Rugby Relics - Rugby Memorabilia

Rugby Relics are delighted to be able to offer part of the extensive rugby memorabilia collection of a Welsh gentleman. This is one of the finest collections we have seen and has been put together over the last 25 years. No expense has been spared by this collector who has scoured the world for 'rugby gems'. Although a 'die hard' fan of Wales and all things connected with Welsh rugby, the collection has a genuine worldwide flavour and includes several game worn & signed jerseys from all the major playing countries, a great selection of books, many programmes, badges and groggs, plus an assortment of photographs, menu cards, tickets, ties, plates, itinerary cards, first day covers, postcards etc. Many items amongst the collection are autographed by the rugby playing elite. Being well travelled and well connected has meant that there are some extremely rare and much sought after items in this collection. Please scroll down to see items on offer and for links to other pages featuring this collection. This page and others linked to it will be updated regularly with new stock !

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BOOKS - CAPS - COINS & MEDALS - GAME WORN JERSEYS - LIMITED EDITION JERSEYS - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS - PROGRAMMES - SCRAPBOOKS - SIGNED JERSEYS - TICKETS

ANNUALS

The following sections on the Annuals page have been updated with stock from the collection of a Welsh Gentleman.

WALES

to visit the Annuals page to see what other great rugby annuals are available please...........

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BIOGRAPHIES

The collection contains a wonderful selection of rugby biographies. Many of these are signed copies. These books are contained the following pages. To visit these pages please click on the links below:-

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TWO THREE QUARTERS & OTHER VULGAR FRACTIONS

"A FOOTBALL FANTASY"

by WS Douglas

published by Gay & Bird, London 1896

A previously un-catalogued* fictional tale, the story revolving around football played under 'Rugby rules'. The book opens with a discussion between Digby Harrison and Miss Champion in the grandstand about the placing of the ball and players being allowed to charge the kicker. The plot then revolves around 'football' throughout the story.

The 186 page book was formerly part of the library of H.M.S Newcastle. The spine has a small part missing to the bottom. The inside cover has a Montevideo, Uruguay, booksellers label and a HMS Newcastle library sticker.

*The book does not appear in either Jenkins Rugby Compendium or McLaren's handbook of Rugby Literature. It is therefore an extremely rare publication relating to rugby football.

Ref: TC6-bkfc1896-wsd - £1450.00

Llandovery College 1930-31 honours cap. Awarded to Neville Hughes. This honours cap by W Jones, Alma House, Llandovery is in excellent condtion.

Ref: TL1-cp-ll31 - £145.00

Rob Howley - South Africa v Wales 1998 signed game worn jersey and shorts framed and glazed - total size 117cm x 84cm = 46" x 33"

Ref: cwg-wajyst-rh - £650.00

2005 Wales Grand Slam Commemorative Medal

Designed by skilled engravers at the Royal Mint this commemorative medal features the Millennium Stadium, venue of Wales' great grand slam victories over England & Ireland. The medal is housed in a special presentation case and comes together with a fold out information card

Ref: TL1-mdwa05 - £39.00

15 Great All Black Captains medallion set. This set of 15 medallions were issued by the petrol company Caltex. They are contained in a 10 page presentation folder and include the following players who were chosen by the New Zealand rugby writer Bob Howitrt: Wayne Shelford, David Kirk, Andy Dalton, Graham Mourie, Jock Hobbs, Colin Meads, Tane Norton, Ian Kirkpatrick, Andy Leslie, Brian Lochore, Wilson Whineray, Fred Allen, Bob Stuart, Cliff Porter & Dave Gallaher.

Ref: TL1-cistnz-cap - £16.00

Sterling Silver Triple Triple Crown commemorative medallion, struck in 1978 this medallion comes in a presentation case. The case is marked "Solid Sterling Hallmarked Silver containing 14 ozs troy. produced by the Tower mint, London.

Ref: TL1-ciwa78 - £55.00

CARDIFF v SOUTH AFRICA - 1st JANUARY 1907

This was the 28th match of the first ever Springbok tour. The Springboks record was an enviable 25 wins, one match drawn with a single narrow loss against Scotland. Earlier in the tour they had soundly beaten Wales 11 - 0 at Swansea. The match against Cardiff was their last match in Britain before ending the tour in France.

The Springboks were much fancied to maintain their unbeaten record in Wales but a combination of a boggy field and a Cardiff team on top of their form saw the Springboks thrashed at Cardiff Arms Park. Ankle deep in mud the Springbok forwards were unable to match their Welsh opponents in the tussle up front. Cardiff had given the All Blacks a fright a year earlier when they were the only team to score two tries against them. Their 10 - 8 loss to the men of New Zealand was their only defeat in a wonderful season. Led by the genius of Percy Bush the home team included one of the greatest centre partnerships of all time in Gwyn Nicholls and Rhys Gabe, the latter having lined up for Llanelly against the Springboks only 3 days previous.

Nicholls it was who opened up the scoring with a marvellous try converted by his brother-in-law Bert Winfield. Gibbs then scored a try for the home team, Winfield missed the conversion but landed a penalty goal late in the half. An early incident saw both Biggs (Cardiff) and Millar (Springboks) leave the field, both returned but Biggs retired from the game at half time. Despite playing the second period with only 14 men against the wind the Cardiff men were able to hold the tourists and prevent them from scoring. They added two further tries through Williams and Gabe to win by an astonishing 17 point margin.

Time has relegated this match to the history books but surely this was Cardiff's greatest victory ever !

Cardiff 17 - South Africa 0

Cardiff v South Africa 1907

Official match programme, well illustrated, includes biographies and photos of some of the Cardiff & South African players.

A 32 page programme with single crease down the centre and a small ink mark near the top. Generally the condition is very good.

Ref: TF1-55-prtrsa07-cd - £1250.00

BRITISH LIONS

The collection of a Welsh Gentleman contains a superb collection of British Lions programmes from 1908 to the 2005 tour, please click on the link below or the image above to view these programmes.

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OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE PROGRAMMES

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL PROGRAMMES

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A hard cover scrapbook of Japanese newspaper cuttings covering the 1975 Welsh tour of Japan, many photographs

Ref: cwg-npbkwatr75 - £65.00

Signed, Limited Edition & Replica jerseys

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SIGNED REPLICA JERSEYS - LIMITED EDITION JERSEYS - REPLICA JERSEYS

Framed Prints, Posters & Signed Photos

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County Championship Final tickets. A collection of 13 County Championship Final tickets ranging from 1958 to 1999. The tickets, in varying condition that are contained in this collection are as follows 1958, 1967, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999.

Ref: TC02-tkfnen-cc-gp13 - £29.00

A set of 16 beermats/coasters published by Famous Grouse Scottish Whiskey. Each coaster has information relating to a participating team in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The teams in this set are as follows: Australia, England, New Zealand, France, Scotland, Ireland, Samoa, Canada, South Africa, Argentina, Wales, Tonga, Ivory Coast, Japan, Italy, Romania. Each coaster measures 10 x 8cm and all are in excellent condition.

Ref: TL1-csstwc95 - £25.00

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