Second string props were flown out. In the first test at Dunedin on 26th June, Sir Gareth sustained a leg injury and was replaced by Ray ‘Chico’ Hopkins. The Lions scraped a 9-3 win with two Barry John penalties in the second half. It was not an emphatic victory, but great for moral - the All Blacks could be beaten!In the second test Edwards had recovered and it was more of an open affair. Burgess scored the first try for New Zealand, Gerald Davies wearing this jersey scored a try in reply. Then Sid Going scored from a ruck. In the second half New Zealand were awarded a penalty try, Burgess scored the second of the day and then Ian Kirkpatrick scored a famous solo try. New Zealand were cruising 22-6 but there was a spirited revival from the Lions, and they managed to claw back to 22-12, again through Davies. But the final score was 22-12 to New Zealand and the All Blacks had stopped the Lions run of 15 games without defeat.There were four more Lions’ wins including Hawke’s Bay who put a cynical performance to match the Battle of Lancaster Park, this time Pullin was badly hurt from a punch. But Davies and Barry John tormented the opposition with skill and flair. Davies scoring four tries. The crucial penultimate 3rd test was at Wellington on 31st of July. The Lions needed to win to give them the chance of a series victory. The wind was strong in Wellington, and having won the toss, the Lions opted to use the elements. It was a good decision, with Barry John executing a long drop goal in the 3rd minute to raise the Lion’s tails. Later in the game Davies went over for a try after an All Blacks’ lineout blunder. Barry John scored another and the Lions won 13-3 – they could not now lose the four-match series.An All Blacks victory in the final test at Eden Park, Auckland, on August 14th would draw the series. It was a tense affair, without much flowing running rugby. The All Blacks scored a converted try first, they then kicked a penalty and as half-time drew nearer, the result was looking ominously in their favour. But the Lions rallied, Barry John scored a penalty, Peter Dixon scored a try, Barry John converted. The game was drawn 8-8 at half-time. After the break, Barry John scored another penalty, New Zealand replied with the same and then with 8 minutes to go JPR scored a brilliant drop-goal from 40 metres - the defining moment of the tour. In the dying moments New Zealand struck back with another penalty to draw the match 14-14 but it was not enough to save their series. A series victory for the Lions.The Legacy Of The ’71 Tour: the team won their first series in NZ and would return to Heathrow to thousands of fans as history makers and architects of a monumental step forward for home nations rugby. It was a glorious tour which helped rugby union gain appeal to the British public. They destroyed the aura of invincibility of the All Blacks and they’ll be remembered for the intention to play the Carwyn James-way in utilising their exciting backs.Clem Thomas wrote ‘I am often asked, and indeed I often ask myself, which was the greatest team, 1971 or 1974….it is my opinion that the ‘71 Lions had backs who were without equal in my experience. Never did I see more consummate play from backs, with such unparalleled mastery of the basic skills’.Sir Gareth Recalls: (Gerald is) ‘..admired and remembered for his great attacking play and for scoring some fantastic tries. He was also a tenacious tackler. It didn’t matter how big they were, very few people got past him. When, you had someone like him in your side, you always felt he could create something even in an apparently hopeless situation. It was Clive Rowlands who changed him from a centre to a wing in 1969 and his renowned ability to side-step with such brilliance was a devastating part of his weaponry on the wing. What made him so dangerous to opponents was that when he side-stepped, he hardly changed pace. Indeed, it almost seemed as though he went faster’.
1973 Scotland | Andy IrvineInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Andy Irvine versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Bears Umbro (two globes) label, thick cotton Scottish thistle to chest, No.15 in plastic sewn to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Andy Irvine: Andrew Robertson Irvine MBE (born 1951) vies with Ken Scotland, Gavin Hastings, and Stuart Hogg for the title of Scotland’s greatest ever fullback. For Scotland he won 51 caps, scored ten tries, was captain 15 times and scored 250 points. Polls have voted Irvine Scotland’s greatest player.His first Scotland cap was against the All Blacks in 1972 and his last international appearance was against Australia in 1982. Irvine was awarded British Lions caps against South Africa in 1974, New Zealand in 1977 and South Africa in 1980. On the 1974 tour, he scored, a surely unassailable, 156 points in fifteen games despite JPR Williams’ presence restricting him to two Test appearances on the wing.Irvine was more than a sharpshooter with his right boot; he was known for his explosive pace and incisive running and was probably one of the best attacking full backs of the 1970s. Later in life he became president of the Scottish Rugby Union and was awarded an MBE in 1979, for services to Rugby Football in Scotland. In 2002, Andy Irvine was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and inductee of the International Rugby Hall of Fame.The Match: The match was played at Murrayfield in the Five Nations Championship, on February 3rd, 1973. Scotland managed a narrow home victory with the score 10-9. Reigning champions Wales were pitched as clear favourites before the match, but the Scottish defence shut out the Welsh star-studded backline in a monumental display of backs-to the-wall rugby. The following day, in view of the Herculean effort from the Scottish defence and Irvine’s ‘impeccable positioning’ to scrape a victory, the newspaper headline famously read ‘The Mighty Mouse that Roared’. It certainly was a special victory for the underdogs considering Wales’ reputation. The result contributed to the strange conclusion of all five nations tying the championship at the end of the season.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘One of frustration! A game we could have won- but didn’t deserve to! Scotland frustrated us at the scrum and lineout. As usual a tough encounter. Disappointed but no complaints’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.
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