{"id":31618,"date":"2023-02-24T17:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T17:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=31618"},"modified":"2023-02-24T17:40:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T17:40:45","slug":"famous-rugby-jersey-becomes-most-expensive-sports-clothing-item-in-uk-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/famous-rugby-jersey-becomes-most-expensive-sports-clothing-item-in-uk-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Rugby Jersey Becomes Most Expensive Sports Clothing Item in UK History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A jersey worn by legendary Welsh rugby player Sir Gareth Edwards sold for a record breaking amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shirt sold for \u00a3240,000 pounds at an auction in Penarth, comfortably beating the previous record of \u00a3180,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WORLD RECORD!<br><br>Sir Gareth Edwards&#39; &quot;Greatest Jersey&quot; has sold for a record price for a rugby shirt at auction &#8211; \u00a3240,000.<br><br>Just to put that into context, it would be second in the football list &#8211; between Maradona&#39;s hand of god shirt and Pele&#39;s World Cup jersey. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iHnNCqVLYR\">pic.twitter.com\/iHnNCqVLYR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Gillibrand (@GillibrandPeter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GillibrandPeter\/status\/1629126861874728960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scrum half famously wore the shirt while scoring what&#8217;s widely referred to as the greatest try of all time  playing for the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was sold as part of a collection of kit worn by Edwards as well as some of his greatest opponents including fellow nine Sid Going, who lined up opposite him that day, and former All Blacks captain Colin Meads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final total reached just under \u00a3350,000 . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Rogers Jones was the valuer of the shirt at the Rogers Jones Auction House said it&#8217;s iconic history helped it reach such a figure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Certainly, the jersey is more famous than the one we sold for \u00a3180,000. In terms of a sporting icon and a recognisable jersey, this would be the most famous. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cliff Morgan&#8217;s commentary is also credited with immortalising the moment the Welshman charged down the left wing and grounded the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game itself went down in history, with Edwards&#8217; efforts leading the way to a first ever win for the Ba-Bas against the All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BBC Grandstand<br>January 1973<br>Now I know it\u2019s not Football, but this is one of the iconic sporting moments of the 1970s.<br>The commentary is outstanding from Cliff Morgan who was a late replacement for the ill Bill McLaren.<br>Sit back and enjoy Gareth Edwards try for the Barbarians. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d5VCkWSPnn\">pic.twitter.com\/d5VCkWSPnn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TV Football 1968-92 (@1968Tv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1968Tv\/status\/1391390766757449731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh great said the profits will go to various charities as well as to his grandchildren. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jersey worn by legendary Welsh rugby player Sir Gareth Edwards sold for a record breaking amount.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":939,"featured_media":31622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,6,18],"tags":[21,254,54,57,34],"coauthors":[901],"class_list":["post-31618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cjsnewsteam","category-news","category-slider-story","tag-cardiff","tag-penarth","tag-rugby","tag-sport-2","tag-wales"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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